Bill Cosby

American members of the upper middle class, they undoubtedly should have dealt with substantial amounts of discrimination and barriers preventing them from reaching that point. Sut Jhally and Justin Lewis, authors of the novel Enlightened Racism: The Cosby Show, Audiences, and the Myth of the American Dream, argue, “The show never offers [viewers] the slightest glimpse of the economic disadvantages and deep-rooted discrimination that prevent most black Americans from reaching their potential.”…

Ever since about fifty women have come up to accuse the comedian of rape and sexual assault, the public’s reaction to Cosby turned into scorn and disappointment. Many former fans of Cosby turned to platforms on social media (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) to express their newfound shock and resentment for the fallen star. Additionally, many tabloids such as TMZ and Entertainment Tonight continually send in…

hard time airing. The attitude to Muslims whether it was justified or not was negative and the show would be cancelled immediately. In 2015 however, the times have changed and this show would have as good a chance as any other sitcom Comedy. The Cosby show was revolutionary in the fact that it was one of the first successful television show about a Black family, which at the time was a TV minority. This show could take the same mold…

For the assignment, going retro, I chose to watch several episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. This was an American sitcom that ran from 1962- 1971 on the CBS network. The show was created and written by Paul Henning and produced by Filmways Television. Both Al Simon and Martin Ransohoff were executive producers for this series which began in black and white but was switched to color in 1965. The shows had several main characters that came in and out of each episode, some of the most prominent…

As a child, my favorite thing to watch on TV was The Cosby Show. When the show was on, I was a Huxtable. And in reality, I was still pretty damn close to being a Huxtable. I was the youngest child of a black, upper middle-class family that resided in New York. My parents both had post-graduate degrees – in fact my father, like Heathcliff Huxtable, was a good-humored physician. Just like the Huxtables, we were a nuclear family of seven: two cis-gendered married parents with five spirited children…

in-depth look into The Cosby Show The Cosby Show was a show for all families to watch; it was a show in which captivated the homes of many families. According to The New York Times, “What’s more, it revived the sitcom on new terms. ‘The Cosby Show’ is often more credited for breaking new ground in the media visibility of African-Americans, laying track for later shows…” (Flanagin. Jake, “Why ‘The Cosby Show’ Still Matters” 2014, P. 1). Also according to the website, IMDb, The Cosby Show first…

CBS’s early TV strategy differed from NCB due to their different motivations for attracting an audience. CBS employed a populist programming strategy, which included sitcoms, game shows, adaption of radio shows, star driven shows from the celebrity base form radio, employing similar programming strategies that had been established in radio in order to appeal to a mass audience and ensure sponsorship. The network also ensured great flexibility through its use of packaged programs (Shows developed…

It is a common misconception that humans as a whole have certain rights simply because they are born with them. Many believe they are free to exercise these rights unhindered because it is their right to do so. It is important to recognize this fallacy, because living under the assumption that we have rights just for being born is how they slowly get taken away. The truth is, that the current rights of United States citizens exist because they were fought for, and they must continue to be…

the time and think back to the Walton’s, Little House on the Prairie, or even more recent The Cosby Show. I do not remember those shows showing anybody in a naked setting. We have allowed our society to dictate what we as families watch. It is now common practice to see the whole backside of a man in prime time television and it does not cause one bit of concern. Movies are no different; Bill Cosby in his book Love and Marriage talks about seeing Jane Russell in a movie and how she was no…

Zenger Trial The Trial of John Peter Zenger was a momentous event that not only impacted the colonies and questioned the act of seditious libeling but also brought about the new notion of freedom of speech in the press. His courage and daring determination to challenge someone in such a imperative place of power was an inspiring moment to the people of the colonies and overseas in Great Britain. John Peter Zenger was a German Born, American Printer and Journalist who started the New York…