Does it really matter if it is real or fake? I mean we come here because we want to believe it is real. If it is fake then it is better than some shows on the tele. We have our favorites, we form fake bonds with them and become emotionally invested in people we "believe" we know something about. We make up the story lines to match what we believe is real. It is part of the joy of being on the outside looking in, we can sit here and debate things like if it is real or fake. We can live vicariously through the people on the other end of the screen and create what ever scenarios suits us at that moment in time, and we do all of this anonymously from the safety of our own little worlds free of the ever present cameras. So my final take on it is simply this : Believe it is real if you want to, believe it is fake if you are so inclined, either way we, the viewing audience, get the opportunity to watch it all unfold.