The True Value of Quality TV

People also start creating web pages in tribute to their idols, further fuelling the interest towards celebrities. . All in all, there are many reasons why so many people are attracted to celebrities, some of which I have discussed in my essay. People look to the celebrities to fulfill their innermost fantasies and escape from the harsh realities of their circumstances. The celebrities, with their talent and charm, provide even more reason for people to be attracted to them.

Notably, television is a primary source of media, which can influence a person positively and negatively. Television has become accessible globally giving useful information, intriguing stories, and capturing real world events. The high exposure to television shapes a person’s view on reality, such as, the images on TV can inspire people in a career field. For example, “Greater quantity of television viewing has been shown to be positively correlated with estimates of doctors, lawyers, and police officers in the real world” (Shrum 2002). For television, it can affect our viewing behavior and social attitudes.

Increased profits came from several different departments, but what really brought in revenue were the advertisements. Advertisers gave players the opportunity for promotion contracts. Also, due to the increased ratings, television networks received more profit for airing the commercials. Alongside these advances, new demographics were targeted and reached, which strongly contributed to sport dominating the television medium during this time. Ergo the coalition of sport and television became a codependent

Joseph Straubhaar (2009) stated that television genres continue to develop over time in response to changes in audience tastes and original creative ideas. Indeed, television genres will keep on developing to meet the expectations and satisfaction of the audience. Crime drama series have become one of the most popular television genres within our society. It attracts the audience by dealing with themes and issues relating to the news and current affairs that the viewers are aware of. Crime fiction has various sub-genres including detective fiction such as Monk (2002-2009) where a detective investigates and solves a crime.

Now at its peak of growth, reality television evokes ideas of social order and cultural norms to its audiences, while perpetuating racial stereotypes in society (Mendible, 2004). My purpose of the review of literature is to examine and analyze reality television’s influence on people’s perceptions of African American stereotypes. Reality Television Reality based television has a broad landscape ranging from competitive game-like shows to programs following the daily lives of a group of people. Every major network now has some form of reality programming because the genre’s shows are high in viewership and require low costs for production. The genre is appealing to viewers because it provides them with a first-hand look into the lives of everyday people, which allows them to observe social behavior that helps them determine what is appropriate or not (Tyree, 2011, p. 397).

George Lucas spoke in one of his interviews about remaking the film and spending more money- but it was worth it! Having studied a range of theories, I now think that Star Wars was so successful because of a combination of all four of these theories. Without one of them, I don't think that it would have been as ground breaking to its viewers. Although there is a strong fairytale storyline and many special effects and aliens without the religious aspect of the 'Force' Star Wars wouldn't be as appealing. This proves just how popular the film was both in the seventies up until today.

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New York: CBS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IquQLrf4sEo Weithorn, M. J. (Writer), & Schiller, R. (Director) (3, Dec. 2003). Life Sentence [Television series episode]. In Weithorn, M. (Executive Producer), King of Queens.

Now at its peak of growth, reality television evokes ideas of social order and cultural norms to its audiences, while renewing racial stereotypes in modern society (Mendible, 2004). My purpose of the review of literature is to examine and analyze reality television’s influence on people’s perceptions of cultural roles and racial stereotypes. Reality Television Reality based television has a broad landscape ranging from competitive game-like shows to programs following the daily lives of a group of people. Every major network now has some form of reality programming because these programs are high in viewership and require low costs for production. The genre’s shows provide audiences with a first-hand look into the lives of everyday people, which creates resonance among viewers because they feel like they can relate to the characters on screen (Hasinoff, 2008).

Media Personality: Ryan Seacrest When you think of famous hosts of TV shows and popular names in the media what names come to mind? Names like Alex Trebek, Bob Barker and Pat SaJac probably ring a bell and jump right out at you. Many TV show hosts have gained the respect and admiration of their audiences over the years by giving the viewers someone they feel good about, someone they can tune into everyday and trust and really feel like you get to know that person on a personal level. This is probably a good quality in what makes TV hosts widely known. At the turn of the millennium one thing is definite, television is changing.