From the Book - First edition.
Better write that one fast
Spaghetti against the wall: 1947-1989
The reveal: Queen for a Day and Candid Camera
The gong: the filthy, farkakte Chuck Barris 1970s
The betrayal: An American Family
The clip: America's Funniest Home Videos and Cops
The house: The Real World
The con: the nihilistic Fox '90s
The game: the invention of Survivor (and Mark Burnett)
The island: Survivor: Borneo
Cue the sun: 2001-2007(ish)
The explosion: reality blows up
The rose: The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire
The wink: Bravo and the gentrification of reality TV
The job: The Apprentice and the end of reality innocence
Fake it till you make it.