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    The Business

    Getting Real about Reality TV

    This week on The Business, it's Reality-palooza! Three producers of big unscripted hits -- Intervention, Top Chef and The Hills -- talk about the reality of reality television. They reveal the keys to casting, the dilemma of who really "writes" these shows, what soft-scripted mean and how important authenticity really is in reality TV.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      Dan Partland

      Executive Producer, 'Intervention'

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      Jane Lipsitz

      Partner, Magical Elves

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      Sean Travis

      Executive Producer, 'The Hills' and 'The City'

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