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Kruse (2010), argues that the imaginary is not created alone through the text of TV crime dramas, but is impacted by a viewer’s subjectivity, life experiences, educations, political views, and personal fantasies. Kruse maintains that TV dramas, such as CSI, tainted by the viewer specific position within society, may provide the viewer with the justification for their world view, cause them to reflect on their lives, position, or politics, or be nothing more than mere entertainment. In Kruse’s…

and Liability Claims against the Media: As you can imagine, several lawsuits have come about insults of reality television. For example, “Graves v. Warner Bros and Williams v. ABC, brought reality television network liability into the forefront of the media.” This case came about from ABC tv show The Jenny Jones Show. One of the cast members, Jonathon Schmitz shot and killed another cast member, Scott Amedure. After Schmitz was convicted of murder, in retaliations, Amedure’s parents filed suit…

The impetus behind the conception of the original “Star Trek” series of the late sixties was to give its audience a change from the stereotypical Western themed programs dominating the airwaves. From its very modest beginnings, however, Star Trek’s lead creator, Gene Roddenbery, had much farther-reaching goals. Soon demonstrating that it was more than a mere “wagon train to the stars” as Roddenbery originally claimed, the series invariably raised the question: “What makes us human?”…

The external developmental asset, community valuing the youth, is huge in today’s world. Kids are always seeking assurance from the community. When received in a good manner, kids can really cherish it and use it for good. Isaiah Acosta is a youth rapper born without a jaw. He was lucky enough to spread his message through trap house owner, Tikey Patterson. Isaiah Acosta teamed up with rapper Tikey Patterson to write and perform his music. Thanks to Tikey, Isaiah is now more confident in his…

There is a fine line when discussing if reality TV is ethical. The so-called actors in these shows, while they may be transcribing their true selves to the audience, they are also followed around by cameras constantly. While I don’t know about you, if I was followed around by cameras there is great chance I won’t be able to let loose and be myself, but perhaps I am just camera shy. So, when it comes to editing reality TV programs, is it ethical to focus on the sensation? I think yes. Along with…

After long hours of working or studying people tend to get to their houses to rest and relax, now a day’s television programs have become a way of escaping from reality and engage in the show. The genre of the shows may vary upon the person and their likes, but to day’s society and younger generation find reality shows to be amusing. An example of a very widely known reality show is “Keeping up with the Kardashians”. People spend most of their time watching shows and thinking of themselves in…

Generation to Generation Ever wonder what the kids will be like of the next generation to come? So many things change drastically from just the timespan of one generation to the next. A few examples of these differences are social life, communication, entertainment, and education. In some cases, the changes are drastically different. During an interview with Amy Vermilion, born in 1974 and graduated in 1992, she explains and gives readers an insight on just a few aspects of these alterations.…

unintentionally show disrespect, because after all, hurting someone else doesn’t affect us. The one word that ties all relationships together for our generation is expediency. Dysfunctionism is growing rapidly, as it will soon be passed along to the next…

Individual development has been studied in our field for a number of generations, yet not one generation is as predictable as the last. Contemporary developmental theories have added, subtracted, and applied various approaches to understand child/adult development, but with the society increasingly growing and the millennials slowly taking over, there will be certain issues with development that will arise. In my research, I have found issues of development that closely relate to lack of delay…

Reality TV: Just Entertainment or is it Causing People to Pursue Conflicts in Their Lives? What began as a new form of entertainment with The Real World in the 1990s, has progressed to become reality TV, a questionable influence to millions throughout the country. The specific sub-genre of documentary-style reality television, such as Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant, follows the lives of either regular people or celebrities, showing their everyday activities. These shows contain a lot of…