period English 11 Summary In this excerpt‚ Steven Johnson takes a look at the development of television narratives over the past few decades. In this‚ he argues that many of the shows that our population deems bad TV‚ are relatively healthy for our brains to watch. Johnson compares hit TV shows like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch to that of more recent shows like The Sopranos. He explains how early television like Dragnet and Starsky and Hutch follow a strict linear narrative with little variation
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Our great depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires‚ and movie gods‚ and rock stars‚ but we won’t. And we’re starting to figure that out. And we’re very‚very pissed off." Despite Brad Pitt being a movie god himself‚ one could define another person by the way that they were raised‚ so therefore we can define our generation as being the generation that was raised by television. Within in the mordern home of today‚ A televison or two
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watch reality TV for various reasons. In the essay‚ "The Tribe Has Spoken"‚ Rebecca Gardyn explains how age and gender can affect why people watch reality TV. She also focuses on whether or not reality TV will last. In her essay‚ there are many different statistics showing peoples perspective on reality TV. Gardyn draws upon different demographics that relate to her essay. Like others in the 18- to 24-year-old age group‚ I too enjoy watching reality TV. Although I like reality television‚ I am also
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Producer TV Producers are the Chief Executive Officers of television programming. TV Producers make creative and business decisions that shape what we see on our TV screens. Although there is no particular education requirement to become a TV Producer‚ a related degree from college or film school‚ such as a Bachelor of Arts in Film or Broadcast Journalism‚ may be beneficial. TV Producer Career Summary TV Producers run the business of making television productions including newscasts‚ game shows‚ sports
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Questions What specific beliefs‚ actions‚ and types of relationships do reality television shows encourage? Provide an example and explain your answer. Jersey shoes is a program that the only thing you can learn is sex‚ drink alcohol and dance‚ this program only teaches everyone that if you want live a perfect life you have to have sex and drink day and night to enjoy your live. Think about your favorite television show. What makes that show appealing to you? Place it in the context of other
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In Christine Lee’s “A Trend Taken Too Far：The Reality of Real TV‚” she goes on the note that Survivor has opened a new page of reality television. It succeeds in attracting and keeping viewer’s attention and interest. Christine explains that the reality shows which were developed after Survivor are dull. In order to pull the viewer into the show and meet people’s curiosity and gossip‚ some reality shows utilize sensationalism‚ such as sex‚ horror‚ and violence‚ others use a large cash
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both Pleasantville and The Truman Show to satirise and ridicule modern society. Pleasantville and The Truman Show’s story lines build on many similarities: David and Jennifer are both transported into a “perfect” world within a black and white television show where there is no fighting‚ no questioning of authority‚ there are no convictions and no fires. Truman‚ similarly‚ lives within his own “perfect” world. He has the ideal job‚ the blonde haired‚ blue- eyed slim wife‚ a neat home‚ friendly neighbours
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Tank‚ The Voice‚ and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader- these are all television series produced by television mogul Mark Burnett. But Burnett was not only a successful producer. He changed the history of television‚ and provides opportunities for thousands of diverse Americans. Also‚ Burnett assists in fighting stereotypes‚ and is encouraging to many of his viewers. Plus‚ he has raised awareness for numerous issues. Television producer‚ magnate‚ and CEO Mark Burnett has had a major impact on media
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agree with this statement because reality shows are real-life situations. When people see things like so they either run with it or use it as a lesson. What I mean by this is‚ they will be influenced by what others are doing because their actions are being broadcasted to the world which makes them look “cool.” Others will disagree because some reality shows influence people to take negative actions. What does watching television do for us as a people? Watching television can be educational in both a positive
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responsibility are ambiguous and rarely clear cut. The entire topic hinges on the question of what is right or wrong‚ good or bad‚ acceptable or not. In today’s world‚ media‚ be it the numerous newspapers‚ uncountable radio stations‚ or the endless television channels have become an intrinsic part of an individuals’ everyday life. As our world progresses and moves forward there are countless new avenues that open for the media. Therefore‚ the media now plays a major role in keeping one informed‚ updated
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