Analysis Of Graham Norton 's ' The Television Industry '

Popular culture is the artistic and creative expression in entertainment and style that appeals to society as whole. It includes music, film, sports, painting, sculpture, and even photography. It can be diffused in many ways, but one of the most powerful and effective ways to address society is through film and television. Broadcasting, radio and television are the primary means by which information and entertainment are delivered to the public in virtually every nation around the world, and they have become a crucial instrument of modern social and political organization. Most of today’s television programming genres are derived from earlier media such as stage, cinema and radio. In the area of comedy, sitcoms have proven

Television has been criticized as “a vast cultural wasteland”. Tv is supposed to be something that people use for fun and entertainment not a way to get away from your problems. Now with that being said this quote is trying to say that tv is useless. I think the reason that some people think that tv is useless is because of shows like SpongeBob and family guy. Sponge bob is a very popular kids show that has been around for years but doesn’t benefit the people watching it in anyway. In fact, watching a cartoon like SpongeBob can damaged the mind of many people and children with the stupidity that’s done on the show. Then you have a show like family guy where the things done can be called stupid but at the same time the things done are realistic but the only problem with a show like that is that it’s very inappropriate for kids to watch because of all the inappropriate behavior and violence that that is shown in a show like that. Another problem with tv isn’t the tv it’s the people. The shows are there to watch and to enjoy but it’s up to the person to watch it or the parent to allow their child to watch that. I don’t think that tv is a vast cultural wasteland because there are many different thins to see and watch and learn you just have to watch the right shows and use the right channels. Sometimes watching tv can even be fundamental.

Newton Minow, the chairman of The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1961 to 1963gave his maiden speech as commissioner on 9th May, 1961 in Washington, DC. John Kennedy asked him to work at FCC. When he spoke about television, it was a time when radios were being replacedwith televisions. In his speech, he literally said television is a "vast wasteland" andpeople were stunned by his statement because people were really enjoying the transition from radio to television. Minow delivered the speech to the National Association of Broadcasters who were the primary audience.His arguments affected not only the primary audience, but a large number of people who were the secondary

Television genres in the post network era are important because genres can target a larger range of audience, which results in higher ratings. Genres also help create different and unique narratives that influence popular culture. Jersey Shore illustrates how the reality television genre has a huge impact on popular culture, society and viewers. Jersey Shore is about women and men some of Italian descent that party and do whatever they want. The show explicitly illustrates the roles of guidos (males) and guidettes (females), these people are working class Italian Americans. Even though the show is representing the Italian population in the U.S. it is not doing a proper job because the representation is incorrect. The characters and performances

Deviance is a behavior, trait, belief, or other characteristic that violates a norm and causes a negative reaction (Ferris & Stein 154). The television Jane The Virgin embodies this sociological theory and is intended for an audience of young and older adults. Types of deviance that is featured is that Jane Villanueva who has hopes of being a teacher and author goes to the doctors for a routine physical examination. However, while there she accidentally gets artificially inseminated. The intended specimen was intended for a patient in the next room, the situation becomes even more shocking. In fact, the donor is Jane’s boss Rafael Solano whom she had a crush on a few years prior.

On television every night, there are countless late night talk shows. Many people watch these shows because the hosts refer to subjects that are not regularly discussed in public. Between interviews, the hosts often satirize new ideas or beliefs in the society. Because they address

AMC’s show Mad Men is a period drama set in the 1950s to 1960s which focuses on those that work in the competitive world of advertising on Madison Avenue in New York City, NY. The critically acclaimed show aired for seven seasons and won numerous awards, including several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. According to the pilot episode, which aired in 2007, the term ‘Mad Men” is slang for “Madison Avenue ad men”, which was coined by advertisers working on Madison Avenue in the 1950s. At the beginning of the pilot episode (titled “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”) viewers are introduced to the show’s main character, Don Draper, who is the creative director for the advertising agency Sterling Cooper. Throughout the episode, Draper is faced with the problem currently plaguing Sterling Cooper, how to protect Lucky Strike cigarette sales in wake of the public’s increased awareness of their heath risks.

