The Hunger Games and Reality TV
Dissecting the Hunger Games Series by comparing it to Reality TV
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Spoilers for the entire Hunger Games series and prequels. Spoilers for Episodes 1 of Survivor 50 including first boots. Spoilers for Survivor 48 & 49. Spoilers for Australian Survivor: AU vs. the World in references. (Authors Note: I had originally intended to write up a quick comparison of the arc in the first four episodes…
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Full Spoiler Warning for the first Hunger Games book and movie. Full spoilers for Catching Fire book and movie. Full spoilers for Season 6 of Big Brother. Spoilers for Season 10 of Big Brother. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, was published in September of 2008. For those not indoctrinated to the world of competitive…
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Following the March 2025 release of Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel novel to Suzanne Collins’ acclaimed series, The Hunger Games, fans were quick to call out parallels the trilogy bore to some of its reality television-based influences. Rebecca Perlmutter, for Swoon.com, released an article in May of that year comparing the relationship between Katniss…
The Hunger Games and Reality TV 