Share 'Reality Bites'

Reading Kevin's Forum post about the guy who falsely claimed Oprah status (James Frey Redux) reminded me of an issue that's been simmering under my hat for a while. It's linked to the must-be-a-memoir-to-get-on-Oprah craze--which I guess is a subcategory of the self-help genre. Other than for reasons of network economics, can anyone explain the morbid fascination with"reality" entertainment? T...