History of television

The TLC program has had a larger impact on my life than I would previously have thought possible. At first, I did not fully understand the point of TLC and was skeptical of its supposed effects. Since beginning TLC, I have noticed a change in my view of success, view of bad days, body language, and leadership. TLC has given me motivation to be the best that I can be by showing me how much better life is as a top 20. Top 20’s are happier, more successful, and better leaders than bottom 80’s,…

In between binge-watching television shows and the “Netflix and chill” social trend, the increase of platforms to access data anywhere at any point of the day, and the demand for content that better represent the LGBTQ, there should be an upkeep of careful reconsideration of media images to combat sexism and to aid inclusion of sexual minority groups’ narratives in television shows because constructed gender images favor the dominant heterosexual in television shows (Stewart and Kowaltzke 36).…

Television and Videogames: The New Teaching Professors Who would believe an apocalyptic, zombie-killer game or series will make people smarter? Most people believe that mass media destroys your brain cells, but Steven Johnson and Tom Bissell prove this common assumption wrong. In his 2005 article for New York Times Magazine “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, Johnson convincingly argues how modern shows are making people think more, thus exercising their minds. Supporting this point of view, in…

Cell Phones, social media, television, spending nights watching movies and shows, whether with friends or alone, it feels like society have been doing it since forever. Has it become too late to quit? Television has become a huge heavy in families lives, preventing communication and even making ideas all blend into one. Two authors, Ellen Goodman and Ray Bradbury have been looking into this issue in their own style. In Goodman's factual article, “Primal Screen”, she explored how simple it can be…

Violence, is it appropriate or not? "All that glitters isn't gold!" which means that even though something may look nice it can really be deadly.This relates to violence in the media because even though the media may portray violence as a suitable behavior, it can also be very detrimental. Violence overall can lead to mimicry, desensitization, and can impact children. In "Violence media is good for kids", the author, explains that not being exposed to violence as a child can lead to children…

Ineffective video: Worst ever pitch, Worst ever product on BBCs Dragons Den In this video, the person who is showing his inventions to the “Dragons” is doing an ineffective presentation for many reasons: The presentation is not well prepared, it has a poor starting concept and it does not have a structured body with an overview of the product, and how this product is going to be important for the society. The presentation falls short of data and images that help to support the arguments. The…

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…

HBO’s (Home Box Office) Game of Thrones has received widespread critical acclaim from media groups such as the Washington Post, TIME, and The Hollywood Reporter. The show during its fourth season had an average viewer base of over 18 million (HitFix), estimated piracy puts that number over 20 million per episode (BBC News). These numbers include an undocumented but undeniably large number of Christians. The show also includes an undeniably large number of nudity and sex scenes. For the…

Making Life a Little Extra One Stick at a Time Often times people find themselves going home after a long day of school or work and relaxing on the couch, turning on the television to our favorite show. In the United States, Americans watch an average of five hours of television a day. In the average hour of television there are around fifteen and a half minutes of commercials and advertisements, which mean an American watches about an hour and a half of commercials everyday (Flint). The…

Everyday, thousands of people watch TV in their own house, workplace, or anywhere they go. On most channels, they include prescription drug commercials that people also watch along with their favored shows. However, watching drug ads may have a negative effect on people. Prescription drug ads should be banned because they may misinform patients and cause them harm, it may (most likely) persuade patients to be overdosed since the ad may look so appealing, and drug ads may weaken the relationship…