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Reality TV 即“真人秀”，这是一种由普通人（非表演者），在既定情境中按照游戏规则，实现游戏目标的综合娱乐节目。与此同时，游戏的全过程将被记录下来，制作成电视节目。
也许你没看过《美国偶像》这个节目，但你应该对孔庆祥这个名字有所耳闻；也许你对《超级女声》不感兴趣，但你不会对“玉米”、“凉粉”、“盒饭”、“PK”（英语全称为Playerkill，“对决”的意思）这些字眼感到陌生。
近年来，欧美蓬勃发展的“真人秀”产业带动了中国“真人秀”节目的兴起。当我们感叹于国内“真人秀”节目出现百家争鸣、百花齐放的局面时，不妨也来了解了解欧美几个著名的“真人秀”节目吧。
——Tracy
American Idol 《美国偶像》
In the summer of 2002, a British 1)hit called Pop Idol landed in America and became not only an instant success, but one of the biggest shows in American television history. Now, American Idol is one of the most popular TV shows in America. Millions of people watch it every week to find out if their favorite contestant will win, and become an American idol.
The players compete in a talent contest in which they are asked to sing any song they like on this star search clone. After each song is sung, the judges then comment on the performance of the player. After each show’s ending, the audience must vote for a player thatthey really think performed well. Once the votes are 2)locked in, the judges decide who has the most and the least amount of votes, and the contestant with the least amount of votes is eliminated. It goes on each week until the winner is crowned “American Idol”, and he/she wins a recording contract worth up to $1,000,000.
The 3)grueling competition has crowned 4)Kelly Clarkson, 5)Ruben Studdard, 6)Fantasia, 7)Carrie Underwood and 8)Taylor Hicks successively, and has grown bigger and bigger each season. Now, over a billion votes are received throughout the contest, and millions of viewers tuned in to see who would become the next American idol.
The Apprentice《学徒》
The Apprentice, 9)Donald Trump’s NBC TV show, is America’s hottest TV program. It is a winning integration of the personal interaction of reality shows and an insider’s look at the 10)cutthroat nature of corporate competition. The programme follows 16 candidates who compete for a salary of $250,000 with 11)high-flying real estate tycoon Donald Trump over a course of 15 12)episodes!
The candidates from all 13)walks of life, including both 14)Ivy League MBA graduates and street 15)entrepreneurs with no college education, will endure 16)rigorous business tasks while living together in a 17)hip 18)Manhattan 19)loft apartment. Prominent Fortune 500 companies were enlisted to participate in many of the tasks. The tasks will test their intelligence, 20)chutzpah and 21)streets smarts. They will face the challenges of living in close quarters and must complete sometimes humorous, but always difficult, job assignments and will be forced to think 22)outside the box in order to outshine each other to get to the top.
Tasks each week will incorporate various aspects of business: sales, marketing, promotions, charities, real estate deals, finance, advertising 23)pitches and facilities management.
Each week, one person will hear those dreaded words-“You’re Fired!” And the winner of the competition, the true “apprentice”, will be granted the dream job of a lifetime with The Trump Organization and a salary of $250,000.
Big Brother《老大哥》
Big Brother, which began in 2000, has become the UK’s biggest reality TV show and is one of the most popular shows in British TV history.
Big Brother takes place entirely within the confines of the Big Brother House. It’s essentially a competition between the housemates who are the celebrities of the society, the object of which is to be the last remaining housemate in the House. Housemates are provided with a shopping budget each week to buy food and other necessities, which is the compulsory weekly task set by Big Brother. If the group does well in the tasks they will get rewarded with a bigger shopping budget. If the housemates fail the weekly task, they will each lose an amount per head to spend on shopping the next week.
Housemates will 24)nominate each other for 25)eviction and those with the most votes from their peers face a public vote. The housemate that receives the most public votes leaves the House. At least one celebrity will leave the House every week by a process of nomination and public eviction.
There are some strict rules regarding life inside the Big Brother House. For example, housemates are filmed 24 hours a day and must wear personal microphones at all times, except when in bed, in the shower and in the pool; the housemates are restricted as to what personal belongings they can bring into the House, including musical instruments, books, mobile phones, walkmans, computers etc.
