Six Hours Of Television
In looking at modern television programming there are hundreds of shows
to choose from. Picking to analyze from the prospective
of an anthropologist is by no means easy. It is easy however, to talk about
what our nation looks like to others who have never been here. Everyone is
gorgeous, lives happily, and overcomes all problems, but more on that later.
Four hours of the programming I chose is perhaps the most popular programming
this year, consistently topping the Nielsen ratings. For the remaining two
hours of programming I decided to look at two police drama shows, one that was
brand new this season and one not brand new, but still going strong.
For the two hours of police ...
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night, and include the tremendously popular FRIENDS, the SINGLE GUY,
the hits SEINFELD and CAROLINE IN THE CITY, and the most popular show this year,
ER. For the remaining hour I choose to look at THE TONIGHT SHOW, with Jay Leno.
Between these shows there are many similarities and many differences. All of
these shows can be directly compared with each other, having some of the same
qualities. Looking at these shows in the perspective of an anthropologist some
disquieting trends emerge. I will present the information as if an outsider,
from another nation, were watching American shows, and believed what he/she was
seeing to be true of what goes on in America.
Perhaps more realistic than the other shows, NYPD BLUE, and HIGH INCIDENT
represent the closest what life is really like. To a foreigner seeing these
shows, they would probably believe that America is a blood bath of crime and ill
will towards other people. While this isn't true the whole nation over, there
are ...
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to build careers on. The guys make
more money, even the character Joey, who's job as an actor isn't steady. Of
course each girl is drop-dead gorgeous. To those watching in other countries,
America is chalk full of pretty women waiting for a man to come sweep them off
their feet. The next show, SINGLE GUY, has a slightly different message.
America is also full of very happy married couples. The Single Guy himself is
on a mission of marriage. That's what the entire show is based on. So far an
outsider comes to America, is gorgeous if you're a woman, and a hunk if you're a
guy, has lots of friends, and is searching for a soul mate. Not quite America,
but if you're watching t.v. ...
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