The 10-part mini series ‘Fargo’ is a Crime thriller based on a true story. It follows a series of murders that happen in the cold Minnesota; however, these murders somehow always have a link back to Fargo, ND.
Following a successive first season, the series has continued with a fresh story line and a second season, with speculation that a third season is on the horizon.
I will be exploring and analysing how multi-platform, genre, performance and narrative contribute to the appeal of Fargo to its target audience.
The term narrative could be defined as a chain of events that help craft a story.
Though there are many different types and approaches to a narrative, Fargo follows an anthology narrative, whereby each season contains different story
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We discussed how the narrative contributes to the series and how Todorovs theory fits relatively with the first season of Fargo, however we also discussed an alternative view on Todorovs theory and how the audience may think that the theory is out-dated and does not fit the style of this series. In terms of the style and the genre that this series is based on, we discussed how Fargo has leaped forward in order to keep the audience interested by adding humour to the crime and thrill aspect of the series, ensuring for a boredom free viewing for the …show more content…
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Narrative: An individual intro outlining their thoughts on the conclusions of their writings, and how individuals understand the meaning of their lives through the process of narrating it (Andrews et al., 2013).
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Looking back on it now I see so many more connections to psychology then when I first saw it. One of them is there portrayal of the nature vs nutrure debate. In flash backs before the death of his mother, Dexter and his brother Brian are show being very nice and normal kids. Then after both of them see their mother murdered in front of them they grow up to be killers themselves. Now this could be interpited as the show being pro nurture; however, the fact that both of them are brothers opens up the argument that it was there genetics that was the qulperite for their
The Pawnee Indians can be traced back to the early 1,100 B.P. in which they lived on the central Plains (Sutton, 2011). Their contact with the Americans occurred throughout the 1800s where they were residents of what is now Nebraska and Kansas (Hazen, 1893). The Pawnee Indians have faced many injustices at the hands of the United States government, as well as other tribes that were close by. Ironically, on the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma website (2015), the Pawnee Indians are considered a friendly tribe be the United States government. One of the first contacts made between the United States and the Pawnee villages was when they were sent in 1804 to let numerous tribes aware of the change in government (Hazen, 1893).
What is narrative? Narrative is a story, narrative is a type of movie, narrative is a way of structuring fictional or fictionalized stories presented in narrative films, narrative is a broader concept that both includes and goes beyond any of these applications.
The article, Times Like These, I Wish There Was a Real Dexter:Unpacking Serial Murder Ideologies And Metaphors From TV’s Dexter Internet Forum, talks about the T.V show Dexter and how viewers respond to Dexter killing criminals and relating it to reality. This article relates to my topic because it explains the components of having a successful T.V show like having a controversial storyline and a unique character that most people found interesting. This article has helped me focus my research because I realized that I want to focus on the creative side of television like the directing, the storyline and the viewers of the popular shows.
The television show selected for this assignment was Law & Order’s season 17, episode 11, Townhouse Incident. The episode was about a home invasion in which Olivia Benson was caught in the middle, when going by to check on the family at the bequest of her babysitter. The two characters that played a significant task role were Joe, who was the Leader and Olivia who was the evaluator. Joe, his girlfriend Roxy and her brother Ralph had gone into the home of Ralph’s ex-boss in hopes of robbing him.
During the late 1980s, The Simpsons, was introduced as an animated cartoon show and has tremendously grown into a popularity of the American culture. Matt Groening, creator and executive producer of The Simpsons, has displayed twenty-seven seasons for over thirty years on 20th Century Fox Television. Jesssamyn Nehaus, doctor and avid popular media consumer, states the following, “In…respect, the show very much reflects the sensibilities of its originator, Matt Groening. As a Los Angeles cartoonist, Groening relentlessly satirized the basic elements of the American dream, portraying schools, families, and workplaces as prisons of the mind and soul” (763). The Simpsons present an irony of a dysfunctional family whose stories and characters are
In watching these films back-to-back, the similarities are much more apparent, but are definitely not discreet enough to go unnoticed if watched ten years apart. Both Fargo and No Country for Old Men exhibit main characters, depicted as the ‘average Joe,’ who are wound up into a complex scheme of murder and mayhem. They both, however, don’t initially appear to be too complicated. In Fargo, the audience is presented with a nervous and stuttering car salesman who seems to be in over his head with debt. He concocts what seems to be an easy ploy of the mock-kidnapping of his wife to get some fast cash off of his father-in-law. What Jerry doesn’t account for is the long string of murders that
Lastly, the actual storyline is not cliché. Dexter is addicting and chilling, while keeping the viewer guessing. It is one of these shows that is very hard to solve. It keeps the audience interested and always leaves the ending with a significant event, creating a need to watch more. The plot is set up uniquely, keeping the viewer interested within each episode. The climax is usually at the end, in order to persuade into ‘sticking’ around for more. It is a difficult accomplishment to draw the audience into loving a serial killer. But Dexter is one of a few shows that does not thrust or force this love towards him upon the audience.
The Simpsons reflect current events and everyday social interactions in a comedic narrative. Recent episodes involved topics such as female entry into an all-male military school, gun control, the role or educational and religious socialization in promoting adolescent conformity and the corporate downsizing. These “real life” illustration provide examples from episodes that discusses situations we all have been through. For example , in “Lisa on Ice” curriculum requirements forces Lisa to play hockey.
Costello's article discusses the impact of true crime storytelling on the criminal justice system, particularly focusing on the popular Netflix series "Making a Murderer. " The author examines how these narratives can influence public perception, legal proceedings, and the outcomes of criminal cases. Costello argues that while these stories can shed light on flaws in the justice system, they can also sensationalize and distort the truth, potentially leading to unjust outcomes. The article highlights the importance of critically analyzing true crime narratives and their implications for the criminal justice system. True crime storytelling has become increasingly popular in recent years, with podcasts, documentaries, and books delving into real-life cases that captivate audiences.
Polarization and depolarization are two basic muscular activities during each heartbeat. These activities are the basic of an ECG measurement system. In human body there are some electrical activities among the muscular and skin regions. Actually the electrical change in the muscles affects some tiny changes in the skins also, which is calculated by the ECG machine. Membrane potential is the negative charge of every heart muscle.
Television has become a vital aspect of daily life, within modern society; every aspect of television exhibits, to a certain extent, a reliance on genre (Mittell, 2001). Industries rely on genre to produce programs, and audiences use genres as a means of organizing fan practices (Mittell, 2001). According to a 2006 Nelson Media Research study, ratings confirm that aside from prime time shows such as American Idol and Survivor, part-time crime drama’s have been classified as one of the most favoured genre (DeTardo-Bora, pg. 154, 2009). The relationship between the media and criminal justice system is delicate, where more often than not, crimes are portrayed in a false light (Graveline, pg. 1, 2015). These misconceptions lead to
The style of the delivery of the plot is an important aspect of literature. The way in which an author uses narrative is what gives the story substance and life. The plot of any story is just a patterns of events that have a beginning, middle and end. However, the narrative is the medium through which the story is presented and can therefore affect a text and shape the meaning and structure of the plot. The most common form of narrative in literature is the use of a narrator, which is a character that relays the story through written rhetoric.