night. I was passing along a road leading to my grandmother’s house. I was all alone‚ and very scared. The wind was whistling in the trees overhead. I even heard the cry of a night bird. The road passed by a burial ground. At that time I remembered horror serials I had watched on television. Those fearful stories came into my mind. On the side of the road there was a thorny bush. It was so dark that nothing was visible to the naked eye. As I came near the thorny bush‚ I heard a rushing sound. I was
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today. Television shows such as Talk Shows‚ that are watched by me frequently have persuaded me in making many of my judgments and dissuasions. As I lay back with my remote control browsing through the channels. I come across at least six-seven Talk Shows within an hour. Talk Shows in the world of television‚ have undoubtedly taken up almost every inch of space on daytime television‚ and while doing so has caused much controversy. In the nineteen eighties‚ soap opera’s and game shows ruled the daytime
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television has been a staple in American culture. A show that was very important in American television history is The Ed Sullivan Show‚ created by Ed Sullivan and Marlo Lewis in 1948. The show lasted until 1971‚ making it the longest running variety show in history and the twenty-fourth longest running show in primetime history. The show aired on CBS from 8:00-9:00 pm after being filmed in what was eventually named‚ The Ed Sullivan Theater. The Ed Sullivan Show lasted as long as it did because it was able
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ventured around the globe looking for a new land to call home this uninhabited‚ tropical island came to mind. This island paradise is seen as the equivalent to “Seahaven” the fictional island in The Truman Show‚ a perfect paradise where everyone could get along and live wholesome lives (The Truman Show). While Animus’ size is not really known‚ it takes about three weeks walking‚ a week driving‚ to get from one end of the island to the other‚ keeping in mind the geological features in the way. Animus’
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“ Talk Shows will never be in trouble because of the subject matter. The more controversial‚ the bigger the shows get” ( Abt‚ Mustazza). In our public sphere today we see a disturbing trend arise with the popularity of lowbrow‚ emotional‚ and chaotic genre called “trash television.” For decades‚ television has been an important resource to help Americans stay informed and entertained as well. In addition to news programs‚ variety shows‚ comedy‚ drama‚ and sports; the genre of the “talk show” has evolved
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“The Cosby Show” (1984-1992) was a situational comedy that followed the Huxtable family. The Huxtables were a middle class african american family made up by the parents Cliff and Clair and their children Sondra‚ Denise‚ Theodore‚ Vanessa‚ and Rudy. Throughout it’s eight year run‚ “The Cosby Show” made a big impact. “The Cosby Show” has been significant to media history due to the fact that it showed what major racial issues were happening when the show was on the air‚ revolutionized race in situational
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(1) How did you feel as you watched your show? After watching an episode of That ‘70s Show with the requirement to make the noise the audience was making‚ I felt tired and no longer interested in the show because I was forced to laugh‚ clap‚ and make ooh sounds even though I thought a scene didn’t need it. Also‚ some scenes in the episode of That ‘70s Show had a laugh track every three seconds‚ I felt bored because I wasn’t enjoying the episode‚ but now making noise just for the sake of making noise
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Reality television has been around since television began in the 1940s. There were versions of radio shows that transitioned to television shows based on reality. Realistic situations involving unscripted actors and paid hosts transitioned quite easily from radio to the television set. The genre was not fundamental to the advent of television‚ in other words. Some of the original shows to debut on television as reality television were Candid Camera‚ Beat the Clock‚ Truth or Consequences‚
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1. The idea of the reality show Cochabamba is very interesting. It reminds me of a movie called The Truman Show (1998) with Jim Carrey where he is born and raised inside this dome and led to believe he was a normal person when in reality his family and friends were all just actors and that he has been the unknowing star of ‘The Truman Show’. However in Cochabamba almost nobody knows they are being filmed. The strategically placed cameras capture everyday events‚ but also catch some very interesting
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What do you think freak shows are? The dictionary says a freak show is‚ a sideshow at a fair‚ featuring abnormally developed people or animals. Meaning a person finds a person or an animal‚ most of the time it is a person‚ and show other people this person or aniaml. People most of the time have to pay to see the person or animal. I think it is right because if the people who started the freak show are nice they could give some of the money to the freak or disorded person. They could also maybe
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