The web link’s history with the genre dates (pun intended?)
back to the debut ofThe Real Worldin 1992.
It was a show committed to exploring “real-life” realities withregularpeople.
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Then the hosts look for leads so you can track down the ghost.
Finally, the truth is revealed during a confrontation between the two parties."
If anything,Ghostedis merely just…sad.
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And not even the juicy kind of sad.
It borders on pathetic, with the show’s participants coming off as desperate with boring results.
If the episodes sound dramatic, thrilling, exciting even they’re not.
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Part ofCatfish’sappeal isNev Schulman’s ability to empathize with thecatfisheeas a result ofhis own experience.
or “Can you tell us about the date of the ghosting?”
Or rather, a payoff that is sad and fairly corny.
With the added non-bonus of being harmful.
This is very much highlighted in episode 2with Ross and Jordan.
And ironically, this episode highlights what is so conflicting yet enduring about the concept of ghosting.
But there is often nothing mutual orentertainingabout setting hard boundaries.
And therein lies the problem with the potentially bombasticGhosted.
It promises to be flashy and dramatic, but bases itself on a structurally unsound premise.
