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>>> OKAY. SO, "UNREAL," IS THE RACY TV
DRAMA SET IN THE WORLD OF
REALITY TELEVISION. NAMELY, A REALITY DATING SHOW.
REMIND YOU OF ANY PARTICULAR
SHOW?
SHOW?
THE CONTESTANTS ARE LOOKING FOR LOVE.ONTESTANTS ARE LOOKING FOR
LOVE. AND THEYRE OUTWITTED BY
SCHEMING PRODUCERS WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR RATES.
"UNREAL" IS IN ITS THIRD SEASON. IT RUNS MONDAY NIGHT, WITH A NEW
FEMALE CONTESTANT, A
BACHELORETTE, IF YOU WILL, WHO
HAS STRONG FEELINGS OF THEIR OWN.STRONG FEELINGS OF THEIR
OWN.
WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS, CONSTANCE ZIMMER AND SHERRY APPLEBY ANDNCE
ZIMMER AND SHERRY APPLEBY AND THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF THE
SHOW.
SHOW. I WAS TELLING THEM BACKSTAGE, I
HADNT WATCHED "UNREAL."
BUT I WATCHED THE TWO SEASONS OF
SEASON THREE AND I AM HOOKED.
AND SO IS MY HUSBAND, DOG.
HE RELUCTANTLY CAME ALONG.
IS THIS A CHICK FLICK?
AU,
AU, OH, YES.
OH, YES. I LIKE THE THEMES YOURE
EXPLORING ABOUT FEMALE BALLERS
AND WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT
CAN LEAD TO IN ONES LIFE.
>> I KNOW FOR ME BECAUSE QUINN
ON THE SHOW, IS AN UNFILTERED,
HONEST, CHARACTER.
HONEST, CHARACTER. >> THE SHOW CREATOR.
>> YES.
>> YES. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OF THE SHOW,
"EVER LASTING."
"EVER LASTING." AND BECAUSE OUR SHOW TRIES TO
TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES OF
HOW REALITY TV IS MADE, SHE HAS
A BIG JOB AHEAD OF HER.
I FEEL THAT PEOPLE ON THE STREET
TEND TO THINK I AM THAT WAY IN
REAL LIFE.
REAL LIFE.
THATS NOT GOOD.
>> ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SHES A
BIG FAN OF THE DRINK.
>> THE ADVICE THEY TRY TO GIVE
THIS WOMAN, THEY SAY SHE IS LIKE
THE FEMALE ELON MUSK.
SHE CANT GET A MAN. AND THEY SAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU
NEED TO GET A MAN.
YOU HAVE TO SAY, YOURE SO
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA. AND CAN YOU HELP ME?
THATS HOW YOU LAND A MAN.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?
THERES THIS TENSION BETWEEN
WHETHER YOU CAN OWN YOUR
STRENGTH AS A WOMAN, OR IF YOU
HAVE TO FAKE SOMETHING LESS THAN
STRENGTH?
STRENGTH?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING TOPIC TO UNPACK.
CAN A WORKING WOMAN ATTRACT A
MAN BY BEING HERSELF?
OR DO YOU HAVE TO DOWNPLAY
YOURSELF?
YOURSELF? WILL A MAN FEEL EMASCULATED
DATING A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN?
I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING TO
HAVE THE CONVERSATION.
ON OUR SHOW, SHE DID BETTER WHEN
SHE WAS DUMBING HERSELF DOWN.
>> YOU HAVE REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE
PRODUCING THAT SHOW, I IMAGINE.
>> THATS TRUE.
BUT WE SHALL NOT MENTION IT
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
>> IM SORRY.
EVERYBODY IS WONDERING HOW TRUE TO LIFE THIS SHOW IS BECAUSE IT
GIVES YOU A BEHIND-THE-SCENES
LOOK AT BEING A PRODUCER OF A TV
SHOW.
SHOW.
>> I WAS A YOUNG FEMINIST
WORKING ON "THE BACHELOR" AND THAT WAS COMPLICATED FOR ME.D
THAT WAS COMPLICATED FOR ME. THE TIME IN MY LIFE WAS A HUGE
INSPIRATION FOR CREATING THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
AND THE AMOUNT OF CONFLICT THAT WAS INSIDE OF ME WAS A HUGETHAT
WAS INSIDE OF ME WAS A HUGE INSPIRATION FOR THE SHOW.
BUT I AM A WRITER FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
FOREMOST.
AND IT IS TOTALLY FIX. THE IT IS TOTALLY FIX.
THE
FICTION.
THE WORLD FEELS ACCURATE. BUT THE STORIES ARE VERY.
BUT THE STORIES ARE VERY DRAMATIC.
DRAMATIC.
WE WRITE THEM.
>> SOMETHING TELLS ME YOURE A FEMINIST.ING TELLS ME YOURE A
FEMINIST.
I DONT KNOW WHERE IM GETTING
IT FROM.
>> I PUT IT OUT THERE.
>> HER SKIRT SAYS FEMINIST ALL
OVER IT.
BUT THIS IS A TENSION THAT YOUVE EXPERIENCED IN YOUR OWN
LIFE.
LIFE.
THERES A LITTLE REALITY AND
UNREALITY IN YOUR OWN
PARTICIPATION.
>> THATS SOMETHING WE WERE
EXPLORING TO HAVE A FEMINIST SUTRESS, TO LOOK AT HOWINIST
SUTRESS, TO LOOK AT HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE FOR WOMEN,
THAT THEY FIND THEMSELVES
CLIMBING HIGHER AND HIGHER UP
THE LADDER AT WORK AND FINDING
IT HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND A
MAN.
MAN.
I WAS 37 WHEN I MET MY HUSBAND.
I HAD STARTED TO THINK, ITS
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME.BABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR
ME.
IM PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET
MARRIED.
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE KID
PS AND I THOUGHT, THATS OKAY
BECAUSE MY CAREER IS GOING
REALLY WELL.
I WAS SAD ABOUT IT AND WANTED A
REAL PARTNER.
AND THIS SEASON JUST GAVE US A
REAL OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
GENDER POLITICS BEHIND THAT.
>> AND FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF A MAN WANTS A STRONG, SMART,D OF A
MAN WANTS A STRONG, SMART, ASSERTIVE WOMAN.
ASSERTIVE WOMAN. AN EVOLVED ONE.
THEY ARE OUT THERE.
I CAN SPEAK TO THAT PERSONALLY.
I REALLY LOVED IT.
IF YOU WOULD ONLY SEND ME THE
REMAINDER OF SEASON THREE, I
WOULD BE HAPPY.
THANK YOU, ALL.
ITS CALLED "UNREAL."
ITS ON LIFETIME TELEVISION.