The Pros And Cons Of Television Shows

Television is one of the most widely used forms of communication today; it is used for broadcast purposes on entertainment, education, and information to people from all around the world. There are a number of different genres a person can choose to watch on television, all without taking a step out of their front door. Criminal television shows classify as one of these genres and are one of the most popular. Most of the time, the production of a criminal television show is where an author examines an actual past crime and then uses re-enactments to help draw in their audience; some common ones that are usually heard of, in the United States specifically, are CSI, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, NCIS, etc. As incorporated in the title, Criminal

Watching television is such a common part of contemporary society, that most Americans adopted it as a part of their daily routine and watch television for at least an hour a day. Stanley Crouch, a poet, music and cultural critic, writes: “Whenever people pretentiously and proudly announce, “I don’t watch television,” they should follow it up with “I don’t look at America either”” (Masciotra 79). Television has become a part of many people’s lives. When the mass population watches the same television shows, movies, etc. they can all relate to each other, and thus unite them as an American. We look to TV shows to see how other people like us act on-screen. Aaron Morales, the author of American Mashup: A Popular Culture Reader states: “We watch movies, visit websites, and scour online profiles, all in an effort to glean from a variety of sources those traits that we feel best suit how we identify ourselves” (Morales 65). Movie characters can change the personalities and point of views in our society. Movies can inspire and motivate a society to change its social norms. For example, The Harry Potter Series is a well-known book that is popularized over the years through television advertisements. The reason Harry Potter is special is because he is like everyone else, but he is dealing with different problems. People can relate to the aspect of the characters and

When it comes to family and television shows, there are a lot of different theories that could be used in showing the theoretical point of view of the family. A healthy family would need to sustain and create environment which endorses physical and emotional health and psychological happiness for its members. To achieve this purpose, families will need to recognize how to support, nurture, encourage, protect, connect, generate structure and boundaries, have fun and work together as a group. Does a family have to have a certain look and to the television shows depict this certain look? The response to that could be as diverse as there are families; nevertheless there are shared features that can be originated in various types of families. With said, this essay will discuss four different shows the depict a family.

Television executive Lauren Zalaznick, gave a presentation called “The conscience of television” for TED Talk which she discussed past five decades of the highest standing shows on air. Zalaznick runs studies which go to great lengths on how the topics of television shows changed from decade to decade and how viewers changed the reason of watching based on what was happening in the world. Television’s conscious effects our emotions, challenges our values, and influences our views on the world by what we choice to watch.

Sociological ideas can be seen in multiple aspects in today’s society. In modern day TV shows and movies, societal norms and the ideas of traditional values are challenged, creating drama and action. Ideas such as societal norms, values, and cultural diversity are heavily implemented in media apps such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, and YouTube, HBO, and even average television. One show in particular caught the eye of many people, because of its unique interaction between characters, and the constant breaking of universal morals.

As television viewers, we tend to slouch in front of this electrical box after a long day’s work, many of us don’t think or know about how much television programming has changed since our parent’s childhood. In “Thinking outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens and “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” by Steven Johnson, both writers give their thoughts and opinions about how television programming has evolved over the last three decades. These gentlemen recognize that the days of slap-stick comedy were over and replace by more sophisticated stories. This new brand of programs have provide a step stoning for the evolution of television to gain momentum.

Television was not at its best a decade ago, producers were struggling trying to figure out how it can reach to a broad audience and have them stay. Thanks to reality T.V, the television industry has not been the same ever since. Reality TV always get its viewers on the edge of their chair, from shows like The Bachelor, to other shows like Intervention, “all of them make you sit up and pay attention” (Poniewozik 1). Reality TV shows will do whatever it takes to get people to watch them. From a simple show called The Bachelor talking about love stories, to a show where they show a life of drug addict. They all presents a stories within, and sending a message to its viewers. What makes the viewer watches the show is the messages that the reality tv show trying to reach to its viewers.

Television is one of the newest, fastest growing forms of entertainment to come along in the last one-hundred years. While many argue that the rapid expansion of this genre has caused an increase in lower quality programs (or too much television), others believe that this event is part of the development to coincide with its new audience. Two such articles address different opinions on this issue. Linda Holmes, author of “Television 2015: Is There Really Too Much TV?”, published her article under the popular culture section on NPR’s website. Holmes’s opinion surrounds the premise that due to an immense growth in television programming, it has resulted in a multitude of lesser quality shows. While she agrees that this volume of shows is an undertaking for any individual to watch, Holmes argues it is impossible for a single genre to have too much content.

