Blood Lust Fact or fiction? For centuries there has been talk but no one has yet to prove that vampires exist. The Vampire Diaries is a series based on novels about supernatural creatures as though it was reality, this series was launched in 2006 by the CW network. This supernatural drama has grasped its viewers and has grown in popularity making it one of the most sought after series. This heart pounding action packed show is now in its seventh season and after losing one of its main characters in season six, The Vampire Diaries has not skipped a beat with their ever so exuberant tails. The Vampire Diaries is by far my favorite television series to date because of its post-feminism, erotic love triangle, and the plot is tied with the ongoing mystery of the supernatural creature. Without a doubt this show is directed towards women viewers, not only with its exceedingly handsome actors, but with its insatiable story line. The Vampire Diaries is post-feminist and the network is notoriously known to target young to middle aged women for a majority of their television series. The CW network mentions that it prides itself on being “the only network targeting women aged 18-34” (cw.com). Generating slogans that are specific for this demographic such as “Free To Be” and “TV Now” have helped intrigue that specific audience. “The way the CW network is postfeminist is in line with scholars such as Yvonne Tasker and Diane Negra’s use of the term, characterized by a kind of
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In The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, Annabel Lee, and The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe portrayed his characters with a mysterious mood with syntax, diction, irony, and imagery. Poe served at West Point before becoming a full-time editor and critic poet. One of Poe's biggest inspirations was his wife's death, that inspired him to write Annabel Lee and The Raven. The Raven was also inspired by Charles Dickens bird. Dickens bird was taught to say ¨Nobody,¨ in the poem the raven will repeat words such as ¨Lenore.¨
Modern media has a massive audience with more than 115 million American household families owning a television (NewsWire). Everyday viewers devote time to watching programs and are intrigued by the attractive actors and the situations they encounter. Although these characters and their lives seem to be unbelievably attractive, many of the shows have stereotypical gender qualities. Regina George in Mean Girls frequently portrays qualities that are often seen as ideal ways for women to live, though a closer look reveals the limitations with these ideas.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a supernatural drama series lasting from March of 1997 to May of 2003 was a popular television show created by Joss Whedon. The show is considered one of the top fifty shows of all times for many reasons including the fact that it is deeply rooted in the literary tradition, the episodes always having deeper meanings and metaphors. The show was so successful despite being on a small network that it led to hundred of tie-in products such as novels, comics, and video games according to Wikipedia. The show went as far as winning many awards and achievements including a total of three Emmys including Outstanding Writing for the episode of “Hush”. In the episode of “Hush” there are monsters called the “gentlemen” who appear in the town and steal everyone’s voice. Buffy and her friends, who already lacked communication had to defeat those monsters using a source to interactive way in order to get it done. The episode “Hush” shows the significance and effectivity of having good communication which is something that is taken for granted.
The CW has aired Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries, and Supergirl which are loved and widely known by a dominant audience of women. The channel has gained a strong name within the TV network throughout the years and still upholds a large audience. A niche appeals to a specialized group of people, such as a targeted specific audience. The CW is an ad-supported niche content provider, that has upheld the reputation of being watched by mainly women ranging from ages 18 to 34. The network lures in advertisers targeting women because of its shows that portray female protagonists in different scenarios. Advertisement companies that mainly target younger women use The CW for promoting new products. These companies strategically place their
Who would’ve guessed that the modern tale of vampirism is nothing more than an exaggerated representation of many of the people in our current society? One of the best metaphors for drug addiction is the blood lust of a vampire. Consistently throughout literature and television, vampires are portrayed as impulse-reacting monsters that lack self control. “Each of the vampire’s victims are momentary meals and the vampires are drawn to them through the needs of their subconscious” (Ramsland 5). Vampires directly represent drug addicts because the two are both drawn to something that they will eventually feel guilty for, but neither of them can turn down the opportunity to indulge. What is addiction? According to Pawel Jedras, author of “The Role of Anticipation in Drug Addiction and Reward,” “addiction [is] the craving [or need] for something that is not actually needed or necessary for survival” (Jedras). “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” by Karen Russell is a story consisting of vampires and the idea of addiction. The story’s main characters are two married vampires named Clyde and Magreb. Clyde is a recovering blood addict and Magreb is his supportive wife. The story focuses on Clyde and the problems that his addiction causes in his life. “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” by Karen Russell, represents a person’s struggle with drug addiction, seclusion from others, and the pushing away of loved ones because Clyde does all of these
