Television Influence In America

Four score and nine years ago our fore fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in reproduced media entertainment dedicated to cultural hegemony, that allows all members-in the ruling class-an equal opportunity to transmit their ideology to the masses. America is known for its carefully crafted proclamations used to influence the masses-and the American television industry is no different. Due to the prevalence of television entertainment in American society, many have thought of the impacts of various programs but few have stopped to think of the question prior to being able understanding the impacts, which Gritlin asks, “What do these programs mean?” By understanding the meaning, only then will we be able to understand
This “repeatable formula” that television prefers confirms Gritlin’s notions of purposed hegemony in American entertainment. TV programs prefer to stock characters set who don’t develop supporting the idea of complete social stability. He even comments on the timing of these programs how they mimic the times of the society reinforcing the “naturalness of clock time”. Programs beginning once school ends and once you clock out of work, the normalness of clock time is reproduced in through the TV format while introducing the capitalistic undertones of “free-time”; advertising ways to break the routine and escape the assembly-line of life for those who can afford it. An example of how even contradicting positions, of ‘clock-time’ and ‘free-time’ are still both brought into the culture conformed into hegemonic
Gritlin interestingly points out the way television is formatted -with its ‘assembly-line’ characters, perfectly timed commercials, predetermined genres, subliminal slants, and ready-made solutions- in a hegemonic aspect. . Gritlin urges the masses to recognize the hegemonic implications set in television formatting; to regain our power as an active society and engage in social conflicts while resisting the hegemonic ideology. Now after understanding what the programs actually mean, can we begin to ask the question of what are the true effects this programming has had on American