Television has existed since the early 1920’s. So, it is not shocking to discover that children ages two to eleven watch over 24 hours of television per week. However, the incredibly high amount of time an adult invests in watching television is 33 hours a week. I dedicated an hour of my time to watch the hit, murder mystery television show “How to Get Away with Murder” an American drama series on ABC. Currently, the series has four seasons. As the show begins, it very clearly states what the remainder of the season will consist of. Law students Wes Gibbons, Laurel Castillo, Connor Walsh, and Michaela Pratt. work under their defense lawyer professor Annalise Keating, obtaining legal experience in and out of the court room; all the while they
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This show captures the attention of those who possess a curious mind intrigued by mystery and murder. “How to Get Away with Murder” appeals to the desire for suspense, fear, and romance. As well as appealing to our desires, it makes the show more intense by correlating it to real life events and issues. Although, it is a little far-fetched due to the fact that no law professor instructs their students over a unit on how to get away with killing someone. Based upon Johnson’s criteria provided in Watching T.V. Makes You Smarter, “How to Get Away with Murder” is a drama series that indeed will “make one smarter”. Throughout the 43-minute duration of the first episode of season one “Pilot”, the show hit the criteria points of: needing to pay attention to understand, making inferences, tracking shifting social relationships, socials issues and the loss of moral clarity. While viewing the show, I found it difficult to attempt to multitask. When I attempted this, I discovered myself rewinding the show to watch what I missed due to the fact that the show became confusing because of what I had missed. As well as the show requiring one’s attention, it also forces one to inquire on legal terminology and complex vocabulary. Such words that were displayed in the first episode included: misogynistic, doctored, prevail, and grueling. The fact that creators of the show do not use “arrows” to make these terms
This show captures the attention of those who possess a curious mind intrigued by mystery and murder. “How to Get Away with Murder” appeals to the desire for suspense, fear, and romance. As well as appealing to our desires, it makes the show more intense by correlating it to real life events and issues. Although, it is a little far-fetched due to the fact that no law professor instructs their students over a unit on how to get away with killing someone. Based upon Johnson’s criteria provided in Watching T.V. Makes You Smarter, “How to Get Away with Murder” is a drama series that indeed will “make one smarter”. Throughout the 43-minute duration of the first episode of season one “Pilot”, the show hit the criteria points of: needing to pay attention to understand, making inferences, tracking shifting social relationships, socials issues and the loss of moral clarity. While viewing the show, I found it difficult to attempt to multitask. When I attempted this, I discovered myself rewinding the show to watch what I missed due to the fact that the show became confusing because of what I had missed. As well as the show requiring one’s attention, it also forces one to inquire on legal terminology and complex vocabulary. Such words that were displayed in the first episode included: misogynistic, doctored, prevail, and grueling. The fact that creators of the show do not use “arrows” to make these terms