Do crews and cast members interact on reality TV shows?

Do crews and cast members interact on reality TV shows?

It's inevitable that crews and cast interact on reality TV shows. Sometimes it's meant to be, it's OK. On a lot of competitive reality shows - take The Amazing race, for example - they will swap the crews around so that they don't become too close with any one particular team. Or, just because there are things that can affect the show. If you talk about cast and producers, there are very, very tight interactions: It's vital. Other people are supposed to hang back. I've been in situations where, if a reality TV cast member made a crude joke at the expense of another cast member, if any of my crew laughed at that joke, I would kick them off the set, because that would influence the way the other cast member took the jokes. They might feel ganged up on. However, if she was left to her own reaction, she would not be shut down, and she would be more aggressive in responding. It's very important that the crew maintain professional silence and distance, especially at tense moments on the reality show. The producers have a different job. They need to be there, to make those people feel that they are always in an environment that they can open up.