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Television IIMEDIA, POWER AND
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April
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BY-2
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Kroll BoP
Your shows• Stranger Things (22)• American Horror Story (16)• Grey’s Anatomy (16)• Orange is the New Black (15)• The Office (15)• The Walking Dead (12)
April
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Your shows• Game of Thrones (8)• Friends (7)• Parks & Recreation (7)• Breaking Bad (6)• Empire (6)• How I Met Your Mother (6)• Scandal (6)
April
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Your shows• The Big Bang Theory (5)• Family Guy (4)• Luke Cage (4)• Criminal Minds (3)• Daredevil (3)• Gossip Girl (3)• How to Get Away with Murder (3)• One Tree Hill (3)• Power (3)• Pretty Little Liars (3)• The Voice (3)
April
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Your shows• Arrow (2)• Dexter (2)• Doctor Who (2)• Flash (2)• Gotham (2)• House of Cars (2)• Mad Men (2)• Once Upon a Time (2)• Rick & Morty (2)• Steven Universe (2)• Law & Order SVU (2)• Vampire Diaries (2)
April
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Your shows• Arrested Development• BoJack Horseman• The Boondocks• Broad City• Catfish• Cops• Dancing with the Stars• Downton Abbey• Drugs Inc.• Eric Andre• Friday Night Lights• Full House• Gilmore Girls• Hawaii Five-O• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia• Jane the Virgin• Keeping up with the Kardashians• Martin• Cleveland Indians• Modern Family• Mr. Robot
• Narcos• Naruto• NCIS• New Girl• Peaky Blinders• Person of Interest• Portlandia• Project Runway• Quantico• Shameless• Sherlock• Sons of Anarchy• That ‘70s Show• The Get Down• The Wire• This Is Us• Two Broke Girls• Westworld
April
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Boo!• Why do we watch scary shows such
as American Horror Story?• Why do we watch violent shows such
as Game of Thrones?• Why do we watch dark shows such
as Breaking Bad?• Is moral ambiguity a new trend?
April
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Boo!• “Adrenaline rush”• Relief (stone in the shoe)• Roller coasters• Escape from the ordinary
April
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Moral ambiguity• Increases uncertainty• Increase tension and conflict• A “happy ending” isn’t necessarily
happy for everyone• Adventurous advertisers or none at
all• End of codes
April
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Miscellany• Does the FCC regulate shows on
Netflix?• No: The FCC controls only broadcast,
not cable or internet programming.
April
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Why that show?• Do popular shows get that way
because of a bandwagon effect?• Do the type of shows that are
popular reflect societal or cultural changes?
April
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Why that show?• Old days: Least common
denominator• Today: Cult to mass (access, social
media)• Dramas: Quality, novelty, escape• Comedies: Relatability, actors, mood• Access has changed more than taste
April
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Miscellany• How do production studios get
money from Netflix?• Licensing deals for video are
generally not per-play, but a set fee for a specific contract length.
• Studios want more – access to Netflix’s deep database of user preferences.
April
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Black-ish• Why is Empire a “black” show, but
Grey’s Anatomy isn’t a “white” show?• How do white viewers react to
“black” shows such as Empire talking about police brutality, etc.?
• What about racial stereotypes in Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin, Empire, Scandal?
April
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Black-ish• Mean, median and mode• Reversal of societal expectations
about demographics• Rejection of stereotypical roles• African-Americans as the last in the
line• Deliberate targeting
April
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Black-ish• Self-selection of audience• Not that kind of hate-watching• The risk of false understanding• Empire: 66% African-American (U.S.
population: 13%)• Orange: Backstories backfire• Scandal: 37% African-American
April
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Black-ish• Jane the Virgin: Unexpected
complexity• Can a minority writer create a
stereotyped character?• Is it still a stereotype if it exists in
real life and is portrayed realistically?• Aren’t all TV characters stereotypes?
April
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Miscellany• How often do people repeat binge-
watch the same shows over and over?
• Great question. Be the first to find an answer and I’ll give you 25 points of extra credit.
April
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Decline and fall• Why does a show hook you on a
realistic concept, then jump the shark?
• Why did you stop watching Grey’s Anatomy?
April
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Decline and fall• Running out of ideas• Paper cut-out characters• “Situation” comedies• Reversion to the norm• Repetition• Lack of exit strategy
April
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Decline and fall• Soap opera• Unlikeable characters• Unrelatable characters• Ratcheted repetition• Characters don’t drive the plot
April
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Miscellany• Why is Friends still popular?• Likeable characters• Character-driven comedy• Familiar but developing characters• Relatable age group• More central characters than fringe ones• No kids, no Olivers, no major tension
breaks
April
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Up in the sky!• What sparked the rise of superhero
shows?• Why do concepts that seem to
involve action include character relationships?
April
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Up in the sky!• “Superman,” nostalgia and special
effects• Waves of interest (vampires,
zombies, mummies)• Copycats• Smart executives
April
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Up in the sky!• Budgetary restraints• The lessened pull of the cliffhanger• Story complexity• The comic-book stigma• Copycats
April
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Miscellany• Why can shows get away with rough
language and sex jokes when society is “politically correct”?
• The end of family viewing• A society in silos• Commercial and artistic pressure• The “F-word” comedy factor
April
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Stranger Things• It does well without much
advertising. Is this a lasting trend?
April
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Stranger Things• Free publicity• Word of mouth• In the club• Domination … for how long?
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