Survivor and other reality-based TV shows have come under fire of late, with former participants charging that aspects of the programs are rigged. What do you think?

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  How far the journalistic integrity of reality TV has fallen since the first season of The Real World.

  Richard Polk
  Systems Analyst

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  This is the classic Heisenbergian situation in which the behavior of the observed is altered by the act of observation. Nonetheless, Kimmi is my favorite.

  Robert Lau
  Physicist

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  Reality TV is nothing but LIE$. By the way, when you print that, make sure the 'S' is a dollar sign, so my provocative statement is rendered all the more cutting.

  Audra Andrews
  Student

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  I'm glad they tinker with these shows. Real life is fuckin' boring.

  Manu Apalakian
  Dishwasher

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  Love it or hate it, one thing's for certain: Reality TV makes us the ultimate voyeurs. Hi, I'm Gail Pennington, TV critic for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

  Gail Pennington
  TV Critic

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  So these shows were set up to ensure that the most attractive people would come out on top? And how is that different from reality?

  Ed Munson
  Machinist