From left, cast members Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi Giancola, Paul DelVecchio, Jenni Farley, Nicole Polizzi, and Vinny Guadagnino, from the television show "Jersey Shore", pose for a portrait in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Reality still hot as fall TV seasons premiere
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Eighteen years after MTV premiered its long-running hit, "The Real World," television viewers can't seem to get enough of "reality" shows. This week, as many of the fall TV series kick off the season, on both cable and network TV, reality is still the fantasy of choice for American audiences.
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Anna David: Editor of "Reality Matters: 19 writers come clean about the shows we can't stop watching."
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Andy Denhart: Editor of Realityblurred.com, and visiting assistant professor of journalism at Stetson University in central Florida.
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