Comparing 'structured reality' TV shows: TOWIE, MIC and Geordie Shore
Emma LaneMEC
Using its MediaZ study, MEC has compared the 'structured reality' TV shows The Only Way Is Essex, Made In Chelsea and Geordie Shore
Reality TV has always been popular viewing in the UK and TV producers have continually found new ways to keep up interest in the genre. The most recent development has been 'structured reality', a concept combining documentary style filming with the storylines of a scripted soap. These shows follow real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured...