Dawson Leery is A 16-year-old boy coming of age in a small New England town, and Felicity Porter is 18-year-old college sophomore trying to find herself while she is attending New York University in New York City. Although it might seem that the lives of these two people are half a world away they are actually the title characters of two shows that air on the Warner Brothers Network. The shows “Dawson’s Creek'; and “Felicity'; share similarities in programming techniques, lead characters, and relationship storylines
“Dawson’s Creek'; and “Felicity'; share similarities in programming techniques to cater to an exploding youth market. “Dawson’s Creek';, which currently airs at 8pm on Wednesday, is one the highest rated shows airing on the Warner Brothers network. The shows success is mainly due to the creative way of displaying the trial and tribulations of adolescence, with soap opera storylines, dashed with a vocabulary that could only be achieved by attending an Ivy League school, and an attractive cast. Before its premiere “Dawson’s Creek'; had a large nation campaign that consisted of television, newspaper, magazine, and billboard ads. Due to the ad campaign the show has become a global success being showing around the world in several different languages.
“Felicity'; currently airs on the Warner Brother Network at 8pm on Sunday. “Felicity'; like “Dawson’s Creek'; is a very successful program, winning a Golden Globe award for lead actress Keri Russell in her portrayal of title character Felicity Porter. The shows main premise is being out on your own for the first time and having no one to cling to but strangers who become your friends and has made “Felicity'; not only hit home with teenagers but also with young adults. In their freshman season, “Felicity'; and “Dawson’s Creek'; aired at 9:00 P.M on Tuesday and was lead in by cult favorite “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer'; for a boost in ratings.
Similarities were also evident between the two shows leading characters, Dawson Leery and Felicity Porter. The titles “Dawson’s Creek'; and “Felicity'; both include the lead characters first names. Dawson, whose idol is Steven Spilburge, wants to become a famous filmmaker and has recently finished making his second movie “Creek Daze';. The success of “Dawson’s Creek'; has made James Van Der Beek, who portrays the title role, not only become a recognizable and very popular star, but also a teen heart throb. Felicity, who is currently attending New
Extract three is from an episode of the Nickelodeon TV show 'Drake and Josh', this particular TV show is aimed at male and female young people from age 8 to 13. It was first aired in 2004 and it only has male speakers within the extract. During this extract, Josh is working his usual job at the movie theatre, which his brother Jake is sitting in the foyer with his friend. A woman walk in that takes both of the brothers' interest because of her looks. For the most part, this extract outlines a stereotypical mind set of a teenage boy: obsessed with looks and very self-absorbed. Therefore, this definitely adheres to the idea of masculinity being based on dominance, self-assuredness, as well as autonomy. Deborah Tannen’s theory of difference states that women use cooperative overlapping, yet men just use adjacency pairs. Drake and Josh uncooperatively overlap throughout the extract, this displays that they are rather argumentative, so do not fully comply with Deborah Tannen’s theory.
The mother never stopped fighting for her rights and Charlotte had to learn how to cope with her difficult situation at home. Overall, both characters shared some personality traits but they also proved to be very different
Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink have more in common than Molly Ringwald. Stereotypes, different economic backgrounds, and feminism all have some part in these 80’s teen films. The themes are all the same, rich vs poor, popular or unpopular and changing yourself to fit into the ‘norm’.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007) women’s labor force participation raised from 33.9% in 1950 to 57.5% in 1990. The TV shows Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different in the way they portray that statistic through their gender roles. Married with Children shows the more traditional type of gender roles, while Roseanne shows gender roles that were not as common in past decades. Both shows exemplify gender roles that were common and rare compared to decades prior. The TV shows, Married with Children and Roseanne are similar and different because of the gender roles each television show displays.
