The two TV shows that I decided to compare and contrast were American Horror Story and Supernatural. Both of these TV shows are under the genre of horror and they both like to re-create the things that go bump in the night. Both of these TV shows are geared toward a large target audience of ages 18 through 50, and both have characters that the audience can grow with.Nevertheless, the networks that they are tied to, have a different opinion on how they scare their audiences in their seat.
American horror story is a a non- syndicated cable program that is with FX, and is in the genre of horror fiction The content of the show changes every season however the episodes keep their element of fear fresh. Supernatural, however, does have a growing …show more content…
The use of the F word and the word sh*t ,even by children was used in every other scene. Nevertheless, they were strategically placed and added a somewhat natural element to the TV show. They even used high sexual language, to let some of the scarier characters get their points across.
Supernatural however is a broadcast show that started on The WB and was syndicated to The CW. This show had very light to no profanity or sexual language. Many of the sexual jokes were innuendos yet never actually spoken.Therefore I was never surprise when instead of listening to “what the hell” ,I heard “what the heck”.
Secondly I paid attention to what I saw and both shows were very different in that aspect ,even though the gore on AHS was so strong. American horror story showed a dead possum on the floor with its neck cut .The sight of the fresh blood leaking out of the carcasses to give the audience a sense of danger to the sight of a little boy reaching out to his brother with a bloody face, while he screaming for help. The show made sure the cameras stayed on those strong gory moments to affect the audience more, and each look became scarier than the …show more content…
At the end the first episode you can see a woman on fire plastered to the ceiling.However, I found myself rewinding the scene just to get a clear picture of what I was looking at. The show had a surprise element that would scare the audience into paying attention, which makes one able to fully get engaged.
I felt as if both shows were effective, however for different reasons. American Horror Story used its leverage, the profanity, sexual language, and gore, to put the audience in a fearful trance. Each swear word was believable because of the situation each character was put in. The sight of a thick dark blood oozing out of a fresh kill was meant keep the audience eyes on the screen as it slowly leaked out.
Nevertheless, because supernatural, being on a broadcast network, couldn't give the profanity and the blood a true horror fan needs, they decided to let your your mind become its worst enemy. From the quick flashes of creatures across the screen, to the build up of music, evidence, and darkness,as the characters search for the things that go but in the night. Each clue the show gave you, helped the audience's mind go into overdrive as they tried to figure out what we're going to be our lead characters next
American horror story is a a non- syndicated cable program that is with FX, and is in the genre of horror fiction The content of the show changes every season however the episodes keep their element of fear fresh. Supernatural, however, does have a growing …show more content…
The use of the F word and the word sh*t ,even by children was used in every other scene. Nevertheless, they were strategically placed and added a somewhat natural element to the TV show. They even used high sexual language, to let some of the scarier characters get their points across.
Supernatural however is a broadcast show that started on The WB and was syndicated to The CW. This show had very light to no profanity or sexual language. Many of the sexual jokes were innuendos yet never actually spoken.Therefore I was never surprise when instead of listening to “what the hell” ,I heard “what the heck”.
Secondly I paid attention to what I saw and both shows were very different in that aspect ,even though the gore on AHS was so strong. American horror story showed a dead possum on the floor with its neck cut .The sight of the fresh blood leaking out of the carcasses to give the audience a sense of danger to the sight of a little boy reaching out to his brother with a bloody face, while he screaming for help. The show made sure the cameras stayed on those strong gory moments to affect the audience more, and each look became scarier than the …show more content…
At the end the first episode you can see a woman on fire plastered to the ceiling.However, I found myself rewinding the scene just to get a clear picture of what I was looking at. The show had a surprise element that would scare the audience into paying attention, which makes one able to fully get engaged.
I felt as if both shows were effective, however for different reasons. American Horror Story used its leverage, the profanity, sexual language, and gore, to put the audience in a fearful trance. Each swear word was believable because of the situation each character was put in. The sight of a thick dark blood oozing out of a fresh kill was meant keep the audience eyes on the screen as it slowly leaked out.
Nevertheless, because supernatural, being on a broadcast network, couldn't give the profanity and the blood a true horror fan needs, they decided to let your your mind become its worst enemy. From the quick flashes of creatures across the screen, to the build up of music, evidence, and darkness,as the characters search for the things that go but in the night. Each clue the show gave you, helped the audience's mind go into overdrive as they tried to figure out what we're going to be our lead characters next