sitcom analysis

      The concept of American family has changed over the years as portrayed in the sitcoms we watch. Things change over time and new generations want to watch something they can relate to. The older sitcoms like Brady Bunch and Leave It To Beaver are more basic and show life as a typical American family at that time. Another thing about the older shows is that they don't show some of the things you see on sitcoms now like sex, violence, drugs, and language. They are more appropriate for the time period in which they were made.



     Audiences have expectations when they turn on any sitcom. Almost all sitcoms are similar because they use the same structure. There is just a few settings and several or just a few characters. There is always a problem that comes up toward the beginning of the show and the rest of the show is dedicated to fixing that problem. People are also expecting to laugh when watching sitcoms because they are supposed to be funny as well as have a good plot for each episode.


      If my graduation from stevenson was the plot for a sitcom it would take place at the school and at my buddys house where we all hangout. The episode would be about me having to pass a class in order to graduate. That would be the problem or issue that comes up in every sitcom and the episode would be about me doing everything i can to pass and maybe some funny things that happen along the way and in the class. The complication would be all the work i had to do and how it interferes with my life . The climax would be me passing the class and graduating.

the truman show

Other reality shows are similar to The Truman Show in a few ways. I know people who are obsessed with some of the reality shows out there just like the people watching the Truman Show were. In some of the shows people are having their lives taped and they're always in front of the camera like Truman. The difference is that Truman didn't know he was having his life taped and anyone on any reality show will know they're on camera. The public reception of reality tv is similar to that in The Truman Show because it has somewhat of a hold on society since so many people watch it, for example, jersey shore has everyone talking about it and watching it as annoying as it is it's extremely popular. The thing that's different is that the public would not find it okay to tape someones whole life without them knowing and force them to live one big lie like the Truman Show.

Reality television

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_World

The purpose of the real world is to see how strangers interact when they live in a house together, its on mtv and is targeted toward teens.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_%28TV_series%29

Jersey shore is a show that is the same concept as the real world only the cast consists of the same people every season and they're " guidos/ guidettes" on MTV.

http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/recaps/#cat=11&mea=1115&ima=108732

The biggest loser is a show where overweight contestants compete for a cash prize by seeing who can lose the most weight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race

The amazing race gets several teams of two people who have some kind of relationship to race from one place to another where they find clues leading to the end and the winners get a grand prize. The target audience can be anyone who likes adventure.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol

American Idol is about a bunch of people competing to become a star singer and they are voted of by fans until there is one left, people who watch it most likely enjoy music and singing.

eagle and baby eaglets

I think the website has received so many hits because eagles are endangered. People want to see the birth of a new generation of eagles. Maybe people are also being patriotic. Eagles are our national bird. Theyre also really cute.

local tv news

  Im not too big on the news i just never really watch it but if i had to chose i would watch channel 4 or 7. I dont like channel 2 because of its conservative views. I saw only article i remember seeing on all three sites was one about this 15 month old baby who was supposedly served alcohol at applebees. I dont thinbk the internet will mean the end of newscasts on tv because so many people watch the news on tv still and its just a routine for them like in the morning no one wants to go on the internet that early.

parent television council

Media violence may cause aggressive and antisocial behavior, desensitize viewers to future violence and increase perceptions that they are living "in a mean and dangerous world." - American Academy of Pediatrics

Average time kids spend watching TV each day: 4 Hours

  I thought these two facts were very interesting. 4 hours is a lot of time to spend in front of a tv and thats bad because that causes other problems like lazier kids which could contrbute to the obesity epidemic. I dont agree with the other one so much. I think that if people are smart they see past these things. It takes some maturity but people have to realize that its tv and it isnt real life and thats not how things actually are.