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Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

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In "Cue the Sun!," Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum delivers an ambitious cultural history of reality television, America’s most influential and divisive artistic phenomenon. Written with a storyteller’s verve, a journalist’s skepticism, a critic’s astuteness, and a fan’s loving eye, this book explores the rise of “dirty documentary” from its contentious radio roots to the ascent of Donald Trump.

Nussbaum unearths the origin story of reality TV through the lively voices of its creators. She traces the genre’s evolution, from early trickster pioneers like Allen Funt and Chuck Barris to influential figures like John Langley of Cops, Mike Fleiss of The Bachelor, and The Real World visionaries Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim. The narrative also features stars from iconic shows such as An American Family, The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Bachelor.

In sharp, absorbing prose, Nussbaum reveals the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for authenticity within the genre’s fakery. She delves into the techniques and tools of the trade, like the deceptive Frankenbite, and exposes tales of exploitation while celebrating reality TV's unique emotional impact.

The book also uncovers fascinating tidbits: what happened to the first reality stars, the Louds, and why they won’t speak to the filmmakers who documented their lives; the serial killer who won on The Dating Game; the queer roots of Bravo; and the dark truth behind The Apprentice. Nussbaum’s shrewd observations and deep love for television make her the ideal guide for this first substantive history of the genre that, for better or worse, shaped modern America.
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