The Reality of Television: Part 2, Love that Lasts a Season
The Reality of Television: Part 2, Love that Lasts a Season By Janean Akilah Match-making and love on reality television is a constant fixture in programming. Since its inception, relationship issues have been a multi-million dollar business. Soap Operas in the 1930’s were developed to fill radio time and crafted to garner advertising dollars. Their...
The Reality of Television: Part 1
The Reality of Television: Part I By Janean Akilah | Via: SoL Fusion Reality television got its first taste of overwhelming success over 10 years ago with MTV’s Real World. You know the line: “This is the true story… of seven strangers… picked to live in a house…and have their lives taped… to find out...
Till Divorce Do Us Party
By: Angela Bronner Helm VIa: http://wapo.st/ooviy0 As the sun slid over the backyard of a Brooklyn, N.Y., brownstone, the bonfire crackled and popped, its flames greedily licking the last remnants of togetherness, shared memories and even underwear. It was sated. Erica Pearson had promised herself that she was not going to cry, and she didn’t, at least not in front...
