You can make a career from (0) REALITY (REAL) television. Some of these television programmes will pay for an 1APPEAR on their shows, others will reward the winner. Your 2SUCCEED depends on the 3PERFORM you make, because these shows are all about entertainment. You may even get a chance to appear on other shows. One star of Castaway, for example, has a regular job in a big London 4MUSIC.
However, there are 5ADVANTAGE too. In a programme like Pop Idol you have to beat the other competitors and in shows like Big Brother, the 6PRODUCE will be filming you around the clock. At some stage you will probably be saying something you are not particularly proud of. Nobody other than the 7CONTEST will know how serious the situation was. If you are 8FORTUNE you may become famous, but it will not be the kind of fame you want.