Breaking Down The Bob Tube Analysis

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Natasha Humphreys Hasting Comp 1010 8 March, 2012 Breaking Down the Boob Tube We are all way too familiar with the box in the living room called a TV. What most people do not pay attention to is the variety of shows on this television. Most people are creatures of habit and watch the same show, the same channel or the same genre of shows. Television programs differ in many ways and the best way to compare them is by genre. For those of us that seek adventure, TV shows offer programs that vary from actors to themes to genres and have one of two purposes: to entertain or to inform. While informative shows are regularly watched, most of television viewers prefer entertaining shows. Comedies are the most familiar TV shows watched and…show more content…
There are two basic types of dramas. Based on true story shows, like the ones played on the Lifetime channel, or the documentary style, camera over the shoulder shows like the ones played on A&E. Both types of dramas are very entertaining, but they are also very different. Lifetime takes a semi dramatic story, changes some of the facts and fills in the gaps to invent an extremely dramatic story and call it “based on a true story”. On the other hand, channels like A&E are mostly documentary based. They follow police on drug finding escapades and follow detectives on a forty eight hour manhunt for a murderer. This genre of shows can be very entertaining but not much information can come from…show more content…
A thriller is a show filled with anticipation, tension, and excitement. Such shows would include Lost and 24. Both shows will leave audiences at the edge of thier seat and wanting more by the end of each episode. It is almost as if the characters are our best friends, and we are going through the adventure with them. A horror show will create an uneasy, eerie atmosphere and is intended to frighten watchers. Horrors can include real life situations such as serial killers like in the movie Halloween or purely fictional situations and be based on the paranormal like the show Supernatural. This show has two main characters who hunt demons, werewolves, witches and every other supernatural creature imagined. While both of these shows are very entertaining they arouse two different emotions and should be chosen from
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