Buffy the Vampire Slayer directed by Joss Whedon was an American television series which came to air on March the 10th, 1997 until the last season in May, 2003. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was based on a young woman named Buffy Summers, who battled against vampires and demons in her hometown Sunnydale. Buffy was depicted as a strong female role model who was extremely loyal to her sister Dawn and her best friend Willow. She also gained a lot of power through fighting the vampires and demons, again showing her strong female role modelling in the series. Buffy was also a good listener to Giles her watcher/mentor and surrogate father figure, many of the techniques he taught her helped with her strength when fighting against the demons. Some of the features and film devices used to describe Buffy as a character included the camera angles and shots as well as the lighting techniques. These film devices and techniques were used throughout the series to help present Buffy as a strong female character. Buffy can also be compared to other strong fictional female role models such as, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games (22ndMarch 2012), and a slightly weaker character, Elle Woods from Legally Blonde (11thOctober 2001). Consequently, Katniss was presented as a great role model because her qualities were admired and she was hard to like by other characters in the story, she also comes across as tough and hostile, whereas Elle was able to face challenges of being labelled as ‘the dumb
In vampire literature, there is always a mortal female willing to risk her life to be with a vampire. These females are willing to do anything to be with these immortal creatures for a lifetime of endless love, regardless of the danger. Is mortal love not enough anymore? With vampires, they seduce their prey in order to feed. Vampires intrigue women with love, sex, romance, and most importantly mystery. Vampires are much more desirable then mortal men, even though they can potentially kill you. Their love is endless compared to mortal love.
Institutional Paradigms are considers the wide spread effects of social structures such as rules, regulations, or authoritative guidelines shape how the organization looks or acts (Tolbert & Hall, pp. 181). The following essay will outline both the benefits and disadvantages of the Institutional theory, as well as, give a reference on how the institutionalization processes shapes an organizational decision-makers ' choices, and a conclusion of my personal opinion of the theory will be provided.
On the same cable networks that act as the home for gay and lesbian television series, America finds its new woman for the new millenium: she’s smart, independent, gainfully employed, sexually confident, and, usually, she’s single. Television finally has room for a woman to fly on her own, without her minivan, Cub Scout den-mother meetings, or workaholic husband to feed and clean up after. The prime example for TV’s new “wonder woman,” is found in the four women of HBO’s Emmy Award winning series, “Sex & The City.” These
The show reinforces the classical gender roles that female stereotypes continue to thrive in the media we consume every day. Women in this show is objectified and mostly portrayed as just beautiful with little education. (Gender Stereotypes in Mass media, 2014).
Since the beginning or recorded history, there have been stories told about vampires. Bram Stoker’s renowned novel Dracula was published in 1897, and since then the myth about vampires has evolved and changed. We now have Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Saga and HBO’s True Blood examining whether vampires exist in the known world. Whatever you think, you should be aware that vampires are creations of fiction writers based on old folk tales. On the other hand there are those who believe in Vampires.
The T.V show The Vampire Diaries is a CW teen drama series that involves danger, romance, action and suspense. The show is not just about vampires and werewolves, but it also has other supernatural elements such as hybrids, witches and vampire hunters. Let’s just say that even though it’s compared to the Twilight movies, The Vampire Diaries is an old fashion love story where you can expect the unexpected. Where the audience can also connect with the character’s situations. Even though it’s a fictional show, it involves real life situations that an ordinary person can go through. The producer Julie Plec did a beautiful job with the plot, the relationship of the characters, how the show itself connected with the audience, and the setting.
The myth of the vampire existed in a multitude of civilizations and cultures under various names such is strigoi (for the Romanian territory), Apotamkin, etc. But no matter the name, vampires will always refer to gothic creatures that drain the blood of humans, thus being monstrous.
Vampire is "a bloodsucking ghost that come back from dead person believed to come from the place where a body is buried and wander about by night sucking the blood of people asleep and causing their death." Before vampires were seen as evil monsters and creatures humans must fear. However, now, vampires have become an "famous popular culture and fascination among teens around the world" This art has increased vampire large groups of fans this way resulting to the creation of many fan clubs and social organizations, whether online or not.