Description

Never say never. Shane swore that MFFI would never address the dreaded "K" family, but fate (and the Discord crew) had other plans. Join the boys for a fascinating dive into the putrid swamps of television history to learn how the scourge that is Reality TV conquered the entertainment world. 

In this episode:  

• Reality Television VS Documentary Series
• The Finances
• SAG-AFTRA
• Networks VS Production Companies
• Writers Strikes
• The History of Reality TV
• American Family
• Meet the Louds
• Nummer 28
• MTV
• The Real World New York
• Cast VS Editors
• Expedition Robinson
• Survivor Debuts
• Types of Reality TV
• Competition/Elimination Shows
• Formatted Shows
• Docu-Style Shows 
• Soft Scripting
• Story Narratives
• Criticism and Controversy
• Reality TV as Anthropological Experiment
• Frankenediting
• Joe Millionaire and the Slurp Heard Around the World
• Liquor and Sexual Abuse Allegations
• Product Placement
• The Humiliation Factor/Shame TV
• Tragedies

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Episode Transcript

~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~