First of all, I feel that the fans have somewhat of a disadvantage. I understand that they feel as if they have the advantage from watching the favorites on previous episodes, however the version that the fans have seen is somewhat censored.
In Chapter 5, the book mentions the programmer’s perspective. It goes on to say that “Programmers intuitively know that to attract audiences, they must take their audience’s sense of reality and tweak it a bit to make it seem more interesting.” This being said, the viewers have seen a skewed version of the favorites’ behaviors in order to increase their attention to the show. This proves to be a disadvantage for them, because they may have completely misjudged the character of the favorites.
Also, in class we have talked about how Survivor always shows the action, however it never shows anyone sleeping. We must take this into consideration when attempting to analyze reality television characters. If we do not see them sleep, what other aspects of their lives do we not see? Can these hidden behaviors help in order to correctly analyze the competition?
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I completely agree with what you said about the fans being at a disadvantage. The programmers know what to put on the show to attract the audience and it does not necessarily represent the actual tendencies or actions of the players. Therefore, I too feel that Alexis and the rest of the fans are being misinformed with a skewed message.
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