Reality shows: Do they do more harm than good?

Reality shows: Do they do more harm than good?

Nowadays reality show is one of the favourite shows among Malaysian. Next Top Model, Gadis Melayu, and America Idol are the example of reality show that gets high rating of viewer. Some Malaysian like to watch this kind of shows because it serves reality life that most people want to know. Most Malaysian thought that reality show give negative impact to viewer, however Malaysian not realize that it also give benefits to us and it depend on ourselves to accept it as positive or negative impact.

The advantage of reality show is it helps ones to achieve their dream. This is the main purpose of reality show is published. Someone can realize their dream through reality show that related with the dream. For example, if a person thought that they have talent, he or she can go to audition to show their talent such as Akademi Fantasia, Gengstars, Showdown, Akademi Al-Quran and Imam Muda. From these realities shows it also build up the confident inside the contestant.

The other advantage of reality show is it provides information to viewer and their participant. Some reality show gives information to guide us toward good such as Akademi Al-Quran, Gadis Melayu and Apprentice. These types of reality show teach us how to be a good human that have good manner.  Other than that, reality show also gives information about the reality life around us such as Survivor, Amazing Race and The biggest Loser. These types of shows display the real life and how to depend on ourselves.

                 However, aside from advantage of reality show, it also gives negative impact to viewer. The first negative impact of reality show is it gives bad influence to viewer especially among children because it contains porno and fighting.  For example, the reality show such as WWE shows violent and dangerous action. Children will easily to imitating the action inside the show and practice it with their friends.

Besides that, the negative impact of reality show is will occur wastage of money among viewer and fan of reality show. The fan of reality shows willing to dispense cash to vote their favourite contestant. At the same time, the television channel also takes advantage from reality show that gets high rating from viewer voting. The television channel takes profit from the viewer voting. For the reality shows that ask us to donate, the donation is not all given to the need but it is taken by the television channel company.

Although reality show help someone to achieve their dream and give information to viewer, it still give negative impact such as give negative influences to children and wasting of viewer money for voting. The important things is, it depend on us to define the reality show as positive impact or negative impact. Only us can control the impact of reality show so it can always give benefits to us.