Survivor《幸存者》
Generally, Survivor is a game of 26)adaptation, which is based on the Swedish game show, Operation Robinson. Survivor focuses on the people, and the social 27)commentary that surrounds them. The game is simple: Outwit, outplay, outlast.
The rules of this game are simple: 16 average Americans (divided into two 28)tribes which eventually merge into one) from a variety of backgrounds were 29)sequestered on the deserted island for 39 days, where they must use wits, strength and teamwork to keep from starving, baking, drowning or a variety of other 30)nasty possible fates. They compete in challenges for “luxuries” (a barbecue, a phone call home, etc.) and 31)immunity. Every three days, the losing tribe of the latter challenges must face tribal council to vote out one of their own. The game shifts to individual competitions when the tribes merge and become one, making the game every man for himself. At the end of day 39, there will be only one survivor left who will leave the island with one million dollars.
2002年的夏天，来自英国的《流行偶像》登陆美国。这个节目在美国不仅风靡一时，而且成为了美国电视史上声势最大的电视节目之一。如今，在美国，《美国偶像》成为了最受欢迎的电视秀之一。成千上万的观众每个星期都会如期观看这个节目，想知道自己喜欢的参赛选手是否会赢得比赛，成为美国偶像。
选手们在才艺比赛中互相竞争。在这个类似新秀选拔的节目中，他们必须演唱一首自己喜欢的歌曲。演唱完后，评委们会针对选手的表现进行评定。每一轮比赛结束后，观众必须为自己真的认为表现很好的选手投票。一旦投票截止，评委们就决定哪位选手获得最高票数，哪位选手只得到最少票数。这位支持率最低的选手将被淘汰出局。节目每周播出，直到选出最终的胜利者。获胜者将被冠以“美国偶像”的头衔，还会赢得一份价值100万美元的唱片合约。
这场考验重重的竞赛已经先后捧红了凯莉·克拉克森、鲁本·史坦德、范特希尔、卡丽·昂德伍德和泰勒·希克斯。并且这档节目的人气也日益高涨。现在，这项比赛的投票数已超过10亿次，数以百万计的观众都在收看这档节目，想看看究竟是谁会成为下一任美国偶像。
节目名称：《超级女声》
诞生时间：2004年
火爆程度：★★★★★
相似程度：★★★★★
由唐纳德·特朗布和美国国家广播公司合作制作出品的《学徒》是美国最炙手可热的电视节目。这档吸引眼球的节目既展示了真人秀中个人之间的互动交流，也让人深入了解到企业竞争的残酷本质。在15集的节目中，16位候选人彼此竞争，争夺成功的地产大亨唐纳德·特朗布旗下一份年薪25万美元的职位。
这些候选人来自社会的各个阶层，包括常青藤盟校的工商管理硕士和没受过高等教育的街头小商贩。这些竞争者将一同生活在曼哈顿一幢漂亮的复式公寓里。他们将承担严峻的商业任务。杰出的财富500强公司也应邀参与其中很多任务。这些任务将考验这些候选人的智力、胆量和社会经验。他们将面对朝夕相处的挑战，并且必须完成偶尔滑稽但经常棘手的工作任务，而且还必须想出一些与众不同的点子以便在众多选手中脱颖而出。
每个星期的任务将融合商业运作的众多方面：销售、市场营销、促销活动、慈善活动、房地产交易、财务管理、广告宣传以及设施管理。
每一周，会有一个人听到那句令人胆战心惊的话——“你被解雇了！”而比赛的获胜者，这位实至名归的学徒将在特朗布公司得到一份梦寐以求的年薪25万美元的工作，并任职终身。
节目名称：《学徒》
诞生时间：2007年
火爆程度：★★★★（预计）
相似程度：★★★★（预计）
《老大哥》这个节目创办于2000年，目前已成为英国最成功的电视真人秀节目,也是英国电视史上最受欢迎的节目之一。
《老大哥》节目的录制全部取景于“老大哥公寓”。这个节目主要是生活在同一屋檐下的房客们之间竞赛的节目。这些参赛选手都是社会各行各业的名人，他们的最终目标就是成为这所公寓里的最后一位房客。每个星期，选手们都能得到一笔购物预算开支，用于购买食物和其他日用品。这个购买任务是《老大哥》栏目组强制分配的每周任务。如果哪个组出色完成了任务，他们将获得一笔更大的购物预算作为奖励。如果哪个组失败了，那个组将在下个星期被扣减人均购物开支。
房客们将互相投票，提名选出驱逐人选，而得到同伴最多票数的那些人将面临观众的公众投票。得到最多公众选票的那个选手将离开公寓。每个星期，至少有一位名人将通过提名和公众投票驱逐的程序离开公寓。
