reality tv
SPOOF: SFU Productions announces three upcoming films
April 9, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Engaged & Unstaged SFU Productions is working with Netflix on a reality dating show involving a group of randomly-selected SFU students. Students are blindfolded and brought to a classified area nearby, where they will mingle amongst each other with the goal of finding a perfect match. The only way to remove your blindfold is to get engaged by the end of the day. Once a pair declares their unconditional love and someone gets down on one knee, they’re brought out of the classified area to go on designated dates. This includes s’mores roasting and a…
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Netflix should replace all its content with reality TV
April 5, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer In classic corporate fashion, Netflix has been determined to kill their platform in recent years — almost impressively, I’ll say. Prices are surging to fund increasingly shitty Netflix Originals, while the company laughs in the…
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Dating shows aren’t about love
March 7, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer I love reality TV competitions. I’m currently in my Drag Race era, but I’ll watch pretty much anything. Don’t believe me? I watched Dance Monsters on Netflix. But if there’s one kind of reality show…
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Analyzing the lack of queer representation in reality dating shows
February 14, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor and Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Reality dating shows have a huge influence. With 52 seasons of The Bachelor franchise, it’s safe to say that audiences are heavily invested in all the messiness and…
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Staying In: Terrace House
March 22, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Forget The Bachelor or Keeping Up with the Kardashians, this Japanese series is sure to satisfy your cravings for reality TV. Co-produced by Netflix and Fuji TV, Terrace House has hit a worldwide audience…
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SFU student wins Nora and Ted Sterling Prize for work on fat activism
September 12, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Layla Cameron, a journalist, fat-stigma activist, filmmaker, and PhD student at SFU is this year’s recipient of the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy. She is being awarded for her work…
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Five reality shows that deserve a comeback
June 20, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Reality shows tend to get a bad reputation. They're called repetitive, vapid, self-indulgent, and inauthentic; shallow popularity contests for the simple-minded. While that may be true of some or many of the reality shows…
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