10 Television Shows That Aren’t As Real As We Thought

Maybe you remember the famous movie The Truman Show — The Show of Life, a film that shows the trajectory of a man who does not know that he is living in a reality simulated by a television program; that is, one reality show where your life is broadcast live 24 hours a day. He’s the only one who doesn’t know anything; everyone else in the neighborhood, including his family and wife, are hired actors who aim to follow a script and entertain the audience. Perhaps this movie anticipated much of what we see today: an avalanche of reality shows in which people live oblivious to the cameras. Although today’s shows are not like the movie we just described, it is curious how they surprise and deceive us in different ways.

O awesome.club researched some of reality shows seen in recent years and found not only curious aspects but also liars in their narratives.

The Harrison family owns a pawnshop in Las Vegas and every day welcomes collectors with valuable objects, extravagant pieces or unique copies to pawn. To carry out the appraisal, the Harrison family must call in an expert who is able to determine the authenticity of the object, either to restore it or to set its price.

The program, pawn stars in the original, it is transmitted by the History Channel and is very popular. Viewers love the scenes where Corey, son of Rick Harrison, and Chumlee, his childhood friend, discuss the price with a customer, explain the history of the object, and are disappointed when an object is not as authentic as they thought.

The pawnshop is real, but many sales are scheduled in advance. Customers are not strangers entering the house for the first time; rather, they sign a contract in which they give up the rights of image and voice; otherwise, the program would be in violation of Nevada’s current privacy law.

Unfortunately, the exciting “bargain” scenes are not real, as the price of each object (if it is actually sold) is fixed in advance. The protagonists don’t work every day at the house, they just show up to record the episodes. Although the real house is very similar to the one we see on television, it has sectors that are hidden from the cameras, such as a huge space with souvenirs, much visited by fans and tourists.

In this sense, the lack of authenticity is not only in the objects offered, but also in the television program itself.

A group of participants must survive on a deserted island for 39 days and the winner takes the one million dollar prize. broadcast by channel CBS, this popular show is seen by many viewers who, sitting on cozy sofas, watch how a group of people must compete daily for basic rewards such as a bath or dinner. The tests are real sacrifices in which people have to give their best.

compared to others reality shows, this seems to be the most true, as the participants lose weight. In addition, there are testimonials from former participants that prove almost everything that is broadcast. But not everything is true. Hunger and isolation are real, but producers have tools to influence people’s behavior and route stories to places they find most compelling. This starts with the choice of participants: the production looks at the possible candidates and tries to imagine which one will be the most “profitable” for the program.

Also, some people defend the idea that the show is scripted. Others say that the participants have stunt doubles for the risk scenes and that they sleep in a hotel. However, the only thing that could be proved is that participants do not always light fires by rubbing stones or using a lens in the sun; they use lighters or matches given by the production team. And there are also stories of people from the film crew who give candy to participants, to ease the suffering.

A couple of Californian auctioneers, Dan and Laura Doston, sell objects in abandoned warehouses and sheds to professional buyers who have just 5 minutes to inspect the place. Then the bids are placed and the lot is given to the person with the highest bid. The show became very popular and the second season was a great success for the channel. A&E🇧🇷

However, according to a complaint from David Hester, one of the show’s producers who resigned and later rejoined the team for a new season, the found treasures were placed in the sheds beforehand by the show’s creators. They indicated to participants which deposits had the most value to make the auctions even more competitive.

produced by MTV from 2004 to 2007 and presented by rapper Xzibit, this reality show restored cars in terrible condition and modified them with the most diverse accessories and technologies, according to the taste and personality of the participants. The process was often very extravagant and included lights in the seats, speakers in the trunk, and even installing a cotton candy machine inside the vehicle.

But not everything is what it seems and in a short time the truth was revealed. One day, 3 participants were interviewed by the The Huffington Post and they declared that the cars were only improved on the outside, but nothing was done about the engine; furthermore, it turned out that technical problems generated because of the aesthetic improvements were ignored.