“老大哥公寓”的居住生活有一些严格的条例。比如，房客们必须一天24小时处于被拍摄状态，并且除了睡觉、淋浴和游泳时间外，必须时刻携带个人麦克风；房客们不能私自携带个人物品进入公寓，包括乐器、书籍、手机、随身听、电脑等。
节目名称：《完美假期》
诞生时间：2002年
火爆程度：★★
相似程度：★★★
《幸存者》大体上改编自瑞典的一个游戏节目《鲁滨逊行动》。《幸存者》这个游戏关注人以及他们身边的社会写真。游戏很简单——以智取胜、脱颖而出、笑到最后。
游戏规则简洁明了：16位有着不同生活背景的普通美国人（他们刚开始被分成两个部落小组，最后融合成一个部落）被放逐到一个荒无人烟的小岛上生活39天。在岛上，他们必须运用智慧、力量和团队合作经受饥饿、暴晒、溺水或者是其他各种可能出现的严峻考验。为了享受“奢侈”的待遇（一次烧烤、一通打回家的电话等等）以及获得豁免权，他们在各种挑战中互相竞争。每隔三天，在前一次挑战赛中失败的部落必须面临部落大会。他们必须在大会中投票淘汰一名同伴。当两个部落合二为一时，游戏的焦点将集中于个人竞争，成为一个人人自卫的游戏。在第39天结束时，最后一名幸存者将获得100万美元，并离开这个小岛。
节目名称：《走入香格里拉》
诞生时间：2001年
火爆程度：★★★
相似程度：★★★
也许你没看过《美国偶像》这个节目，但你应该对孔庆祥这个名字有所耳闻；也许你对《超级女声》不感兴趣，但你不会对“玉米”、“凉粉”、“盒饭”、“PK”（英语全称为Playerkill，“对决”的意思）这些字眼感到陌生。
近年来，欧美蓬勃发展的“真人秀”产业带动了中国“真人秀”节目的兴起。当我们感叹于国内“真人秀”节目出现百家争鸣、百花齐放的局面时，不妨也来了解了解欧美几个著名的“真人秀”节目吧。
——Tracy
American Idol 《美国偶像》
In the summer of 2002, a British 1)hit called Pop Idol landed in America and became not only an instant success, but one of the biggest shows in American television history. Now, American Idol is one of the most popular TV shows in America. Millions of people watch it every week to find out if their favorite contestant will win, and become an American idol.
The players compete in a talent contest in which they are asked to sing any song they like on this star search clone. After each song is sung, the judges then comment on the performance of the player. After each show’s ending, the audience must vote for a player thatthey really think performed well. Once the votes are 2)locked in, the judges decide who has the most and the least amount of votes, and the contestant with the least amount of votes is eliminated. It goes on each week until the winner is crowned “American Idol”, and he/she wins a recording contract worth up to $1,000,000.
The 3)grueling competition has crowned 4)Kelly Clarkson, 5)Ruben Studdard, 6)Fantasia, 7)Carrie Underwood and 8)Taylor Hicks successively, and has grown bigger and bigger each season. Now, over a billion votes are received throughout the contest, and millions of viewers tuned in to see who would become the next American idol.
The Apprentice《学徒》
The Apprentice, 9)Donald Trump’s NBC TV show, is America’s hottest TV program. It is a winning integration of the personal interaction of reality shows and an insider’s look at the 10)cutthroat nature of corporate competition. The programme follows 16 candidates who compete for a salary of $250,000 with 11)high-flying real estate tycoon Donald Trump over a course of 15 12)episodes!