I will discuss a T.V show that began in 1987 and ran until 1995 and compare that to a T.V show of today Modern Family; which first aired in 2009. The two are both American family sitcoms and comedies that have had great success throughout the air. These two shows are both unique in their own way. Full House is based in the late 80’s and early 90’s in San Francisco. Now Modern Family is today and still on air going for the 7th season based in the suburbs of Los Angeles. That if you look at the family photo of the entire Modern Family cast and the complete Full House cast shows how the typical sitcom family has changed over the time. 80’s to present
In the last fifty years television has evolved tremendously, especially sitcoms. For example, in 1969 The Brady Bunch aired a show that featured two broken families coming together to form a seemingly ‘perfect’ blended one. The television show emphasized the importance of appreciating your loved ones, as well as surmounting challenges that teenagers face in everyday life. In 2009, the perhaps ‘modern’ Brady Bunch aired on ABC, Modern Family. This show focuses on three families, and highlights non-traditional families, illustrating that there is no ‘perfect’ family. In the forty nine year gap between the two programs, social and cultural issues such as gay marriage, adoption, and multicultural marriages have made
For a large part of the history of TV sitcoms women have been portrayed as mothers or as having to fulfill the woman's role in the private sphere. Family based sitcoms were one of the forms of sitcom that keep women in these roles, but what is interesting is that even in other forms of sitcoms women do not truly escape these roles. Sitcoms, like Sex and the City and Murphy Brown showcase women whom have seemingly escaped these roles, by showing liberated women, but that does not mean that both do not fall into the gender role showcased in family sitcoms. It draws the similarities between ensemble sitcoms and family sitcoms when it comes down to the role of women. The starring women in both Sex and the City and Murphy Brown, and even the Mary
their culture. Television over the years has molded the minds of its viewers – young and
American Broadcasting Company's sitcom, Modern Family, debuted in 2009 and is in its sixth season. It was met with critical acclaim and good ratings (Modern Family). The show airs once per week on the ABC network (ABC shows schedule). The show attempts to portray the humor behind three different families of varying composition. However, Modern Family’s attempt at giving an honest portrayal of the titular modern family falls short and instead relies upon tired tropes and clichés to derive its humor. Modern Family does not attempt to depict the state of gender roles in today’s society, sadly falling back on old gender standards found in sitcoms since their start.
The Pearlman’s have two children, Ryan and Morgan, in their early
MTV’s reality show Buckwild and NBC’s sitcom Friends may seem to have very few things in common, but if a closer look is taken, there are a couple similarities that are able to link the two shows together. Not only do both shows document the lives of post-college-aged adults, but they also focus specific social classes and the stereotypes attributed to them. Buckwild was a reality TV series that was abruptly cut short after airing for only one season. The reality show followed a group of 20-something year olds around Sissonville, West Virginia and recorded how the small town kids got their kicks. From making a swimming pool in the bed of a garbage trunk to shooting potato guns across the holler, the show seemed to capture a rare glimpse at a hillbilly theme park. On the contrary, the cast of Friends had the city of New York as their playground, though they rarely left the comfort of their favorite coffee house, Central Perk. The sitcom aired for ten seasons, probably due to its relatable nature and sarcastic sense of humor.
Most people’s lives in the 21 century are in some way affected by media and it is affecting the way individuals preform daily tasks. Television shows are a great example of this; they show the development of characters over a period and display how greater social forces shape what they have become. C. Wright mills uses a term the sociological imagination, it is the theory that people’s lives are shaped essentially by greater social forces and society’s expectations rather than biology and genetics. The show Modern Family is a good example of the sociological imagination because it has a diverse cast and the characters have many personalities, wants, and desires. Modern Family is a television show that has stories of separate individual families who are related. Claire and Mitch are siblings and Jay is their father. The families are Claire, Phil, Alex, Hailey and Luke. Mitch, Cam and Lilly and Jay, Gloria and Mani.
Television adds many qualities to the nineties life. This is even true of the prime time teen angst drama. Dawson’s Creek (classified with the above prime time teen angst drama) can and does contribute interesting qualities to a written work. This show is a prime example of social interactions. Every character is at least acquainted with every other character, which gives the watcher the chance to see one character in many different situations. The word situation does not always mean social interaction though. Situations encompass the setting also. In television the set is made to be large, bright, and overall catching to the eye. Since a television screen is so small all of the important aspects of the set are brought forth they are easily viewed. This show of blatant importance can help an author decide on what is a really important part of their literature. Television though is not the only tool a writer can take advantage of. Indeed movies can also be of great importance.
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Nicholas Sparks’ book, The Best of Me, tells the story of two lovers-Amanda and Dawson- who grew to love one another at a young age. Both characters live in the same place geographically, but are in different worlds. Dawson lives in a trailer park and his family has a history of causing trouble around town, while Amada lives in a large house with an affluent family. Despite their differences, they come to fall deeply in love with each other. Once Amanda’s mother catches wind of her love interests, she insists that she end it. Amanda’s plans are different; she plans to run away with Dawson, but in the end they go separate ways. Years later they return to the place where their love once bloomed in hopes that it may be restored.