Australian Tv Show Analysis

Australian television shows, have they been portraying us accurately? Aussies are known to have that “take the piss out of each other” attitude but is it okay to take that attitude and show it to the public through the media? There are a large number of Australian TV shows that inaccurately represent life in a community such as Logan. For example the TV show ‘Housos’, through the use of the characters characteristics, location and scripting (plot and dialogue) they have represented all Australians in suburban life as feckless individuals, low class citizens and uneducated Bogans.

The characters in Housos, they aren’t your everyday Australians who go to the bar after a long day of work, or lounge around their TV after dinner and watch that TV show the whole neighbourhood is up to date with. Instead they commit crimes daily, laze around all day and run muck. In one episode, one of the main characters Darren a.k.a Dazza was hoping to get …show more content…
You can have different types of discourse, Medical discourse, legal discourse etc. The discourse used in Australia is certainly different from what you would hear in America. Housos emphasizes the discourse used in Australia, for example the –azza concept. Characters Sharon and Darren are also known as Shazza and Dazza. The script and dialogue in Housos is overly exaggerated. As Australians we are very expressive and like to speak our mind and when we do, we like to curse, even if we’re happy or angry and characters Housos, do just that. When Shazza is angry, “If you would of had put the fucking right bet on we would of had three grand!” and when she is happy, “Aww fuck, a stripper pole, I fucking love you Dazza.” Yes, some Aussies do curse like a sailor but in Housos, it’s a different story. They have exaggerated the way Aussies speak. This portrays that the people in the community have foul mouths, positioning the audience to view that we’re just uneducated