It might be hard to believe, but it's been three decades of tears, tantrums, and scandals in Australian reality TV — from Sylvania Waters to The Bachelor.

Q. Can we view our VHS tapes on these new flat screen TVs? We are getting mixed signals from sales people who act like they have never watched movies on VHS tape.

Thirty years after Noeline Baker roared onto TV screens in Sylvania Waters, reality TV is still alive and kicking. But is Netflix’s sage-and-sandals reality soap Byron Baes a worthy successor?