Cue the sun: the invention of reality TV

Better write that one fast

Spaghetti against the wall: 1947-1989

The reveal: Queen for a Day and Candid Camera

The gong: the filthy, farkakte Chuck Barris 1970s

The betrayal: An American Family

The clip: America's Funniest Home Videos and Cops

The rev up: 1990-2000

The house: The Real World

The con: the nihilistic Fox '90s

The game: the invention of Survivor (and Mark Burnett)

The island: Survivor: Borneo

The feed: Big Brother

Cue the sun: 2001-2007(ish)

The explosion: reality blows up

and becomes industry

The rose: The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire

The wink: Bravo and the gentrification of reality TV

The job: The Apprentice and the end of reality innocence

Fake it till you make it.