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NOTES TO CHAPTERS 3 AND 4

31. Kuczyanski, Alex, “Cue the Music, Roll the Mayhem,” New York Times,
Nov. 22, 1999, p. C1.

Chapter 4

1. Wong, Edward, “In War’s Chaos, Iraq Finds Inspiration for Reality TV,” New
York Times, Aug. 28, 2005, Internet.
2. Ibid.
3. Fraser, George MacDonald, The Hollywood History of the World (London:
Harvill, 1988), p. 66.
4. Ibid.
5. Gonzalez, Patricia, “The Road to El Dorado,” email.
6. Weinraub, Bernard, “In Rare Union, Documentary Finds Itself on NBC,”
New York Times, July 29, 2004, p. E1.
7. Carter, Bill, “ABC Cancels a Planned Reality Show,” New York Times, Oct.
22, 2001, p. C1.
8. Ibid.
9. Weinraub, Bernard, “TV’s Comforting Laugh Track,” New York Times, Oct.
31, 2001, Internet.
10. Ibid.
11. Rich, Frank, “Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Millionaire?” New York Times,
Nov. 20, 1999, Internet.
12. Chow, Jason, “Things Are Getting Ugly: A Brief History of Reality, Or
How We Got from Survivor to The Swan,” National Post (Canada), April 8, 2004,
p. PM10.
13. Mink, Eric, “Truth Is Better Than fiction,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 27,
2005, p. B7.
14. Finney, Daniel P., “Scooby-Doo and Flintstones, Too/New Boxed Sets Serve up
Social History along with Laughs,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mar. 16, 2004, p. E1.
15. Ibid.
16. Amdur, Neil, “The Twist for ‘24’ May Be in Its Ratings,” New York Times,
Jan. 14, 2006, Internet.
17. Chang, Kenneth, “For Robots, Fuel Cells That Double as Muscles,” New York
Times, Mar. 21, 2006, p. C1.
18. Chang, Kenneth, “Now There Are Many: Robots That Reproduce,” New York
Times, May 17, 2005, p. C1.
19. Genzlinger, Neil, “TV Weekend: Nervous and Paranoid? Well, You Should
Be,” New York Times, Oct. 27, 2000, Internet.
20. Akst, Daniel, “Don’t Laugh. That Sitcom Might Spell Bad Times,” New York
Times, Nov. 1, 1998, Section 3, p. 4.
21. Kristof, Nicholas D., “The Big Burp Theory of the Apocalypse,” New York
Times, April 18, 2006, p. A27.
22. Alexander, Victoria, Films in Review, April 19, 2006, www.filmsinreview.
com/Film%20Reviews/justlikeheaven.html.
23. Reuters, “Director to Explore Suicide Bomber’s Mind,” New York Times,
Jan. 4, 2006, Internet.
24. Healy, Patrick D., “A Fictional Presidency Confronts a Leak, Too,” New York
Times, Oct. 29, 2005, Internet.

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