Netflix's Latest Hit Series Is a Boring, Soothing Japanese Reality Show

Terrace House is the polar opposite of bold and boozy American shows

Reality shows today tend to be loud, drunken displays of rudeness set in the context of some kind of ruthless competition.

Think of early seasons of Real World on MTV, with wild cards like Puck in San Francisco, or Flavor of Love with Flavor Flav on VH1, shows in which each season somehow had bigger personalities than the last.

American reality TV audiences get intense displays of aggression across the spectrum, but people aren’t always looking for high-pressure TV situations.

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