ahhh 1984 is my favorite book, next to the catcher in the rye as well
i envision reality tv to be somewhat utopian to 1984. the producers control the environment in the same way big brother controls 1984. that's why i thought it was great when they actually made a reality tv series entitled "big brother". never watched it though.
in reality tv, nothing is ever truly REAL because these people are aware of the camera, and how they have to project a certain image to "win" or just get air play. it becomes a postmodernist game unlike that of real life, which is also a game in itself at times..