Lists of television programs

Have you ever wondered how Netflix suggests a movie for you? You would be incorrect if you thought it was a group of geniuses researching people from their computers all day. It would be too expensive for Netflix to pay them. Instead, Netflix uses the concept of correlation and a complex statistical algorithm to make suggestions. This algorithm tracks and groups people based on movies that they have similarly rated in the past and makes movie recommendations based upon those who have liked the…

favorite series often made in a language beyond their lingual capabilities. For example, large number of American teenagers eagerly follow Japanese anime, and in China, some (in fact, roughly a million) people even find interest in Jon Stewart’s television shows! Thus the need for “subbers”, people who make translated…

The Imposter (2012, Bart Layton) is a stimulating documentary that expresses the account of Frédéric Bourdin, a 23 year old man from Spain, who was deprived of a joyous childhood, and allocates his time to stealing the identity of minors, including Nicholas Barclay, a 13 year old boy, who disappeared in 1994. Frédéric Bourdin successfully swindles Nicholas’ family into undoubtedly believing he is their missing teenage boy, despite Frédéric appearing entirely different from Nicholas and having a…

Today, television has claimed its spot as the dominant past time in society. Whether it is informative, dramatic or comedic shows of all types are tuned in daily. Before television asserted its popularity, years were spent being shaped and reshaped by social, cultural and political context changes. However, television discovered a way to embed itself in the domestic life and transform this new phenomenon of technology into an acquainted social custom within the household. In Lynn Spigel’s…

TV Shows Analysis: American Horror Story and the Twilight Zone Linh Hua Anderson University Televisions came to the United States during the late 1940s, but they did not officially bloom until the 1950s. They were able to dominate Americans due to their diversity of programs: variety shows, anthology shows, sitcom shows, etc. In the current time, when one mentions anthology, people would immediately think about The Twilight Zone, which runs in the late fifties and sixties, and…

well known for breaking the boundaries of TV by explore taboo topics, which creates friction in the television business and the social media world, which can greatly impact the popularity of a show and network. A lot of publicity is formed around controversial topics being depicted on TV. The television industry specifically is very vast. Teen TV is generally looked upon as low culture television. One major reason as to why that is, is the target audience. Teenagers are perceived as enjoying…

In conclusion, not all TV series can be only based on fictitious stories, if not there are stories that can be based on real life events that had happen to a person time ago or events that are happening in today’s date. The story of the series Narcos says a lot about our culture, in how is the reflection of today’s culture, and why the creation of this story is, meaning that our culture is influential and have something to do with the story of the series. Sometimes TV series can be based on real…

America’s Next Top Model has been one of the most popular reality television shows since 2003. The show is currently shown on TV all around the world (in more than 160 countries and regions), some other countries including Australia, China, Canada and United Kingdom even have their own version of the Top Model. It is almost impossible to ignore the popularity of the show. Not only people from the fashion industry but also the general public are loyal fans of the show. Regardless of the fact…

The Golden Girls The Golden Girls aired on NBC for seven season, 1985-1992. The 80’s into the early nineties was a time in television that played to the growing over 50+ age group with shows like Matlock, Columbo and Murder She Wrote all receiving high ratings from all generations of viewers. This show however, was different and so successful due to the complex issues and character development that encompassed its 108 episodes. Three women, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are housemates after…

happening. It wasn’t until later that I started the series in chronological order and it made me angry that a studio could f*ck up something so bad, but they did. THE USUAL SUSPECTS All of that being said, it’s hard to find truly original shows on television anymore. If you look at any network, you may seem to think a show is different, but when you remove…