Why people even want to go on reality TV shows is beyond my understanding, but it could be just me. Heck, there’s even a social network centered around reality TV programs and its protagonists, so it is probably just me. RealityWanted is such an online community, and its focus lies in one important aspect of the whole thing: the casting.
RealityWanted claims to have accumulated 100,000 members since its launch, and it’s dedicated to connect the aspiring reality TV stars (God knows the world needs them too) among them to producers of reality TV programs. Members can register for a free account, create a profile and post pictures to promote themselves to casting professionals. There’s news and video interviews on the site as well, but the casting element seems to be the essential reason of being for the website. It kinda works like an online job board (e.g. Crunchboard): casting directors can post ‘vacancies’, and RealityWanted members can apply for them online.
Yes, it’s niche, but reality TV is also an enormous industry and I’m pretty sure RealityWanted fills a need. Somewhere. Honestly.
The site was founded by Mark Yawitz, who apparently appeared on some reality television programs himself in the past, and Jason Oropallo. Yawitz started building RealityWanted as an information hub way back in 2000, but it was officially launched as a social network in 2004.
What are you still waiting for? I hear they’re still casting for married women with an addiction or obsession (just about any will do).
We really hope that the hopes of these upcoming stars dont just get into the drains. Some day the deserving guys would really become stars, but from the last couple years all the TV channels are filled with these kind of programs!
pretty soon everyones life will be a soap opera on the net if it aint already.
WantedLocator.com – dead or alive
Where does GotCast.com fit in?
http://www.gotcast.com
Way broader than RealityWanted, but similar indeed.
Wow! Reality Wanted is cool. This can be a ‘dream-come-true’ for all aspiring TV idols!
Just what we need, more unrealistic reality… because apparently, real life is now fantasy.
Niche aside, I think its pretty cool. I’ll never use it, but its aspiring to see startups actually ’start up’.
Wow. This site is unbelievable. Up until now I never believed that the people I was seeing on these shows were for real. They seemed to insane. After clicking through the profiles on this site I now know that not only was I way off, but it appears as if there is even another level that these people operate on. The even lower rung of aspiring reality star. Thank you, this is maybe the most captivating website I’ve ever browsed through.
Literally the first two profiles I clicked. Get a load of these people.
http://www.real...ber/about/32112
http://www.real...ember/about/261
Wow, I wish I had time to do more than glance at those profiles. Priceless.
I can see a whole new era of social media spawning from a website like this.
how so? on the video side of things?
Who has time to watch all this stuff.
Well considering the site has been going a long time it has not exactly gained a lot of traction………
Isn’t reality TV old news nowadays? Networks aren’t as enamored of them anymore (and neither are audiences) aside from a few staples (Survivor and Biggest Loser).
This makes perfect sense since there are so many bad reality shows and so many people (losers) that want to see themselves on TV. Networks like VH1 and Bravo survive because of non-scripted television shows. Maybe this site can help Flavor Flav find his 6th wife…
I used to be an actor, and found that Reality TV came about because the execs at major production companies realized it would be cheaper to get a bunch of people to act like morons for prizes, offering them shallow rewards and 15 minutes of fame, instead of paying actors and actresses millions of dollars.
Reality TV brings in the money and is low cost in comparison to dealing with writers, actors, directors etc.
All you need is a hand held camera, a field producer, and people at the top to call shots when it gets ‘too real’ to the point where it is not interesting.
Afterall…reality…is boring. ‘Surreality’ or the performance of reality is more like it.
Stop spamming jack ass……ban his IP
hey
Well considering the site has been going a long time it has not exactly gained a lot of traction………