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After 20+ years in the TV industry, including inside some of the country’s biggest reality shows, Dylan Reeve is pulling back the curtain on what makes Reality TV what it is.
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- The End Of Reality?! · 49 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 7As we reach the end of our journey, we confront the severe economic storm that has been threatening the future of local television. With traditional broadcast advertising…
- Duty of Care & Kindness · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 6We look at how the industry has been forced to grow up, tracing the shift from wild-west filming conditions to modern psychological screening and strict duty of care obligations…
- Inside the Machine · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 5It’s time! We’re pulling back the curtain to reveal how the reality TV machine actually works behind closed doors. We look at the art of story production and the (dark?) art…
- The Trailblazers & The Tech · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 4We’re heading back to the late 1990s and early 2000s, when shows like Flatmates, Treasure Island, and The $20 Challenge first hit Kiwi screens. It was the wild west of local…
- Scandals & Boundaries · 41 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 3It’s time to take a hard look at what happens when the relentless drive for high ratings pushes reality TV over the line. From the notorious live-broadcast bullying on The X…
- Mediawatch: Running the rule over reality TV · 27 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 2Mediawatch host Colin Peacock chats with Dylan Reeve and Phil Vine, host and producer of the new RNZ podcast series The Reality Machine. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more…
- Why We Watch & Why We Play · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 2We’re unpacking why so many Kiwis love, and sometimes love to hate, unscripted TV. We look at the disconnection in calling the genre "junk food television" while also tuning in…
- What Even Is Reality? · 46 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 1Dylan Reeve dives into the fuzzy origins of reality TV in Aotearoa to try and figure out what we even mean when we say ‘Reality’. He looks at our local shows, ranging from…
- Introducing: The Reality Machine · 2 Min. · Staffel 1Television insider Dylan Reeve dives into the history of Reality TV in Aotearoa. From Popstars to The Block, The Traitors and NZ’s Got Talent to Dream Home and Treasure Island…







