Reality Remade the TV Star, and TV Stars Remade Reality

Scripted TV is in decline because reality TV has taken over the world Big Brother returns, yet again, this week, but why do we need reality TV when TV is giving us reality? This is not a new observation. In my lifetime, we have gone from cheering on or booing actors in dramas and soap operas – Dynasty, Dallas, Coronation Street, Brideshead Revisited – to watching people-as-brands, whose careers…