Series 1: Episode 1

meaningful to the fandom because it can further instigates extratextual (paratext) material such as fanart, fanfiction etc. Evidently, fandom plays a huge role in the success of Riverdale. Riverdale, with a measly 0.3/1 rating, manages to trend on Twitter every week when the series airs. Unlike most broadcast networks, The CW seems to place value on engagement-based TV. As mentioned by Stribling’s monetization model of fan behavior, live tweeting is an indirect method of show endorsement. …

Rather, they are drivers for the global youth affiliations and tools for the recreation of local identities worldwide (Mitchell 1). The commodification of hip-hop and rap has a significant impact on the globalization of this kind of music as a form of global social change and resistance. For instance, countries such as China and India had for a long time restricted hip-hop shows…

milestones. At the time, many of the people involved with the space program didn’t believe the Soviets were even remotely capable of conquering such feats. Jay Barbree, an NBC News space correspondent, said when referring to the Soviet’s launch of Sputnik 1: “People were so upset. They said these people can’t build a refrigerator, how can they get into orbit? How did this happen?” (Fields, Crisp, & Green, 2008). Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, officially became the first human to orbit around…

International streaming segments derive revenues from monthly membership fees for services that consist of streaming content while the Domestic DVD segment revenues are generated through monthly membership fees for services consisting of DVD-by-mail. (Annex 1) For the Domestic and International streaming segments, content expenses…

1. Accept personal responsibility. I think that the main character in the show Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope, shows a great deal of acceptance of personal responsibilities throughout the series. There is one example of Ms. Knope accepting personal responsibility that comes to mind rather quickly for many. In the beginning season of the series, a concerned citizen came to Knope about a large pit near her home that was causing concern to her and the ones around her. Ms. Knope promised this…

of a society, and uses humor in a typical cartoon fashion to provoke the minds of viewers as well as entertain them. “Rick and Morty” takes on satiric tones and a nihilistic theme with its dialogue and depressing yet fantastic humorous events. The series largely focuses on the adventures of Rick, a genius old scientist with the likeness of Doc Brown from Back to the Future who lives with his daughter and her family, conducting madman-science from their garage. Rick is an insane, intergalactic…

The news article entitled “America Still Loves Lucy” written by Brian Arthurs states, “The show struck a chord in American living rooms, with its comedic depictions of an everyday housewife and her hardworking musician husband” (Arthurs, 1). The show depicted the societal roles of men and women, showing Lucy’s subservience to her husband Ricky, which fit into society’s idea of a woman in her proper place. However, the show also challenged the roles of men and women set by their predecessors…

1 Interpersonal Communication Reflection Paper 2 Paula Hoffman Perception is known as the ability to become aware of something through your senses. The ability to see, touch, smell, hear & taste are all known as an individual’s senses. Perception, just as many other types of communication, can be taken out of context or twisted to show a certain type of opposite meaning. A situation in which perception is viewed in a different way than it is supposed to be taken is known as distorted perception.…

Since the TV series first aired in 2009, the media just can not get enough of Mamma Ru and her fierce drag queens. Every year the competition becomes more intense, cutthroat, and intoxicating, which is exactly what the fans desire. The success of the show and massive…

The Fosters and the fundamental values of being different The ABC Family original series The Fosters takes several aspects of underlined debates around LGBT parenting. Offering an alternative to both views, a model of queer parenting that neither assumes the heterosexuality and gender normativity of any child, nor waits for children to “come out” before showing acceptance. The Fosters explores the fear and possibility of queer childhood and the hope of healthy yet different queer relationships.…