Television Show Essays

  • Analysis of the Television Show, Girlfriends

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    Analysis of the Television Show, Girlfriends The T.V show " Girlfriends" is very eye catching for young women between the ages of 16-35. It deals with girl related issues, for example: what am i going to wear on my first date, or do i look fat? These are some of the topics friends talk about. The show is based on four African American women who have been friends since early childhood, it takes place now in the present. The girls are in there mid-20's-early 30's. The characters names are Jone,

  • Reality Television Shows

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    figures, involved in Reality TV. There is no exact definition of Reality Television and people also have different opinions of what it is. But it tends be a combination of genres such as: documentary, drama and many other genre’s depending on the type show. It can also be described as ‘ a hybrid of non-fiction and entertainment elements’. Charlie Parsons, creator of the television show, Survivor defines reality TV as ‘Shows containing producer created environments that control contestant behaviour'

  • Television Shows And The Adolescents

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    Does watching television make you smarter? Television shows are recurring television programs in the form of episodes and series. My own view is that the television show being watched is picked by whosoever is watching it. Different people watch television shows from different perspectives. It is their ability to decode the information being passed through the show, and understand it, that determines the type of television show they will like to watch. Television shows have a continuous effect on

  • Television Talk Shows

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    Television Talk Shows The United States’ longest running program is actually a news/talk show called Meet the Press. It began as a radio program in 1945, and had little changes when it was aired on NBC for the first half-hour television broadcast in November 1947. Meet the Press May have been the first talk show to be shown on television, but it wasn’t the first regularly scheduled talk show. Sylvester Weaver produced the first regularly programmed talk show called Broadway Open House from

  • The Truman Show: The Dangers Of The Reality Television Show

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    The Truman Show, starring Jim Carey, is a movie about an unusual type of reality television show starring a Truman Burbank in a 14 hour a day television show that is all about his life. The show began when Truman Burbank was born and has been running for almost 30 years. Truman has spent his entire life in a large dome that is made to look like the real world, including weather, sky, stars, a sea, and his hometown, Seahaven. The town is equipped with 5,000 cameras so that Truman will always be seen

  • The Pros And Cons Of Television Shows

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    we tend to take for granted is television. Cooking shows, game shows, comedy shows, and dramas are just a few of the thousands of television shows that meet every entertainment taste. There are so many shows on television that many people don’t know which shows to watch. Comedy television shows are a classic. Family shows are one of the most watched comedy shows. They are something that kids can enjoy while still keeping the parents entertained. Full House, a show about a typical family with a few

  • Television Shows: Pop Culture Lawyers

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    Love them or hate them, heroes or villains; there is no doubt that lawyers make good entertainment. The offerings of current television shows such as The Good Wife, Suits and Law and Order are evidence that legal dramas continue to be a favorite subject for pop culture media. While one can easily find hundreds of titles when searching for entertainment in the legal genre, the characterization of fictional lawyers varies widely from average decent citizens to crusading heroes on the positive side

  • The Brony Controversy Over a Television Show

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    Imagine yourself as a very helpful person. Imagine yourself getting shunned from humanity only because you watch a certain T.V. show. How would you feel? Angry? Depressed? Hated? All of these things are how Bronies feel when they’re shunned from the world. Bronies are one of the most charitable fandoms in the world, and should be recognized for their contributions to the world, not for what they watch. On October 10, 2010, the first episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic aired on the Hub

  • Television Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s

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    Examination of Television Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s One of the greatest captivators of public interest in the 1950s was the emerging quiz game show on television. The public, naively trustful, fell in love with television game shows. People found them to be new, exciting, and similar to the captivating radio quiz shows so popular before television's advent. Some game shows were developed primarily for laughs, while others were played for prizes or large sums of money. These game shows were so popular

  • Negative Stereotypes In The Television Show 'Bojack Horseman'

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    The television series “Bojack Horseman”, “Arrested Development”, and “Louie” portray older adult characters that are having a difficult time accepting that they are no longer how they were when they were younger. In the show “Bojack Horseman”, the characters Bojack and his two friends Todd and Herb all experience events that make them feel old, while Louis C.K. realizes the youthful bachelor life is not for him anymore in from the show “Louie”, and the character Lindsay in “Arrested Development”

