TY - BOOK AU - Edwards,Leigh H. TI - The triumph of reality tv: the revolution in American television SN - 9780313399015 (hardcopy : alk. paper) AV - PN1992.8.R43 E49 2013 U1 - 791.45/655 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Santa Barbara, Calif. PB - Praeger KW - Reality television programs KW - United States KW - History and criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-189) and index; Introduction: keeping it real-how reality tv keeps evolving -- Choose your own adventure: transmedia storytelling, reality characters, and fans -- Mashup: hybrid genres and emotional appeals -- Picturing social change: reality tv's family circus -- Family values debates: the politics of the family -- Wife swap: gender wars -- Conclusion: the futures of reality television ER -