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Great video! Your firsthand experience gives you a valuable perspective on this topic. I love reality tv as a genre. Most of the things you list as fake I usually just consider (overly) produced. The vast majority of these shows are taking real people and just putting them in contrived situations, which leads to mostly real output.
I’ve seen on shows like Top Chef where the cheftestant isn’t feeling it or isn’t adapting to the competition format. But of course there it’s more obvious because they don’t cast bad chefs, and here they are not making good food. The Mole it’s a bit different though because the only person that can really eliminate you, is you. So I’m guessing that “fake it until you make it” is the best way to go there, as evidenced by Dennis Rodman in season 4.
Big Brother is the perfect example of being real and fake at the same time. If you watch the edited shows that air on CBS, those are episodes that production has created a story that they want the audience to follow. If you watch the live feeds, the story is completely different. Even listening to the diary rooms, those all sound prompted to move the story along.
My problem with watching the mole was that the format was ineffective with some very easy ways to play the system. If people think that you are the mole when you aren't, they will vote for you and they will be at higher risk of going home. This would mean that sabotaging missions even when you are not the mole would be a viable strategy as it would ensure long term longevity in the game. Another part of the show I don't understand is that the mole has no objective: From what we hear they don't get prize money no matter how much they sabotage the missions, granted their identity remains a mystery to the audience. Overall, it was quite difficult to get behind the premise of the show as it seems the optimal solution would be everyone sabotaging missions to survive another round. It seems like for it to make sense we need to be told more of whats going on.
No, The premisse is perfect. You dont keep sabotaging every mission because you want the prize money tô Grow bigger, because if you keep doing that whats the Point of winning if the pot is 0. The game is about creating a balancing act between helping and hindering
@@TomasCordilheira But it would make for bad tv if there was no prize pot at the end. Additionally, there are times within the show where the pot is artificially reduced, because the pot still ends up being some large sum of money then I think it still has its flaws.
Huh really cool. I had wondered if on The Mole does the mole know all the tasks and stuff? For example when Dom had the chance to go back and he said that they would get $10,000 to the pot if they answered some questions, do you think that Kesi knew Dom was lying about the money ?
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I'm glad you exposed this side of reality tv. Now we need the Will exposé video!!
The music in the background was so distracting.
thanks for the feedback!
growing up, i believe that reality tv isnt 100% real
Great video! Your firsthand experience gives you a valuable perspective on this topic.
I love reality tv as a genre. Most of the things you list as fake I usually just consider (overly) produced. The vast majority of these shows are taking real people and just putting them in contrived situations, which leads to mostly real output.
I’ve seen on shows like Top Chef where the cheftestant isn’t feeling it or isn’t adapting to the competition format. But of course there it’s more obvious because they don’t cast bad chefs, and here they are not making good food. The Mole it’s a bit different though because the only person that can really eliminate you, is you. So I’m guessing that “fake it until you make it” is the best way to go there, as evidenced by Dennis Rodman in season 4.
Big Brother is the perfect example of being real and fake at the same time. If you watch the edited shows that air on CBS, those are episodes that production has created a story that they want the audience to follow. If you watch the live feeds, the story is completely different. Even listening to the diary rooms, those all sound prompted to move the story along.
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This is why I love Big Brother. Because you can watch the feeds and see what is real. I would LOVE to see you on Big Brother
unfortunately that will never happen. cant swap networks!
@@Avoristrib 😢 You would be so good
Avori your a modern day Lagertha.
Truth 👏👏
My problem with watching the mole was that the format was ineffective with some very easy ways to play the system.
If people think that you are the mole when you aren't, they will vote for you and they will be at higher risk of going home. This would mean that sabotaging missions even when you are not the mole would be a viable strategy as it would ensure long term longevity in the game.
Another part of the show I don't understand is that the mole has no objective: From what we hear they don't get prize money no matter how much they sabotage the missions, granted their identity remains a mystery to the audience.
Overall, it was quite difficult to get behind the premise of the show as it seems the optimal solution would be everyone sabotaging missions to survive another round.
It seems like for it to make sense we need to be told more of whats going on.
No, The premisse is perfect. You dont keep sabotaging every mission because you want the prize money tô Grow bigger, because if you keep doing that whats the Point of winning if the pot is 0. The game is about creating a balancing act between helping and hindering
@@TomasCordilheira But it would make for bad tv if there was no prize pot at the end. Additionally, there are times within the show where the pot is artificially reduced, because the pot still ends up being some large sum of money then I think it still has its flaws.
it was def greg who was faking drama
Huh really cool. I had wondered if on The Mole does the mole know all the tasks and stuff? For example when Dom had the chance to go back and he said that they would get $10,000 to the pot if they answered some questions, do you think that Kesi knew Dom was lying about the money ?
That part was real!
@@Avoristrib I can’t believe you replied to me yay! Thanks Avori!
What you think would have happen if the production wouldn't have interfered with the show?
It probably would have been very similar or the same to be honest!
@Avori thanks for this. Do you think it is possible to create a reality TV show without what you just mentioned? Will it be watchable?
Hmmm honestly no. I don’t!
Yooo I felt so bad for you when Pranav left, were you secretly playing him tho lol or were you like genuine ?
that was all editing!
@@AvoristribPlot twistttttt
@@AvoristribYour game plan was great but maybe you sabotaged a tiny bit too much extra lmao
Hello avori
Hi!
oh god
Slightly out of sync, picture and sound.
It’s syncd for me!
@@Avoristrib it is a really small difference.
@@thedanaloneI’ll look into it thanks!
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