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Nightline Daily Email: 6/13
W A S H I N G T O N, June 20 -- We received many e-mails about our recent report on Fear Factor and the rise of Reality TV. Read some of the e-mails, with responses from the show's producer.
A comment on tonight's broadcast concerning theeffect of reality TV programming on society. PersonallyI think its crap, and wouldn't watch it anymore than I woulda football game or a monster truck rally.But what your high brow guests failed to point out is that wehuman beings are a complex bunch. Rarely as singularily, and perhaps one dimensionally intellectual as your guests.
Keith Byrne
In your June 13 story on Fear Factor, in which Nightline appeared to try to take the high road in its evaluation of "Reality-TV", I'm curious why you chose to interview (albeit briefly) the "winner" of the first Fear Factor show, rather than the gentleman who refused to enter the rat-pit. I think his perspective might have been more germane and enlightening. Then again, the whole genre is just a glossy, high tech version of "Dare/Double-Dare/Double-Dog-Dare" and much like the hand-wringing that was done over "Cops" and "When Animals Attack," these too will pass. By the way, cheers to Dick Cavett, who has apparently become an arbiter of the cultural state of television. I must have missed his ascendance.
Patrick Gough
The Nightline reality TV show was nothing more than a excuse to bash NBC for their Fear show on Mondays. Aren't Hockey and Boxing reality TV too, where a boxer bites off a piece of ear of an opponent? The only thing missing from your biased piece was Senator Leiberman on to attack the Republicans for the rash of reality TV shows.
Peter Gordon
I was looking forward to watching Nightline, as I do every evening. I get off work late, make dinner, and proceed to watch the local news and your show.I did not finish my dinner tonight. I couldn't - I was disgusted by the depiction of "Reality TV" on your show. I don't think pictures of Peruvians eating feces qualifies as any sort of quality program.I have come to expect quality, informative segments on the show and was very disappointed to see that ABC felt it was necessary to stoop to the level of other television programming.I hope that future segment will represent the news objectively and in good taste.
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