Many accessories were removed from cars immediately after the episode was broadcast and the time spent during the repair process was not the same as for reality show: what seemed to take two weeks actually lasted a few months. One of the participants, Seth Martino, said that the production destroyed his car: the LED lamps placed on the seat were too hot and he could not drive with them on; moreover, the supposed new exhaust was actually a make-up — the old one was never changed.

Apparently, the mechanics were just car “makeup artists” and didn’t really know how to work. In other words, they didn’t give the due importance and didn’t even know what a real car needed to work.

At the MTV Cribs Hollywood celebrities opened the doors of their mansions to show the public some of the luxury that surrounded them. It was, therefore, a way of seeing how the famous lived in eccentric environments. O reality show lasted 13 seasons.

This is yet another example of how appearances can be deceiving. What happened is that many celebrities who participated, simply acted. The hoax was discovered, because they themselves declared that it was all a lie. There were also cases where the real owners of the houses decided to sue the program. yes, the MTV rented luxurious mansions and pretended they belonged to actors and actresses who participated in the show.

Singer JoJo, who participated in the program when she was just 13 years old, admitted in an interview with the The Huffington Post that he didn’t even have a house of his own and that he asked a rich uncle for the house. Rapper Ja Rule used a rented mansion and on the last day he threw a party that left everything completely destroyed. The real owner, who had not been consulted by the MTVdecided to sue the broadcaster.

Famous singer Robbie Williams, who at the time still didn’t have enough money to buy a house in Beverly Hills, asked his friend, actress Jane Seymour, for the house. The musician stated on the program that he got along very well with his neighbors. And to make the environment even richer, the production hired actors who pretended to be butlers. The lie continued until her friend accidentally spilled the beans in an interview.

O reality show gastronomic created by Fox and hosted by Gordon Ramsay pits chefs against each other for the ultimate prize. Challenges include preparing menus and they always come with a lot of pressure. The winner receives a prize of $250,000 and has the path open to work with a famous chef nominated by Gordon.

The program is based on a British format that has the same name and some format differences: it is recorded and there is no audience present at the elimination of participants.

In addition to being considered a genius in the kitchen, Gordon Ramsay is also well known for his strong and explosive genius. These characteristics are clear in the program, because in addition to being very competent, he is also very angry and yells at the participants.

Several testimonies from the program’s producers and cameras talk about what happens behind the scenes. While none of them confirm that there is a script, they claim that everything is done to make the show more dramatic. In this sense, the participants’ cell phones are removed, so that the lack of contact with family members intensifies the feeling of isolation. In addition, they spend 5 weeks isolated, without television and without any contact with the outside world.

Participants work many hours a day and when they want to eat they have to prepare their own food in the dormitory they share with 3 or 4 participants. Although not all scenes are publicized, everything is recorded, because the cameras are on 24 hours a day, and these moments always attract a lot of public attention. the producer of casting don’t want people looking for fame, they look for people who are passionate about cooking.

That reality show American, broadcast by MTV and hosted by Nev Shulman, is based on a 2010 documentary, catfish, also starring him. The program talks about the relationships that are born on social networks and about people who create fake profiles.

One “catfish” (catfish, in Portuguese) is a person who creates fake profiles on social networks, pretending to be someone he is not to make others fall in love with him. On the show, Nev and his partner Max Joseph help people who are in virtual relationships and who want to know if they are in a relationship with a real person or with a “catfish🇧🇷

The production is in charge of all the follow-up and does a thorough background research to reveal the true identity of the suspect. The show aims to delve into relationships of this kind to show not only what happens to people who fall into such traps, but also to reveal why they behave this way. In general, deceivers are insecure, have complexes and low self-esteem.

The problem is that the lies didn’t just come from the “catfish”🇧🇷 An oversight on the part of the production showed that everything happened the other way around: the “catfish” entered…