Alan Wilfred Character Analysis
"Pictures came and broke your heart
put the blame on VTR."
[Trevor Horn, 1979].
Since the very first Australian broadcastings in 1956 and the introduction of colour in 1974, television has been an immensely important and influential form of media in Australian society. Television has the power to entertain as well as educate. It can make one laugh, or make one cry, and it can open up a viewer's eyes and mind to a whole different world, that they perhaps didn't even know existed. All this while slouched sluggishly in the back of a lounge.
"When I watch television, I do not simply sit in front of the apparatus and watch whatever flows' onto the screen. There are specific programs I like, whose return gives me particular pleasure." [Alan …show more content…
Perhaps the most peculiar thing at first is the fact that Wilfred is obviously a man in a shabby looking dog suite. However, this fact soon becomes overlooked as the viewer is drawn into Wilfred's world. The setting draws away from the conventional and traditional domestic household of husband, wife and children and portrays a more modern style of living through Adam and Sarah, an unmarried couple with no children, living together, and with an unusually particular focus on Wilfred, the household pet. Wilfred is a very imperfect character, which is becoming increasingly common within modern domestic and situation comedies. Though he is arrogant, manipulative and self-righteous, the viewer is persuaded to warm to his insecurities and misguided passions. A closely resembling example can be seen in the BBC series The Office, in the character of David …show more content…
Discourse, in its' simplest form is basically the introduction or "putting forward" [O'Shaughnessy & Stadler, 2005, (p.150)] of an idea or "point of view" [O'Shaughnessy & Stadler, 2005, (p.150)]. Perhaps the most obvious discourse is that of the Ocker philosopher', mentioned above. Another strong discourse is that of drug use and abuse. Wilfred often portrays drugs and alcohol, in particular cigarettes, marijuana and excessive drinking, as being cool' or as something that should be socially acceptable. It can be viewed as sending the message that these types of narcotics are not harmful but are acceptable and even good for
[Trevor Horn, 1979].
Since the very first Australian broadcastings in 1956 and the introduction of colour in 1974, television has been an immensely important and influential form of media in Australian society. Television has the power to entertain as well as educate. It can make one laugh, or make one cry, and it can open up a viewer's eyes and mind to a whole different world, that they perhaps didn't even know existed. All this while slouched sluggishly in the back of a lounge.
"When I watch television, I do not simply sit in front of the apparatus and watch whatever flows' onto the screen. There are specific programs I like, whose return gives me particular pleasure." [Alan …show more content…
Perhaps the most peculiar thing at first is the fact that Wilfred is obviously a man in a shabby looking dog suite. However, this fact soon becomes overlooked as the viewer is drawn into Wilfred's world. The setting draws away from the conventional and traditional domestic household of husband, wife and children and portrays a more modern style of living through Adam and Sarah, an unmarried couple with no children, living together, and with an unusually particular focus on Wilfred, the household pet. Wilfred is a very imperfect character, which is becoming increasingly common within modern domestic and situation comedies. Though he is arrogant, manipulative and self-righteous, the viewer is persuaded to warm to his insecurities and misguided passions. A closely resembling example can be seen in the BBC series The Office, in the character of David …show more content…
Discourse, in its' simplest form is basically the introduction or "putting forward" [O'Shaughnessy & Stadler, 2005, (p.150)] of an idea or "point of view" [O'Shaughnessy & Stadler, 2005, (p.150)]. Perhaps the most obvious discourse is that of the Ocker philosopher', mentioned above. Another strong discourse is that of drug use and abuse. Wilfred often portrays drugs and alcohol, in particular cigarettes, marijuana and excessive drinking, as being cool' or as something that should be socially acceptable. It can be viewed as sending the message that these types of narcotics are not harmful but are acceptable and even good for