Lists of television programs

Many parents feel differently regarding the influence Television has on children; however, I believe television has a positive effect on children because it educates them. It teaches them different things they will need to be familiar with. In my opinion, it prepares them for school and occurrences they will come across in life. Not only does television influence your child, it takes them to places around the world and opens a “treasure chest of information.” Educational shows are useful for…

Amazon has their customer pay a nominal fee for newer content on movies or shows, they have the rights to bring a television show episode the next day after it has been aired on TV. Such cases are Big Bang Theory, Arrow, and The Flash. Once it has been aired on TV, customers are able to see that same episode where Netflix would have to wait a year before releasing the last season of a television show. Hulu has the same idea as Amazon but it is a free internet site with several advertisements…

known as Spacewar, thrusting video games into the limelight, which would have a rippling effect as seen by the popularity of video games today. It was the inspiration for many other video games over the next decade. This warranted its position on a list that honored the top 10 most influential video games (Oxford). Another highly influential development in 1962 was the creation of red LEDs. This was the first time that the LED entered the consumer market, replacing inefficient bulbs with its…

First, many people argue television is beneficial after a long, hard day’s work and argue that television is an excellent way to unwind and relieve stress. However, more often than not, people spend countless hours attempting to stay up as late as possible to surf the channels, to finish a movie, or to watch show…

where it states that solving problems with force is seen as acceptable. One way that the media has an effect on gender roles is through movies and television shows. “In the years between 1947 and 1990, 85% of families were shown in a comedy format during primetime” (Olson & Douglas, 1997). What this is stating is that the families portrayed through television shows all fell back on comedy. For example, if parents had a conflict during the TV show the end of the episode would solve it in a…

“In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religion and in politics” (Marilyn Mason). The production of television shows and movies all have influences on people as a society. In our nation in this era, we have been accustomed to the lifestyle of technology, social media, and the atmosphere of television and movies on how they influence us. In our world today, it seems that we are being controlled by the advancements in technology. It is an…

Primetime television is the pinnacle of entertainment, a time to relax and catch up on a good show, watch the news, and even cheer on our favorite sports team. Though, over the years it seems as though this favorite pastime has slowly become jaded with offensive material and changed primetime television from a time that could be spent with family to a time where watchers must be on guard of any inappropriate material. Primetime TV should be an appropriate source of entertainment for viewers of…

next section of chapter dives deeper into television as a medium. Commercials are something we are now accustom to, they have become an inconvenience more than anything, yet our by habits and ideals of what society is or should be is heavily influenced by them. They have even found a way to fit our political figures in to their 30 second time slots. Living in the Bible belt and in the state that produced Billy Graham televangelism is nothing new. Television offers a new medium for religion…

According to the Television History Network, 99% of homes in America have at least one television set, and 66% have at least three. In this day and age, it is nearly impossible to not watch at least one TV show television. Television programs are flooded with advertisements, media and instant news. Although it might not be obvious, television has a large influence on our lives and on society as a whole. It seems anywhere we go and anything we do television’s influence is inescapable. For my…

directed by Sidney Lumet is the story of a fictional television news host called Howard Beale. The film is pure satire and it portrays how much of an impact the media has, especially television. Howard Beale was a news anchorman on UBS for a long time and was fired that would be effective in two weeks. He announced on live television he would be retiring from the show because of poor ratings and was going to kill himself on live television a week from that day. The network fired Beale right…