'Siberia' TV Show Fake Reality Plays With Viewers' Heads

siberia-reality-show-premiere-review-nbc.jpg. "Siberia" may not be real, but it does make you question the entire concept of "reality" on television. In this age of scripted looks into stylized life, is the new NBC show any less real Is NBC's new reality show, 'Siberia,' real or fake? USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews July 1st's TV lineup from the Critic's Corner with a double dose of Neil Patrick Harris, acting and also directing, as well as a reality show debut called 'SiberiaThe fact that all TV viewers recognize the look and style of a reality show these days doesn't mean it works as the story line for a scripted drama. That notion, which already hasn't worked several times, doesn't work again in “Siberia,” a new NBC series.As on reality TV shows, the 16 characters on “Siberia” have broad-sounding jobs

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