Gossip Girl Evaluation

The T.V show " Girlfriends" is very eye catching for young women between the ages of 16-35. It deals with girl related issues, for example: what am i going to wear on my first date, or do i look fat? These are some of the topics friends talk about. The show is based on four African American women who have been friends since early childhood, it takes place now in the present. The girls are in there mid-20's-early 30's. The characters names are Jone, Tony, Mya, and Lin. Some of the topics which they talk about include marrige, finnancial problems, legal issues, children, and fashion. Jone is a highly known attourney, Mya is Jone's secretary, Tony is a real estate agent, and Lin is a free soul.

The essay "Class and Virtue" by Michael Parenti offers an analysis of several TV shows which are based on stratification issues. The essay highlights that the entertainment media shows that the lower class is not adequate in contrast to the upper one. With the help of such shows as Treasure Island and The Three Faces of Eve, the author gives examples which support his statement. What is more, he also applies his statement concerning social groups and virtue to gender and race by such TV shows as The A-Team and Pretty Woman. Besides, he assumes that virtue is more likely to be attributed to those

The television shows from 1950 to the present are connected in many ways. The characters showed in the 1950s television show called Leave It To Beaver all have white coloured skin and portrayed as a happy, perfect family. As the decades increased, the nuclear families turned into blended families, and the television shows started to have coloured characters. The families started to have problems and social situations. The viewer sees the conflicts inside the family begin as the years progress. For example, in the 2000's we examined a television show called Arrested Development. The show portrays the characters as if they are troubled and have problems. The children do not listen to their parents but instead have

In Tania Modleski’s “The Search for Tomorrow in Today’s Soap Operas” she introduces that the rare appearance and function of soap opera in two ways. The first being the viewer’s ability to occupy the text’s recommendation of the viewers position of ‘the good mother’, and the second using the stereotype ‘villainess’ to displace one’s own bottled up anger and powerlessness. I will analyze these two functions by using Modleski’s perspectives on the positions of soap operas, how a new genre of reality television programs that are featured today function in a similar way.

The show gossip girl has been called the best teen drama ever made. However, there are many people who say that they don't understand why gossip girl went on for as long as it did. That being said it is based on the novels gossip girl. Which is based on an Elite privet school on the upper east side of Manhattan whose students are less than citizens of the year. The show gossip girl is about a mysterious blogger who exposes the main characters any time they have a secret. In the show the blogger is called gossip girl and she runs everything if gossip girl doesn’t write about you then are you even alive. However, gossip girl has a few favorite victims, those being the main characters such as Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Chuck Bass, Nathaniel Archibald, and Dan and Jenny Humphrey. All of the main characters are children of the elite and live on the upper east side except for Dan

In the forum of the sitcom, people who like the TV show and enjoy watching it are discussing about diverse topics which are related to the “New Girl.” Usually, one person begins a conversation with asking questions or uploading pictures of parts of the series. For

* The main focus of many teen dramas is sex, with each episode containing countless verbal and visual references to sexual activity. These highly sexualized portrayals of relationships bear little resemblance to the real lives of teens—and are generally not balanced by clear messages about safe and healthy attitudes towards sex.

In sociology, the term deviance refers to behaviors or attitudes which go against certain cultural norms. It is evident that deviance is a fascinating topic not only for sociologist, but for television industry and its viewers, as well. In recent years, increasing number of shows begun to feature individuals violating every kind of social norm from folkways to taboos. The Secret Life of the American Teenager, an American television series on the ABC Family television network, is one of the many contemporary shows that portray deviant behaviors on national television. It’s intended for the target audience of teens and their families who are trying to cope in a culture where teen girls and boys are sexually active.

The Reality TV Show I chose for this assignment is The Bachelor. This TV show is very dramatic and definitely leaves you on the edge of your seat. The Bachelor is about one man who is looking to find love, and approximately 20 women competing for his love. In the season I chose to watch, Sean Lowe is the bachelor. Each week he sends another women home until he is left with his future wife. The three episodes I chose to watch were the last three of the season. Which included the home town dates, the final two, and then the finale, where Sean picked the women he wants to spend the rest of his life with. This show is definitely odd; however, it is extremely entertaining. The audience for this show is typically female teenagers and

For this paper, I have chosen to analyze the sitcom That 70s Show. This show follows the lives of a group of teenage friends: Jackie, Donna, Hyde, Kelso, Eric, and Fez. The show addresses many social issues of the 1970s, including: Sexism, sexual attitudes, drug use, and the recession. It also highlights many of the inventions and developments of the entertainment industry, such as the remote control and Star Wars.

The decision to use the critically exclaimed show Brooklyn Nine-Nine was made by everyone in the group. The sitcom spans over multiple seasons, so trying to explain the entire show was difficult. Instead for our presentation, each person was assigned to analyze a specific character in the show. We wanted to show how their traits as a character made themselves unique and diverse in a workplace, the police station for most of its history is focused on masculinity and men who defended and represented the public. The characters on the show break these barriers.

The teen drama Gossip Girl has been airing on CW since 2007. After the first episode the show was instantly popular. Gossip Girl was produced in New York City and Manhattan making this show aired in the city most episodes. The show not only played on CW but is also very popular on Netflix and is one of the most watched shows. Gossip Girl is a show that is perfect for a teenage girl who enjoys love, drama, and mystery.

I have chosen to look at and analyse a television text. It is a TV drama aimed at a teenage audience called Skins. I chose this particular text as it focuses upon many different characters and scenarios in regards to sexuality and this forms a basis for analysis and evaluation. Skins also focuses upon Teenage sexuality, specifically, which I believe is a broad and interesting subject to analyse with many opportunities to elaborate.

The Event did not disappoint with my hypothesis that this was a heavily male dominated program. The content of this show illustrates the social hierarchy and roles that men play in society. Subsequently, the major life events change the direction and course of the actors and force them into new roles, norms and values with their characters.

Gossip Girl is a popular drama TV show that has been around for a while now. Gossip Girl has 6 seasons. The show started in 2007 and follows a privileged teenage cast that live in the Upper East Side in New York City. The cast is made up of several characters