TY - BOOK AU - Huff,Richard M. TI - Reality television SN - 0275981703 U1 - 791.456 PY - 2006/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger Publishers KW - Reality television programs KW - United States KW - University of South Alabama KW - Reality-TV N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]) and index; Survivor : the start of it all -- Where does this stuff come from? -- Casting : finding the freaks, the geeks, and the stars -- Celebrities sing, dance, and claw their way into reality -- Altered reality : the makeover craze -- All is not what it seems : reversed reality -- This show seems awfully familiar -- Love is in the air -- Singing for fame, fortune, or just attention -- Liars, cheaters, and scandals -- Working for a living -- There is a life after reality -- Real or not, it doesn't matter -- The gift that keeps giving ER -