The candidates from all 13)walks of life, including both 14)Ivy League MBA graduates and street 15)entrepreneurs with no college education, will endure 16)rigorous business tasks while living together in a 17)hip 18)Manhattan 19)loft apartment. Prominent Fortune 500 companies were enlisted to participate in many of the tasks. The tasks will test their intelligence, 20)chutzpah and 21)streets smarts. They will face the challenges of living in close quarters and must complete sometimes humorous, but always difficult, job assignments and will be forced to think 22)outside the box in order to outshine each other to get to the top.
Tasks each week will incorporate various aspects of business: sales, marketing, promotions, charities, real estate deals, finance, advertising 23)pitches and facilities management.
Each week, one person will hear those dreaded words-“You’re Fired!” And the winner of the competition, the true “apprentice”, will be granted the dream job of a lifetime with The Trump Organization and a salary of $250,000.
Big Brother《老大哥》
Big Brother, which began in 2000, has become the UK’s biggest reality TV show and is one of the most popular shows in British TV history.
Big Brother takes place entirely within the confines of the Big Brother House. It’s essentially a competition between the housemates who are the celebrities of the society, the object of which is to be the last remaining housemate in the House. Housemates are provided with a shopping budget each week to buy food and other necessities, which is the compulsory weekly task set by Big Brother. If the group does well in the tasks they will get rewarded with a bigger shopping budget. If the housemates fail the weekly task, they will each lose an amount per head to spend on shopping the next week.
Housemates will 24)nominate each other for 25)eviction and those with the most votes from their peers face a public vote. The housemate that receives the most public votes leaves the House. At least one celebrity will leave the House every week by a process of nomination and public eviction.
There are some strict rules regarding life inside the Big Brother House. For example, housemates are filmed 24 hours a day and must wear personal microphones at all times, except when in bed, in the shower and in the pool; the housemates are restricted as to what personal belongings they can bring into the House, including musical instruments, books, mobile phones, walkmans, computers etc.
Survivor《幸存者》
Generally, Survivor is a game of 26)adaptation, which is based on the Swedish game show, Operation Robinson. Survivor focuses on the people, and the social 27)commentary that surrounds them. The game is simple: Outwit, outplay, outlast.
