Essays on Television Page 3

Webster’s dictionary defines a sitcom as “a radio or television comedy series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of episodes”. A sitcom is a television show which is focused on funny situations over a plot, however structure still matters. A good sitcom should have the protagonists choice to pursue a goal…

Television has influenced viewers in many different ways since television had come out. It had portrayed many different aspects of life that had applied to many of the viewers. Viewers had absorbed many things displayed on television, some of the key elements that had influenced the viewers were commercials, storylines, characters, actions being taken during…

Reality television (also known as reality show) is a television programming genre that presents unscripted and humorous situations, documents actual events and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors. Much of reality television programming falls into a subcategory as certain collections of shows within the genre use specific themes and focuses or incorporate elements…

Censorship, making the world a better place. Censorship affects our society in many different ways, it affects the music we listen to, the movies we watch, the books we read, and many other aspects of our everyday lives. Even though many might argue that censorship doesnt really have a place in a society that emphases…

Television: The Plug-In Drug In Television: The Plug-In Drug, Marie Winn describes the unanticipated effects of televisions on families. After the introduction of the television, it was predicted that the medium would, in fact, be a “wonderful improvement” on one’s way of living (457). However, according to Winn, the effect of TV’s was a drug…

Aggression is a term used to denote aggressiveness towards other entity or being. It is classified into more specific types of aggressiveness. The different types of aggression are the following: a.) Fear induced – wherein fear is a starting point towards aggression to avoid and prevent damage to one self. b.) Predatory induced – A…

Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life. ” This was written by Ellen Lee…

  Television is an important aspect of media at homes, across generations.  With their ability to cater to the needs of all sections and its availability 24 hours a day, has resulted in almost everyone getting hooked to it for varied reasons and durations. The developments in technology have not only made televisions cheaper, but also…

TiVo is a digital video recorder that allows viewers to watch what they want, when they want to watch it, and it allows pause and instant replay functions of live TV by storing information on a hard drive. It gives they user or users to ability to create their own personal television schedule by using…

Reality television has strong influence and damaging effects on our society. But let’s face it, we feed on the drama. We love to absorb another life other than our own. Along with it comes the misconception of reality which distorts how one believes they have to behave to gain fame or attention. Reality television is…