In 2014, there were over 371 scripted shows on television. As time goes on, the numbers only continue to increase. But have you ever wondered what is so compelling about certain TV shows? What makes people want to watch them? Supernatural is produced by Warner Brothers Television, Kripke Enterprises, Wonderland Sound and Vision, Supernatural Films. The show can be found on many tv channels, such as ITV, The CW, TNT, The WB, as well as many other channels around the world. And eleven seasons in, the show gets from around 3 to 6 million viewers per episode. There have been multitudes of guest stars on the show, including Curtis Armstrong, Jim Beaver, Felicia Day, Alona Tal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mark Pellegrino, Osric Chau, Alaina Huffman, Ruth Connell, Richard Speight Jr., Rob Benedict, AJ Buckley, Matt Cohen, Sebastian Roché, and many many more. There are over seventeen Supernatural
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Nobody wants to watch a show where they can’t relate to the characters, because they think “so what?” Why should someone watch a show that they cannot relate to? Two researchers took over 2,400 personal interviews and then used the results to help identify why people watch television. According to “We Are What We Watch: We Watch What We Are,” by Robert H. Spier, we watch television shows based on all of our interest: “For example: Young, blue-collar men watch TV sports less frequently than any other group. Black viewers watch more television but also read the highest percentage of publications. Teenage boys like programs that poke fun at male authority figures.” If you think back to the shows that you watch, what are the reasons that you watch? Do you watch because of the character relatability or plot? As Spier states repeatedly in his article, we are what we watch, whether it be on a literal or figurative
Nobody wants to watch a show where they can’t relate to the characters, because they think “so what?” Why should someone watch a show that they cannot relate to? Two researchers took over 2,400 personal interviews and then used the results to help identify why people watch television. According to “We Are What We Watch: We Watch What We Are,” by Robert H. Spier, we watch television shows based on all of our interest: “For example: Young, blue-collar men watch TV sports less frequently than any other group. Black viewers watch more television but also read the highest percentage of publications. Teenage boys like programs that poke fun at male authority figures.” If you think back to the shows that you watch, what are the reasons that you watch? Do you watch because of the character relatability or plot? As Spier states repeatedly in his article, we are what we watch, whether it be on a literal or figurative