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marmar0306
Genres in Television
Apr 30 2007, 10:47 PM EDT | Post edited: Apr 30 2007, 10:47 PM EDT
Looking back at all the television I’ve watched throughout my life, it is really hard to pinpoint one particular genre that I like more than any other. I really think the biggest thing in attracting an audience is in the story lines presented, which can be done across a large variety of genres. I feel as though if an audience can connect or relate to a show that is the most significant piece of the puzzle. That being said, I would say I tend to watch a lot of shows merging the characteristics of drama and comedy. The biggest thing in that is how true to life many of the situations can be; at no point in life is everything fall of your seat hilarious, but at no point is everything serious. A good television show is about finding that happy medium between the serious moments and the funny, light hearted ones.
Unfortunately, it seems as though we as a public have bought into reality tv which is why it is still around. However entertaining these shows may be to some individuals, I really don’t see the value in them to the viewing audience. The value comes in the financial rewards being reaped by the networks from all the advertising money brought in by a show using pre-determined twists in a plot line to dupe people into watching. I think that if these shows were really all they are made out to be, they wouldn’t need to throw surprises into the formats to draw viewers in, rather they would be able to show a more natural situation. But that isn’t what America wants; they want to be able to benefit through their happiness by watching others suffer through ridiculous situations most will never even imagine of encountering. But then again, it is the job of the networks to exploit what is hot at a given moment, and right now that seems to be reality television, so I give props to those executives who are seeing all the benefits of our infatuation with voyeurism.
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