for a reality TV producer. Burnett is responsible for such reality mainstays including "Survivor" and "The Apprentice". I feel like it's important "Survivor" is not to be confused with "Lost" at this point (as if one inevitably stemmed from the other), although it's probably just as easy to look at it the other way around.
Remember "The Real World", another reality show that spawned countless one-offs? What about when it was actually interesting to watch? With the advent of reality casting, nowadays the series is more about which personalities have a propensity towards alcohol and volatile enough the likelihood a knockdown drag-out brawl is imminent.
Larry King interviewed Casting Director Stuart Brackell after Ryan Jenkins, a contestant on VH1's "Megan Wants a Millionare" killed his wife and committed suicide. Brackell claims Jenkins told her he wanted to be an actor on TV and was therefore right for the show. Jenkins, obviously, did not undergo any kind of screening beforehand, let alone psychiatric. A reality producer (I won't mention by name here) once commented screening processes are strenuous and the shows just don't always have the resources to get as particular about those kind of particulars as they'd like. Hmmm. To me, that sounds like: "I would check the brakes on my car on a regular basis, but I don't always have time".
Highlights montage from "The Real World" casts over the years posted below. Note by the last incarnation, the cast members look even less like themselves, and more so have the "Right Look" for TV.
Whatever that means:
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