People are always amazed at how much these reality shows and contests are so popular. It's not crazy. What we are seeing is true drama, that is not being acted. I don't care how good an actor you are, there is nothing like seeing real emotion, real drama or experiencing those fleeting moments that reality shows provide. As an example look at this clip to see this dorky mobile phone salesman bring tears (real emotion) to the crowd in this song contest.

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