Ricky Gervais

depicted in the show. We get it. And we also distract ourselves. What better way to distract ourselves from our problems than to watch a show about people distracting themselves from their problems? I mean, it’s genius really. So not only does Ricky Gervais capture empathy among the viewers (again), but by incorporating the American Dream into his show, he also enforces in-show distractions, which we enjoy watching. Empathy. Connections. And distractions. All powerful tools. All executed…

In Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, the protagonist, John “Scottie” Ferguson, falls in love with a falsified image of a woman named Madeline Elster. Madeline’s true name is Judy Barton, a woman payed by Gavin Elster to impersonate his wife and portray her as mentally unstable enough for Scottie to believe she committed suicide while the real Madeline Elster was in reality murdered by Gavin himself. Judy Barton uses her body, appearance, and mannerisms to create the character of Madeline in the image…

jokes offense should not simply come from anyone else but you. When pondering if joke has gone too far we are not simply wondering “Is this joke offensive?”. We ask ourselves is this joke morally right. Is that all that matters though? Comedian Ricky Gervais seems to knows the answer claiming that “It all…

ANIMAL TESTING Animal rights are defined as the rights to animals so they can to live freely, with no hunting, without being harmed, free from medical research, cosmetics, and experimental testing. No animal should be held captive to be harmed or tested upon. In order to save human lives, as in animals are hurt in medical testing. According to the Humane Society of the United States, 79.7 million people have pets in their homes just in the United States (The Humane Society of the United…

Death with Dignity Imagine if one of your loved ones was suffering from a terminal illness and had less than six months to live. Imagine if he could no longer use the bathroom without assistance, or feed himself independently, and he was also in a lot of pain. Would you want him to suffer a painful death and lose his dignity or die peacefully? How would you feel about physician-assisted suicide if it was your loved one suffering? Physician-assisted suicide is the practice of ending a life with…

What is the Office? The Office is a popular TV show that aired for 8 years, from 2005 to 2013 which gained popularity rapidly. The Office is a well-known television comedy that presents a group of strange but hilarious, everyday workers in a Dunder Mifflin Paper Company office building. It not only influenced many comedy TV shows today, but it started the popularity of mockumentaries, the single-camera setup, and “confessionals”. One of the amazing features and unique things about the show is…

is network television from 2005 to 2013, capturing the mundane yet hilariously absurd dynamics of office life at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Adapted from the British series of the same name created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, (making it a pastiche) the American version quickly established its own identity and became a beloved staple of television comedy. Set in a mundane office environment, the show primarily revolves around the daily lives…