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Have reality TV shows like Big Brother or American Idol - which challenge the audience to vote to determine the outcome of their entertainment - trained a generation of Americans to get to the polls and become more engaged citizens? Are shows like Big Brother responsible for the highest American youth voter turnout since 1972?

Who Killed Summer? is a groundbreaking new show from Vodafone, featuring footage from the summer’s best music events, that follows the story of six music lovers having one dream summer on the road. But there's a twist...come late September, someone will be dead, and one of them will be the killer. The only question is... Who Killed Summer?

Sometimes reality TV brings couples together (see: The Hills' Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt), and sometimes it tears them apart. (Why, Nick and Jessica? Why?!!?)
Click through our gallery of sweethearts who've either been blessed or cursed by the reality TV gods and tell us in the comments section: Who will

Part of the problem with Narcissism in America is junk reality programming. The Real Housewives Series on Bravo TV is a prime example. Talk about unapologetic narcissism at its finest. http://.allabouthim.com/reality-tv-breeds-narcisism

In deciding which QoTD classic to ressurect for today, I found one that was done almost one year ago to this day. I'm on a reality TV kick lately; and since May 2008 when this question was suggested, we've had a myriad of new reality TV shows go off in the most insane directions imaginable including: The Baby Borrowers (NBC), Clash of the Choirs (NBC), Make Me a Supermodel (Bravo), Celebrity Rehab (VH1), Parking Wars (A&E), Crowned: The Mother of All Pagents (CW), Party Mamas (WEtv)...just to name a few. So, what else do you think reality TV will dredge up for programming? What's next? On the flip side, do you think there's something you'd like to see reality TV handle. For example, the place where I work is in talks with TNT to provide a weekly reality-type program following some interesting patient stories and the things they experience going through their treatments, etc., and also following some of the physicians at Mayo Clinic and their stories. So, head on over to the QoTD and discuss!

Just as an aside, there'll be no QoTD questions for Friday or Monday...so, you can bump your own!

Tyra hosts her own awards show and denies rumors that she's leaving her beloved Top Model.

Sadly, it looks like the supermodel/co-creator of the greatest reality series EVER/talk show host/Queen of the Universe is possibly thinking of ending the reality television competition that started it all.

The Disney Channel will be serving up the lives of the JoBros soon — tentatively titled "Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream," the show will follow them on-stage and off. Spring 2008! Clear your schedules, kids...

We've heard shows like The Hills are scripted. (Sorta.) And that the events taking place on screen are edited to appear a certain way. But do you believe that reality television is a representation of actual reality? Or is it all fake? What kind of influence do these shows have on your society?