I do find the reality fall line-up to be interesting.
We’re starting to see a move from plain old narcissism (through fashion)
and the usual celebration of materialism (through interior design).
While the focus is still on fashion and interior design,
it’s beginning to shift to third party identity performance.
There is HGTV’s The Stagers that focuses on home-staging.
Then there’s Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project that focuses on the life of a celebrity stylist.
While both of these professions have been around for awhile,
(And I have nothing personal against either one.)
I think with all the social-networking sites like MySpace and Facebook,
we are slowly (or not so slowly) becoming divorced from our sense of self.
Reality television is merely reflecting back our own cultural issues.