Fake Fights and Manufactured Mayhem

Reality TV has been accused of crossing new boundaries, scripting conflicts so thoroughly that participants admit they sometimes don�t even remember what they�re pretending to be angry about. Producers call it �heightened storytelling,� but psychologists warn that this villain-edit epidemic is warping viewers� sense of real conflict. Critics argue audiences have become complicit, demanding drama like a drug even when it�s clearly contrived. One former contestant described spending hours re-shooting the same insult until it landed �to the network�s satisfaction.� As binge-watchers grow numb, analysts ask: when even the fights are fake, does reality TV have any reality left? -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com