Welcome to the Golden Age of International Reality TV

Welcome to the Golden Age of International Reality TV

For the past few years, scripted television shows have been stuck in a rut, with critics declaring “The Golden Age of TV” all but dead. The New York Times, The Economist and even the creator of The Sopranos have come out maligning the influx of “mid” TV. They credit the rise of streaming services, the treatment of art as IP, the new threat of AI, and the prevalence of reboots with killing the much-hyped era. There’s just too much content now, an…