  • Some Detriments of Reality Television Shows

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    Some Detriments of Reality Television Shows Reality television shows dominate many television networks today. There are reality television shows enjoyed by virtually every age-group. However, many people are unaware of the truth behind reality television shows. They are unaware of the planning and prearranged situations that occur in most "reality" shows. Reality television shows pose some important detriments for society, which include presenting contrived situations as reality, promoting unethical

  • Reality Television: The Effects Of Reality Shows

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    's generation, millions of television shows have been created to entertain the general public. Whether it be cartoons, dramas, comedies, chick flicks, or reality t.v., I guarantee there is a show that each person enjoys watching. One particular genre appears to be the most viewed from a television screen, which is reality television. It is evident that the general population enjoys watching lives unfold and the various interactions between characters in reality television. For example, in Keeping Up

  • The Number One Show on Television: The Blacklist

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    The Blacklist is a crime drama television program that airs on NBC. It is an American television series that stars Megan Boone, James Spader and Harry Lennix. The idea behind it is that an ingenious, criminal mastermind, for some apparent reason, starts to assist the FBI in catching the world’s most wanted criminals, some of which they did not know existed. Yet, Raymond “Red” Reddington surrenders to the authorities under the condition that he will only cooperate with a rookie FBI profiler, Elizabeth

  • The Educational Television Show Team UmiZoomi

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    The educational television show “Team UmiZoomi” is an animated show aimed at preschoolers that focuses on mathematical concepts such as numbers and shapes. This show often places an emphasis on the inclusion of the audience as a way to signify that the child who is watching it has math abilities that can be used. The episode “The Aquarium Fix-It” follows the three main characters as they help the seahorses at an aquarium by fixing a leak in the tank. The segment of this episode that will be analyzed

  • Television and Media - Variety in TV Shows

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    Variety in Television Shows There are many different television shows today, practically one for every person in the family. Comedies, dramas, action-adventure all these different forums of television, but they all seem to be about the same people. Threw all the different verity of shows on TV all the characters have common similarities with each other. They are mostly composed of white people and the upper class. Even if the show claims to be about the working class the characters are

  • Postmodernism in US Television Show Lost

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    anything, whether it be it culture, philosophy, art, literature, films, etc, or even television... Television reflects the mass-produced society we live in and certain shows exhibit many of the archetypes of postmodernism that have become prevalent in other art forms. Postmodernism can be useful for understanding contemporary television it can help us to relate to the ever-changing world we live in. Television shows like ABC’s Lost (ABC, 2004-2010) dabble in matters of intertextuality, questioning

  • The Genre Of Reality Television: Define A Reality Show

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    Define a reality show Reality TV is a genre of television programming that presents unscripted dramatic or humorous alleged situation and record real events. It usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes other circumstances in the game or in a prize being awarded. Genre often prominent individuals and dramatic conflict to a greater extent than other unscripted television documentaries and other programs. Such a participant genre has different standards metaphor

  • Reality Television: The Art Of Reality TV Shows

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    of manipulation, whether it be through TV shows, news, or even books. Unreal is a TV show that attempts to reveal the manipulation found on one of the most successful reality shows on television, The Bachelor. The Bachelor is a dating show that tries to portray true love and happy endings. The majority of the show’s audience finds these portrayals to be nonsense, and Unreal perfectly reassures them of their opinion. Whether it be love,

  • Exploring Genres of Television Shows: A Personal Analysis

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    Television has become a popular entertainment for all people of all ages. Television was introduced first in the late nineteenth century and twentieth century. The inventors of the television wanted to bring changes through visual communications technology. While watching TV, it has given me an opportunity to analyze the different genres of television shows. Certain shows have good plots and characters, but not every show is so captivating. Comedy, action, and horror are the most entertaining genres

  • Two Comedic Television Families, The Cosby Show and Rosanne

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    depicted in television comedy shows outwardly appear as stereotypical characters. Extreme contrasting types are used to exaggerate real life: wealthy or poor, urban or rural, and sophisticated or naïve. This is not only for entertainment value, it seems: the characteristics of these families can represent the diversity within the families across our nation. As a show develops it can reach out to the audience by touching on more realistic values. A demonstration of how a television family deals