These “Reality” TV Shows Aren’t As Real As You Think

Published on 07/27/2021
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Britain’s Got Talent

This show has a lot in common with its American counterpart. It’s a wide-ranging talent show that features just about anything you can think of. There are magicians, dancers, and acrobats among the performers. Everyone in the audience was brought to their knees by one dog. The dog act “Jules and Matisse” won the competition in 2005. It was, however, a rigged game! Because the real dog was too scared for the high-wire stunt, the producers substituted a dog that looked like Matisse.

Britain’s Got Talent

Britain’s Got Talent

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Restaurant Stakeout

Willie Degel is a restaurateur who installed surveillance cameras in a failing restaurant. He did this in order to figure out what the issue was. The system is based on catching employees who aren’t performing their duties properly, if at all. He’d confront them and possibly fire them in a dramatic manner. It’s almost entirely made up. The first season’s restaurant owner admitted that the Food Network contacted him and then screen-tested his employees before filming the episode. Furthermore, the customers were instructed to be as annoying as possible.

Restaurant Stakeout

Restaurant Stakeout

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