The Television is often the centerpiece of typical American house. TVs are now a representative the American dream. TVs are even used to measure finical wellbeing. Huge flat screen TVs symbolize success, while smaller TVs represent modesty. People crowd around the TV to watch the big game, to catch up on the news and keep up with pop culture. Is there something wrong with this so-called wonder device known as the Television? Marie Winn, author of book Unplugging the plug-in drug, argues this point in the chapter “The Trouble with Television” claiming that the television negatively affects families and specifically children. Marie Winn is an author and journalist who is known for her write ups on wildlife and television. The book was published in 1987 and describes eight ways in which the television is damaging. Winn makes it a point not to argue against the content of television, but rather how the television effects family relationships and is a detriment to children’s development. While I agree with some of Winn’s, overall, I disagree with her assessment of television. The points that Winn made that I disagree with include, TV allows kids to grow up less civilized, TV keeps family from doing other things, TV makes children less resourceful, TV has a negative effect on children’s school achievement and TV has a negative effect on children’s physical fitness.

Daytime TV can range from different categories, genres, networks, and ranks, depending solely on preference. Personally, shows should not be compared if they consist of different preferences. The textbook mentions that the executives at Warner Brothers believe that Ellen DeGeneres was the heir to Oprah Winfrey, when discussing daytime TV. Reports show that Ellen DeGeneres’s hour-long show is upbeat and inspirational and more likable than Oprah Winfrey. Yet, that is only an opinion. According

Today, television is everywhere and effects families and family life in impactful and often destructive ways. The medium is like an addictive drug where hours are dedicated to its use and mass consumption. In Marie Winn's essay, "Television: The Plug-in Drug," she described the effects of television on young children and the family environment at home. Television is one of the most dominating diverting factors of the common family as she noted throughout her work producing a scathing and prophetic view of the medium as it plays out in modern times. The purpose of this essay is to explore Winn's essay in terms of her honest and heartfelt approach leading to the article's overall appeal and effect.

History of television and its influence on people lives. How did television revolutionize the world?

Black Mirror is a British TV show on Netflix created by Charlie Brooker which represent the modern society with technologies and the side effects in positive and negative ways. Since memory is malleable and it interprets our memories based on our feeling in the present, technology in Black Mirror helps to navigate the imperfection of communication, relationship and our memory in the society. The technology such as “the Grain” in “The Entire History of You” episode and the “Z-eye” in “White Christmas” episode have interfered human being’s life in some aspects. Black Mirror has showed us the consequences of using technology in our lives. As long humans exist in these lives, consequences will never go anywhere. It still exists and people cannot deny that because it is the cost of being human, indeed they cannot separate good and bad.

As television channels in the 1960’s continued to display numerous violence, American comedy, and offensive commercials, television programming offered scanty, enjoyable shows for the general audience. Newton Minow, the Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) from 1961 to 1963, argued for a better quality of television in his “Address to the Broadcasting Industry” to over 2,000 members of the National Association of Broadcasters. As a result, it generated a national debate about the quality of television programming. Throughout his speech, Minow argues for better television programming since other means of communication offer better content, children are exposed to only violence and cartoons, and the

What do we really mean by television? The way we watch television has drastically changed over the last fifteen years due to new technologies such as digital television and services providing on-demand access. These drastic changes have had a huge effect on viewers and have “allowed online streaming platforms to dominate and revolutionize the way the audience consumes” (Aliloupour) media, ultimately allowing the viewer to be in total control of how, when and where they want their content. The idea of only being able to watch television on a television set is now a thing of the past. Due to technology, the audience now has a vast variety of options on how they can access content. By using scholarly articles, research in new media and Internet sites I will be analyzing current television and where the future of television will be heading.

Television, a telecommunication medium some may not survive without. Today’s generation may refer to television as a technological norm; delusional of a world where television was non-existent. Notably, television unites the nation through local or world events, politics, education, and entertainment. Philo Farnsworth, “Father of Television,” invented the television; the electronic transmission of fixed or mobile images. Furthermore, Farnsworth’s invention influenced a new form of media. Young Farnsworth’s scientific, technological imagination as well as, competitive battle with a major-league corporation, RCA, enticed the growth of one of the most popular media mediums; television.