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never fill your need.” Similarly, Seinfeld is a show that engages all sorts of topics and things that no other television sitcom would ever bother to. Topics range from pretzels and thirst to boys in bubbles. While this isn’t a great demonstration of the Dao is best understood as, these diverse matters of life parallel the universal connections found in Daoist thought. These universal themes can be found even in America today. Perhaps unbeknownst to them, Western culture has a wide range of…

Second City in Chicago. She went on to become a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live. Fey eventually became head writer, and moved on to a new series called 30 Rock. Since the show started, it received universal critical acclaim and earned her many awards, including 6 Emmys. Once 30 Rock ended in 2013, she went on to produce, write…

Brain, Toonsylvania, and Freakazoid!, for which he collaborated with Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger. Due to his work on these series, in the official titles, most of them say, "Steven Spielberg presents" as well as making numerous cameos on the shows. Spielberg also produced the Don Bluth animated features, An American Tail and The Land Before Time, which were released by Universal Studios. He also served as one of the executive producers of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and its three related shorts…

At the beginning of the twenty-first episode of CBS’s television series Men into Space, Colonel Edward McCauley, played by actor William Lundigan, presented a powerful but human side to space exploration: "No matter where he travels, one thing will always be the same: man himself. Human nature will not change in the strange outposts of space. There will always be love and hate, courage and fear” (Neufeld 10). Yet, in 1960 when the program first aired, the astronauts were not the ones who…

The nature of the humour and comedic styles of television situational comedies (sitcoms) has evolved from the start of TV to today largely due to censorship. Yet a consistent feature includes sitcoms reflecting how their writers and producers viewed their society at the time. Comparing and contrasting I Love Lucy (1951) with Seinfeld (1989) demonstrates that even as sitcoms evolve, they share the concepts of reflecting on the world around them, and the need for shows to make a profit. Both this…

“One may search the Copyright Act in vain for any sign that it is unlawful to copy a program for later home viewing.” Writes Justice John Pual Stevens in the majority opinion for Sony v. Universal City Studios. He went on to say the recording of programs for later viewing, or time-shifting, “Merely enables a viewer to see such a work which (they) had been invited to witness...” The 5-4 ruling was the beginning of a complete transformation of the video industry. A new kind of viewer slowly…

artist who was born in Saskatchewan, 1941. Sainte-Marie is “a pioneer and influential singer-songwriter of love songs, and music with a political and social activist focus.” She is famous for her songs about peace and love, the anti-war single “Universal Soldier,” and her use of music to promote awareness of issues affecting Native Americans. Although her evolving sound created her mainstream success, Buffy Sainte-Marie made a name for herself in the film industry as well, co-writing the Oscar…

an environment that attracts an even larger fan base. Disney owns Marvel, which is DC’s major competitor. By partnering with DC Entertainment, Disney will be able to control a majority of the market. This will further prevent competitors such as Universal Studios Orlando from controlling more market…

Big Bang Theory is a unique comedy show, and it can be reviewed based on the writers of the show, the quality of the actors, and the theme. The Big Bang Theory first premiered in 2007; it currently airs on Monday nights at 7:00 PM central time on NBC. The comedy has won multiple awards, including Emmy's and Golden Globe awards. The show follows the lives of four friends and their romantic…

C. August Haygood COMM 6720 9 October 2014 `black•ish: a rep•re•sen•ta•tion Primetime television is a block of time that is typically scheduled between 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Many of the programs broadcast during this portion, provide the highest audience ratings of a day for a network. The shows can range from dramas, to comedies, to reality/game shows. This is also a premier advertisement opportunity for companies and their products. Within this time frame, there has always been a…