A string of scandals a decade ago shattered our trust, but claims that producers are rigging the likes of The X Factor are wide of the mark
This has been a bad spell for anyone who believes in the sanctity of reality television. The most recent contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing, Vick Hope, this week insinuated that her exit was down to a shadowy fix on the part of the show’s judges and producers.
Meanwhile, the sight of singer Armstrong Martins wearing an earpiece before a sing-off on last weekend’s X Factor led some fans to accuse the results of being fixed. And then there is The Great British Bake Off, which also fielded fixing accusations after Manon was eliminated over the apparently less talented Rahul last week. It is hard to shake the feeling that, whatever you watch, you are nothing more than a puppet being manipulated by the profit motive of a large entertainment conglomerate that makes its money by tricking naive viewers with the illusion of free will.
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