{"product_id":"cue-the-sun-by-emily-nussbaum","title":"Cue the Sun! By Emily Nussbaum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho invented reality TV, the world’s most dangerous pop-culture genre, and why can’t we look away from it? In this revelatory, deeply reported account of the rise of “dirty documentary,” Emily Nussbaum unearths the surprising origin story of the genre that ate the world, as told through the lively voices of the people who created it. At once gimlet-eyed and empathetic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCue The Sun!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNussbaum traces four paths of reality innovation—game shows, prank shows, soap operas, and clip shows—that united in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e format, sparking a tumultuous Hollywood gold-rush. Along the way, we meet tricksters and innovators—from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCops\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e auteur John Langley; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBachelor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mastermind Mike Fleiss; and Jon Murray, the visionary behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—along with dozens of crew members and ordinary people whose lives became fodder for the reality revolution. We learn about the tools of the trade—like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCandid Camera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s brilliant “reveal” and the notorious Frankenbite, a deceptive editor’s best friend—and the moral outrage that reality shows provoked. But \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCue The Sun!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also celebrates what made the genre so powerful: a jolt of authentic emotion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough broad-ranging reporting, Nussbaum examines seven tumultuous decades, exploring the celebreality boom, reality TV as a strike-breaker, the queer roots of Bravo, and the dark truth behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A shrewd observer who cares about television, she is the ideal voice for the first substantive cultural history of the genre that has, for better or worse, made America what it is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47505568563420,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47505568596188,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/2_a7d23308-11ef-4c7b-b854-5a89710227fc.png?v=1769702997","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/cue-the-sun-by-emily-nussbaum","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}