The rules of this game are simple: 16 average Americans (divided into two 28)tribes which eventually merge into one) from a variety of backgrounds were 29)sequestered on the deserted island for 39 days, where they must use wits, strength and teamwork to keep from starving, baking, drowning or a variety of other 30)nasty possible fates. They compete in challenges for “luxuries” (a barbecue, a phone call home, etc.) and 31)immunity. Every three days, the losing tribe of the latter challenges must face tribal council to vote out one of their own. The game shifts to individual competitions when the tribes merge and become one, making the game every man for himself. At the end of day 39, there will be only one survivor left who will leave the island with one million dollars.
2002年的夏天，来自英国的《流行偶像》登陆美国。这个节目在美国不仅风靡一时，而且成为了美国电视史上声势最大的电视节目之一。如今，在美国，《美国偶像》成为了最受欢迎的电视秀之一。成千上万的观众每个星期都会如期观看这个节目，想知道自己喜欢的参赛选手是否会赢得比赛，成为美国偶像。
选手们在才艺比赛中互相竞争。在这个类似新秀选拔的节目中，他们必须演唱一首自己喜欢的歌曲。演唱完后，评委们会针对选手的表现进行评定。每一轮比赛结束后，观众必须为自己真的认为表现很好的选手投票。一旦投票截止，评委们就决定哪位选手获得最高票数，哪位选手只得到最少票数。这位支持率最低的选手将被淘汰出局。节目每周播出，直到选出最终的胜利者。获胜者将被冠以“美国偶像”的头衔，还会赢得一份价值100万美元的唱片合约。
这场考验重重的竞赛已经先后捧红了凯莉·克拉克森、鲁本·史坦德、范特希尔、卡丽·昂德伍德和泰勒·希克斯。并且这档节目的人气也日益高涨。现在，这项比赛的投票数已超过10亿次，数以百万计的观众都在收看这档节目，想看看究竟是谁会成为下一任美国偶像。
节目名称：《超级女声》
诞生时间：2004年
火爆程度：★★★★★
相似程度：★★★★★
由唐纳德·特朗布和美国国家广播公司合作制作出品的《学徒》是美国最炙手可热的电视节目。这档吸引眼球的节目既展示了真人秀中个人之间的互动交流，也让人深入了解到企业竞争的残酷本质。在15集的节目中，16位候选人彼此竞争，争夺成功的地产大亨唐纳德·特朗布旗下一份年薪25万美元的职位。
这些候选人来自社会的各个阶层，包括常青藤盟校的工商管理硕士和没受过高等教育的街头小商贩。这些竞争者将一同生活在曼哈顿一幢漂亮的复式公寓里。他们将承担严峻的商业任务。杰出的财富500强公司也应邀参与其中很多任务。这些任务将考验这些候选人的智力、胆量和社会经验。他们将面对朝夕相处的挑战，并且必须完成偶尔滑稽但经常棘手的工作任务，而且还必须想出一些与众不同的点子以便在众多选手中脱颖而出。
每个星期的任务将融合商业运作的众多方面：销售、市场营销、促销活动、慈善活动、房地产交易、财务管理、广告宣传以及设施管理。
每一周，会有一个人听到那句令人胆战心惊的话——“你被解雇了！”而比赛的获胜者，这位实至名归的学徒将在特朗布公司得到一份梦寐以求的年薪25万美元的工作，并任职终身。
节目名称：《学徒》
诞生时间：2007年
火爆程度：★★★★（预计）
相似程度：★★★★（预计）
《老大哥》这个节目创办于2000年，目前已成为英国最成功的电视真人秀节目,也是英国电视史上最受欢迎的节目之一。
《老大哥》节目的录制全部取景于“老大哥公寓”。这个节目主要是生活在同一屋檐下的房客们之间竞赛的节目。这些参赛选手都是社会各行各业的名人，他们的最终目标就是成为这所公寓里的最后一位房客。每个星期，选手们都能得到一笔购物预算开支，用于购买食物和其他日用品。这个购买任务是《老大哥》栏目组强制分配的每周任务。如果哪个组出色完成了任务，他们将获得一笔更大的购物预算作为奖励。如果哪个组失败了，那个组将在下个星期被扣减人均购物开支。
房客们将互相投票，提名选出驱逐人选，而得到同伴最多票数的那些人将面临观众的公众投票。得到最多公众选票的那个选手将离开公寓。每个星期，至少有一位名人将通过提名和公众投票驱逐的程序离开公寓。
“老大哥公寓”的居住生活有一些严格的条例。比如，房客们必须一天24小时处于被拍摄状态，并且除了睡觉、淋浴和游泳时间外，必须时刻携带个人麦克风；房客们不能私自携带个人物品进入公寓，包括乐器、书籍、手机、随身听、电脑等。
节目名称：《完美假期》
诞生时间：2002年
火爆程度：★★
相似程度：★★★
《幸存者》大体上改编自瑞典的一个游戏节目《鲁滨逊行动》。《幸存者》这个游戏关注人以及他们身边的社会写真。游戏很简单——以智取胜、脱颖而出、笑到最后。
游戏规则简洁明了：16位有着不同生活背景的普通美国人（他们刚开始被分成两个部落小组，最后融合成一个部落）被放逐到一个荒无人烟的小岛上生活39天。在岛上，他们必须运用智慧、力量和团队合作经受饥饿、暴晒、溺水或者是其他各种可能出现的严峻考验。为了享受“奢侈”的待遇（一次烧烤、一通打回家的电话等等）以及获得豁免权，他们在各种挑战中互相竞争。每隔三天，在前一次挑战赛中失败的部落必须面临部落大会。他们必须在大会中投票淘汰一名同伴。当两个部落合二为一时，游戏的焦点将集中于个人竞争，成为一个人人自卫的游戏。在第39天结束时，最后一名幸存者将获得100万美元，并离开这个小岛。
节目名称：《走入香格里拉》
诞生时间：2001年
火爆程度：★★★
相似程度：★★★