There are many different TV shows out there about the medical field. Grey’s Anatomy, Night Shift, The Good Doctor, and so many more. There have been at least 56 different shows that have aired on TV since 1951. Although there are so many of them, they all have one thing in common, they are all slightly unrealistic. The episode, “One Day, One Room” of House MD watched in class shows many examples of this. Hospitals have very strict rules in regards to the actions of their medical staff, and termination can be a consequence for violations of these policies. Dr. House violated many standard hospital protocols and if it were in the real world he most likely would’ve received a consequence, possibly termination. Since in the show he is one of the best surgeons, that makes him almost irreplaceable. The purpose of this essay is not to focus on how unrealistic this show is but rather to focus on the ethical issues the show uncovers. I will explore the different actions taken by medical staff and explain why they were morally appropriate or not. Morally acceptable behavior is shaped by what society decides is correct and in this case what is morally acceptable is set by the hospital. Although we like to believe that we don’t have morality behavior problems in our hospitals, that is sadly not the case.

96.7% of people in the United States own a television. The majority of those people have at least one show that they watch regularly. In some cases, it’s even more than that. It’s obvious, at least to me, that TV shows and their characters are incredibly important to people. They have become more than just a source of entertainment. TV shows are important to people because they encourage representation, give people something to look forward to, and dive into moral issues.

Fun fact, more than 98 percent of Americans in the world watch television in the comfort of their own homes. Television happens to to be the number one pacifier that has America’s eyes glued when their favorite television show comes on at 9 o’clock. When people’s favorite television shows come on television all eyes are staggered and lips are shut. The most popular drama television shows in America today are Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, and Empire. Every week the demand for these television shows hits the roof. Viewers love to see what happens next in each season, each week and every second it comes on television. The characters seem so real and everybody that watches these shows try to find ways to connect with the characters.

Television programs have made drastic changes within the past five years. One show that has remained true to the storyline and its depth is Grey’s Anatomy. When I was younger, my go to show was House, which has since been discontinued. However, Grey’s has done nothing short but fulfill my expectations for my need in a television show. From the recent gut wrenching death of Derek to the ability to show true grievance of the other characters shows that this sitcom allows real life situations to be relatable to its audience week to week. Although the show’s random catastrophic events in the same middle of nowhere town in Seattle have seemed to be repetitive, its ability to captivate its audience in a major way has kept it around thus far. This

The second reason why I believe television is a force of good in American society is for the reason that a lot of us are hooked on to be aware of what’s going on within the country and around the world. If we don’t pay attention to the news then we are not notified of what’s going on whether it’s about our community, we won’t know any new laws or modified laws, what’s going on with stock market, status on economy, and any information about new diseases or cures of disease. In the old days, we would get our source from the newspaper, since technology has rapidly evolved we now also get our source television, internet, and radio. More than eighty percent of adults follow the news multiple times in a week and about fifty seven percent go thru

The argument of this essay is that TV viewers are being hypnotized by the media we see into “being lulled into physical and mental inactivity.” He calls viewers “a bunch of MTV-addicted, Jerry Springer loving mall rats” and says that we spend an average of 9 years of our lives “glued” to a box.” He also states that the viewers are set into two categories: passive and active”. Passive viewers sit in front of the TV with their time being wasted as they are transformed into mindless zombies as their show progresses. Active viewers are the people who look at what they are seeing and form concepts from it-this, to the author, is an advantage, but still defines TV audiences as collectively passive.

Even with the longest run time a film can have while keeping its audience entertained, movies are just are not able to compete with the storytelling capabilities of a well thought out television show. While talking about The Sopranos David Charpentier explained the challenges that HBO faced having to have a television show that “not only had to look like a movie, but feel like a movie” and needs to entertain for “more than two hours”(309). The easiest example for this is HBO's Game of Thrones, the series is easily one of the most popular television shows. With seven seasons out and a final eighth season on the way, people are able to see characters either stay the same with little deviation, or complete turnarounds. One such character is