Television shows have changed in the last few years.
We still have our sitcoms and dramas, and the occasional movie, but something new has come on the scene lately, and it is giving these other types of shows a real run for their money.
I'm talking of course, about reality shows.
Reality shows started to appear on television a few years ago, and they have grown in popularity, until you cannot go through three or four channels without coming across some type of reality show.
Reality shows used to give people their fifteen or twenty minutes of fame when they first started out, but in the last couple of years, there have been some people who have found a bit of lasting fame from their appearances on some reality shows, and the public has really latched onto some of these new celebrities.
There are so many different types of reality shows nowadays, and some of them seem to be more apt to launch their contestants into fame and fortune than others.
Today, you can choose to watch reality shows such as, Survivor, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, Fear Factor, No Opportunity Wasted, American Idol, The Apprentice, So You Think You Can Dance, Hell's Kitchen, The Hills, and these are just a few reality TV shows! Survivor has churned out more than one new celebrity, and probably the two most popular was a couple who fell in love during their time on the show.
Rob and Amber were very popular after competing on Survivor, and a lot of people have followed their lives, even years after the show.
Add this to the fact that they appeared as contestants on The Amazing Race together, and came in second place in 2005, and their celebrity status doubled! Chef Gordon Ramsay is another person who has achieved major celebrity status by appearing as the star on a reality show.
His show, Hell's Kitchen, did so well, that he is now doing another reality show, called Kitchen Nightmares, where he takes restaurants that are not faring so well, and turns them around.
Chef Ramsay is getting a lot more recognition on the street since he has been doing these shows.
Another tv reality show that has turned out a whole lot of stars is American Idol.
Some of the winners of this singing reality show have not been so successful, (Justin Guarini has been the butt of many jokes) but a lot of the winners have sold multi-million records.
Some examples are Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Taylor Hicks.
This is one type of reality show where contestants definitely have a good chance at becoming an instant celebrity.
Singers have a place in one of the most popular group of celebrities in the world, right along with actors and actresses.
If you want to achieve "celebrity status", appearing on a reality show could actually be a smart way of doing so.
Just do your research and make sure that you pick the right one.
Don't audition for a show that you have no talents for.