Friends Stock Character

In Roman comedy, the use of stock characters helped to represent common archetypes in society. Stock characters were also used to allow for audiences to easily understand a production, as the characters were so commonly seen. In modern movies and specifically American comedy, stereotypical characters are often used that demonstrate society’s beliefs about certain types of people. These characters are often used satirically to mock the stereotypes that lead people to judge others. Regardless of when stock characters are utilized, they point to the ideas that a society has about certain types of people during a specific time period.

So you understand what is happening in there head, you know what they are thinking. It has multiple points of view, and has multiple narrators.

The transition from the multicultural era of the eighties to the postnetwork era of the nineties triggered abrupt changes in American media and culture. [6] From fashions to family life, relationships, and attitudes, many new cultural elements subsequently changed television portrayals of ordinary American culture within this time period. More specifically, the culture of the eighties is often characterized by the rise of MTV and megastars, techno music and club drugs, and popular fashions such as leather, leggings, and Ray Bans. Eighties culture can be described as the ‘bombdigity’ and nineties culture can be described as more toned down, moral, and ‘sweet’.

In contrast to the exotic locales of Survivor, The Real World illustrates audiences? interest in real (predominately American) cities. The pioneer of the current incarnation of Reality TV tested whether a show could intrigue viewers with real instead of fictitious settings: now in its 14th season, The Real World has proven that audiences enjoy viewing the real world through their televisions rather than their windows. While every season glamorizes its location, each season essentially represents one of two categories. Traditional cities that cast members have disclosed as appealing and exciting include New York (SoHo District, season 1; West Village, season 10), Los Angeles (Venice Beach), San Francisco (Crooked Section), London (Notting Hill), Boston

An author's piece begins to impact the audience once connections are made between the readers and characters of the novel. Rick Groen states that fictional characters acquire more personality compared to those who

This scene gives the viewer a clue to the story and intrigues the

Bringing emotion to the written word draws the reader in and conveys the meaning of the message; by playing to personal experiences the reader is drawn to finishing the article. According to award-winning author, Aaron Shepard, “Your main character should be someone the reader can identify and/or sympathize with” (Shepard, A. (2000)). If the reader can identify similarities between themselves and the character they will be better able to follow the storyline and the decisions of said character. In theatre it is used to create a character, or to give emphasis to a certain point. In the words of Charlotte Pagni, a teacher at Eastern Michigan University, “[P]ublic access television is often scapegoated for the ''sins'' of commercial television…”

T. generic. Stock character. Kind of a guy. Sense of maturity, but would go along with friends out of loyalty.

Each character morphs in my head and it makes the story easier to read. It plays out just like an episode would

The characters, themselves, must well-developed to be likeable, understanding and/or relatable, that evolve throughout the plot. These characters’ personalities must mesh together,

Not only do the roles of the characters compel a reader, they also illustrate the

One of my favorite television series is Scooby-Doo. Although I haven’t seen the show in a while, one of my favorite live action shows did a cross over with Scooby-Doo. In its earlier days, Scooby-Doo was a multiframed cartoon that used full cel animation to project apparent movement (Lester 39, 250, 262). The original series was the best in my opinion because it had the original voices and nostalgic music of the day. All of the characters in the show were symbolic of a person in the friend group. You had the pretty, funny, smart, stupid and strong members all in one friend group which allows multiple people to relate to one character. Also, in each setting and continued over situation, archetypes dictated the symbolic power of the show. Archetypes

He does this to develop the character for the audience, and to show

Including situations and relationships that are not fully revealed to the cast but are obvious to the audience permits them to feel included or “in on it”.

Tv shows have, at least once, captured the hearts of one and all. Through these shows, people are able to see how they can relate their life to the characters. Having a character to build a relationship with can lead to people seeing similar things between themselves and that personality.