Capturing charisma

Producers know a reality show's success rests on personalities, not situations.

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Producers know a reality show's success rests on personalities, not situations.

Capturing charisma

DON’T tell Blair Reekie about your fabulous new house, your way with disobedient dogs or your hipster hang­out  of a tattoo parlour.

He's heard them all, and he won't give you a TV series to flaunt your fabulous life to the world.

"Every day, I turn down ideas," says Blair Reekie, president ...

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