Reality shows also owe their success to human nature. People are, by nature, nosy. They are fascinated by other peoples personal lives and like to know what is going on behind closed doors. We get a thrill out of seeing a person confess a secret to a friend, witnessing someone tell her boyfriend a lie, or watching someone offer p ring to his true love. Reality l V Can also help us feel good about ourselves. behavior of children watching the s par on the US. show Nanny 9-1-1 may find themselves well-behaved their own reflecting on how relatively children are. A woman who feels her boyfriend is not quite smart and sophisticated enough hight feel differently after watching an episode of the Japanese reality show Ainori ("Love Bus"). The obNoxious behavior of some of those m ay make her realize that her boyfriend is Prince Charming after all.