FAMST 101C Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Father Knows Best, Montecito, California, Brownstone
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Lecture 9: birth of reality tv, quality tv, cosby. Birth of reality tv: ushered in by an american family. Daily lives of white, upper middle-class family. Developed in 1971 by producer craig gilbert. 7 month shooting schedule, producing 300 hours of footage. Pat loud describes that her family had no control and felt frightened about the. The tv show defined their reality, even if it wasn"t. Respondent to criticism so much that it became her reality. She emerged as the series" central figure and star. The show turned her into a celebrity - a first for tv at the time. Rejected the show"s objectivity and narrative, as well as the legitimacy of the documentary methodology used for the series. Very antagonistic relationship with her tv producers. All 7 members of the family became instant celebrities. Critics were brutal about the loud family (think comments about kardashians today.
