Michael Block is a writer at Collider with a focus on reality television, ranging from Drag Race to Survivor! He is the host of the podcast Block Talk
The Big Picture As one of the most beloved and addictive genres of television on the planet, reality television has captivated the world thanks to its unscripted peek into, well, reality. The genre has manifested itself into a subculture with a highly devoted and fervent fandom that is reminiscent of some blockbuster intellectual properties like Star Wars or Marvel.
Because reality television is — mostly — unscripted, it's the important role of the editors to tell the story. It's a major reason why reality television is successful. It's creating a narrative from scratch using the pieces of a puzzle that spilled from the box. Perhaps it's a perfectly clear picture, or maybe it's distorted ever so slightly to remove that scene or person that didn't work to allow the ultimate narrative to shine.
In the lore of Survivor, one of the most joked about castaways that was used as a verb for future players was Kelly Shinn on Survivor: Nicaragua. She was known as "Purple Kelly," not only because there were two Kellys on the season, but purple referred to having minimal screentime. Part of why she was given this edit was perhaps due to unhappy producers, because she ultimately quit in the middle of the season.
There have been many times in the world of reality television when personalities have been edited out or edited around due to their off-camera conduct. On Below Deck Mediterranean Season 5, Peter Hunziker was fired for a racist social media post and thus was edited out of the remainder of the season. Eagle-eyed viewers could see him in the background of certain scenes, but ultimately, his story was removed from the program.
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