Lists of television programs

When people think of the word catfish, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a fish with barbells that dwells at the bottom of murky waters. On MTV, a Catfish is someone who uses social media to create a fake online persona, in hopes of pursuing a romantic relationship. The reality show Catfish itself is actually based on the 2010 film Catfish, involving a man and a woman who develop a romantic relationship via Facebook. When they finally met in person, the young man Nev, soon realizes…

Selective Critique of “Television: The Plug-In Drug” With television’s debut over half a century ago, the first generation of viewers anticipated the new device to radically change family life. In the essay “Television the Plug-In Drug,” Marie Winn asserts that it has, and maintains that the contemporary cultural addiction to television is one of the main contributing factors to the deterioration of meaningful relationships within the family and communication skills in general (438-46). Winn…

While most go about their lives not realizing how they are acting upon certain situations or what they are viewing on television, revolves around human nature and our ability to control it. According to Mimi Avins in her article, “The Bachelor: Silly, Sexist, and to Many, Irresistible,” she shares to us about her curiosity and addiction as well as others to the demeaning TV show “The Bachelor”. As Avins was never intrigued by the stupidity and unscripted reality shows, for her well-mannered…

article Watching T.V. Makes you Smarter first appeared in the New York Times Magazine in 2005 it was an excerpt from his book Everything Bad is Good for You. In this article Johnson aims to convince his audience that certain video games, violent television dramas, and juvenile sitcoms can be beneficial to the human brain in the sense that it’s a “cognitive workout, not a series of life lessons” (279). While he may be the only one on this side Johnson’s use of personal anecdotes, organization,…

Television has given is the opportunity to view our lives through a characters. Television network are always coming up with new sitcoms that we could relate ourselves, and our families too while continuing to watch for entertainment. They allow us to visualize a life that otherwise we could never be able to live. It is important on how sitcom creators portrayed the family, because television is a reflection on our society. Society shapes family life in many different ways, it can determine…

of George Gerbner, and the effects of television on everyday life. Waters remains unbiased by crediting Gerbner at every turn. Gerbner explores television’s depiction and interpretation of sex, age, race, work, health, crime, and many other areas of social and personal life factors. Gerbner builds a firm case that television provides an incorrect interpretation of humanity’s existence and interaction with one another. Acting as a double-edged sword, television provides important information…

Television is a unique medium of communication to study because of the cultural relevance it holds and the opportunity to study these implications. When discursively analyzing television it is important to break down themes, cultural relevance, and genre of the piece. I will provide an analysis of television sitcom New Girl, with sitcom Boy Meets World, and comedy movie Mean Girls. Each provides a different take on teachers in the media, and allows for exploration of these within in different…

The Reality of Television George Will is an American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author. He is also a Pulitzer Prize winner. In his essay “Reality Television: Oxymoron” Will entertains the idea that because of the desensitization of America, there is an increase in the amount of violence portrayed on television. Will continues by claiming that because we are a pro-choice society we allow certain pleasures on television, which he claims is relevant to the decline in society. George…

There are many TV shows that one can simply pick to watch but this show was one of the most beloved by the people. Full House was one of the most family oriented and bubbly show that one can stop to watch. The T.V show Full House ran for about 8 years and many of their cast members are still relevant today. Using gender theory to analyze Full House, is evident that the show challenged society's traditional idea of gender roles. Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s it was rare to see the shifts…

Despite being developed more than 400 years apart, Scott Disick from "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and Mercutio from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are both epitomes of the reality TV archetype the "Reckless, Wild Child." The purpose of this archetype is to entertain the audience using comical and dramatic elements while bringing out the good qualities of other characters. A reality TV audience does not want to deeply analyze what it watches - it wants a comfortably predictable,…