How people are influenced by the show Duck Dynasty We are living in the day and age of “Reality TV”. No matter what channel you turn to on your television you could find some sort of reality TV show on at some point during the day. A lot of the reality shows that are on, whether it be day or night, show behavior and language that is unsuitable for children and adults to be influenced by. While some people choose to watch these types of shows for the entertainment value I don’t think they realize the actual influence it has on their life. On the other hand, there are still some reality shows on that influence people in a positive way.
Visual entertainment has shaped American culture and its value, it has changed the way we communicate with each other. Since 1950’s there have been televisions in homes, people were able to watch their favorite shows, and catch up on the world through the news. Soon after that cell phone came into place. People no longer see the value in communicating with each other face to face. Some would rather create a virtual living life and would “live there”.
Multi-threading is a very important aspect to television today, but Johnson believes it has not received the credit it deserves. I agree that multiple threading has positive impact on television today, because of the different characters and plots make TV more interesting. Shows today you have to pay more attention to or you will not understand what is going on. For example The Wire, you have to watch every episode to understand the show. Shows with less multiple threading are easy to understand, because you can predict the ending most of the time.
They then set out in Louise’s ’66 Thunderbird for the adventure of their lives. Throughout the movie, there are times in which you find yourself wondering what in the world the character is doing and how they could possibly be so naive, but Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are both so vibrant, funny, and sweet that you can’t help but feel for them. Many people view this film as sexist, attacking the male gender. However, I have quite the different outlook on it. Although it is overall empowering to women, that does not have to automatically mean it must be downgrading to men.
This is mainly due to the fact that, in some stories the truth is just not entertaining towards the viewers. The television series Frontline shows this aspect of the media through each episode, in particular the episode ‘Playing the Ego Card’. This episode uses satirical techniques such as caricature, juxtaposition and contrast to manipulate the truth in a verisimilitude way. Within this episode, the Front Line team breaches ‘the code of ethics’ (set of rules and regulations the media have to follow) in a humorous, satirical way, which reflects just how people should not believe everything the media broadcasts. Through manipulating the truth the media are able to create something fictional in order for them to gain something, and most of the time this is to increase ratings.
October 29, 2012 I think a lot of us believe we can tell the difference between fantasy and what is important and actually affecting our life, especially when it comes to current events, entertainment and reality TV. For example, most of us realize that Snoop Dogg’s recent name change to Snoop Lion is just a senseless publicity stunt and the recent fad of celebrities claiming to have bipolar disorders such as Tourette’s (Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes) may seem either amusing or frightening. However, youth today do appear to really care about celebrity news or “fark” (“news” that is not really news”) and to ignore relevant concerns occurring around the world. Sadly, the truth is our generation is more obsessed with meaningless information that has no relevance to our lives whatsoever than we are to issues that might impact us physically, emotionally, politically or economically. To prove this point I decided to compare two events: reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s 72-day marriage (“fark”) and the first of the three recent presidential debates between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama (prevalent “news.”) I asked 25 people of both sexes in grades 11 and 12, ages 16 to 18, questions relating to both events to see which topic the majority of teenagers are more interested in.
But let us not forget that these celebrities are often persuaded into doing things that they aren’t really interested in doing for the sole purpose of boosting their popularity in society. Lets face it; drama sells for these individuals. If Madonna got a new tattoo, it would be headlining news on all the gossip TV shows and magazines. This is not an acceptable way to get people to like you. Celebrity or felon, tattoos all carry the same message to me.
Understanding the Underdog We see tropes in everyday life, movies, television and even books. Tropes are used to help communicate with the audience, writers rely on tropes because the audience already has these expectations in their minds. One trope that really sticks out to me is the “underdog” trope, most commonly seen in sports movies, for example: A team or an individual athlete over comes the odds and succeeds. This trope appeals to almost everyone, athletes that have to work harder to even get a chance, athletes that were given a chance and made something out of it, and not just athletes but people that need to believe that hard work will pay off in the end. Underdogs can only be created if there is a sense of competition.
Finally, the Colbert Report imitates life in that the “TV audience” cheering on his pointless comments parallels how our society is often times entertained by complete nonsense. Clearly conservatives think that Colbert actually believes what he says and is not using political satire; however, the liberals have the impression that Colbert uses satire and is not serious about his political views. Again this supports the notion that television is a reflection of real life. In our day and age, people, especially Americans, are so consumed with their everyday lives that they forget that there are tragedies going on in other countries on a daily basis. Most news shows either steer clear of meddling in another country’s affairs, or they talk about important events and tragedies in a
In my opinion, people in general do not like conflict. I think that the media centers on single events, on conflict, and what goes wrong. The repercussions are citizens do not vote or tune out politics as a whole. In conclusion, we as citizens have to take part in some of the blame. More reality shows are broadcasted today than ever before.