Six strangers are sent into a traditional Amish community to see how they will fare \u2013 and it all feels highly dubious. There\u2019s so little insight in this show it\u2019s borderline impressive<\/p>\n
Reality TV always has to negotiate the L\u2019Or\u00e9al eyelash problem, that\u2019s the thing. Do you remember the 2007 controversy<\/a> or do you have a life and I need to explain? OK. The beauty brand was hauled over the coals after an advert for their \u201ctelescopic\u201d mascara, starring Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, claimed that it offered 60% longer lashes. This, the ASA found, suggested actual growth rather than the optical illusion the product provided. Also, Cruz was wearing individual false lashes to fill in gaps (standard industry practice, L\u2019Or\u00e9al said, to maintain the lash line under recording conditions) and this exaggerated the effect the product could achieve on natural lashes. L\u2019Or\u00e9al was considered to have crossed the ineffable line between the amount of truth-bending that is an acceptable part of advertising into something like lying.<\/p>\n Reality TV now has to walk similar lines. How much shaping can it bear and still claim to be unscripted? How much manipulative editing can they get away with and how blatant can the setups to drive conflict be before it risks becoming contemptuous and an audience turns away?<\/p>\n
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