Exam 3 Notes Lecture Notes 03 05 13 What is television A bard storyteller for modern and postmodern times Central idea TV tells stories visually Films are more powerful and have a different narrative but TV is what we watch everyday How does TV tell its stories Through Images recollect all the stuff from Stu Cart Through characters Through plots Through genres Through narratives or storytelling Narrative Tennis Ball Exercise Prof threw tennis ball towards the class What happens when the ball goes in the air o You are thinking Will I really get hit Is he crazy When you launch the ball in the air you are creating a plot The student who caught the ball become a character All of TV is a story a narrative All stories begin they rise the hit a climax and they resolve Why are TV stories important They represent the American Nation o Through modernity and postmodernity They visualize identity in America o Through modern and postmodern visual aesthetics o Identity in American modernity Race gender class sexuality ethnicity o Identity in American postmodernity Post racial Discuss Using the Chart Key Concepts from the Mittell Book Characters plot storyworld 3 act structure genre Ideology dominant ideas common sense hailing consent Creator identity stereotypes social constructions patriarchy tropes of gender Is this a story about the south or how the south is imagined who makes the show The Duke s of Hazard Watched part of an episode Very specific vision about the American south Stereotyping the south Duke s of Hazard structure o Characters people featured in a television narrative Identify the Protagonists Antagonists o Stereotypes they are all hicks 3 Act Structure Complication Climax Ending Hailing In Class Exercise The way that you hail a taxi Getting people to watch a TV show o Getting people s attention TV shows hail people persuade people to watch them Hailing creates a specific identity stereotypes Names of TV shows about the South Honey Boo Boo decline of civilization Andy Griffith about a small town cop Duck Dynasty ignorance Buck Wild white trash Swamp People people in swamps Walking Dead Zombies in the South Names of Films about the South Django Unchained Deliverance The color purple The blind side Sweet home Alabama Forest Gump Gone with the wind Remember the Titians Steel magnolias Write down 3 words that describe the discourse about the South that emerges from these films TV shows Hospitality Sultry Sweet Tea Football Conservative Tradition traditional Racism Slow Rural Family How do these stereotypes make up ideas about the south These descriptors tell the master narrative of the south The whole idea of the south is based on what we see in the media and how we interpret that The media portrays the south as a stereotypical slow place but it s not really like that esp in the cities of the south Words that go with a southern accent Y all Recon Bless your heart Vixen Words that are associated with these words A hick Slow Uneducated 03 07 13 TV Food Planning Day Family 03 19 13 Junk Food Day Talked about what TV shows we were going to watch for this unit Define junk regular and gourmet food as it might apply to current television programming Junk Food Jersey Shore Keeping up with the Kardashians Teen Mom Lizard Lick Towing Honey Boo Boo Regular Food The Office PTI Law Order How I Met Your Mother Gourmet Food Dexter Breaking Bad Mad Men Game of Thrones Modern Class Sponsored by Lauren Schorr Gershom Weashington and Stephen Standridge Students in the class Junk Food TV shows what is a junk food show Basically TV shows that suck Examples Jersey Shore Honey Boo Boo Junk Food about the quality of the television show Junk Food Questions What is junk food o Food high in fat o Food that is high in oils and salts o Food that has little nutritional value Why do you eat junk food o Because it is cheap and convenient we are lazy o Because it tastes good How often do you eat junk food o 2 4 times a week How do you feel after you eat junk food o Student I generally hate myself o Bad greasy o Fat o Happy at first and then bad What happens if you only eat junk food How much junk food should you eat every week Exam Related 1 Write down the names of the TV shows we will watch today 2 Write down notes about the content of each clip Discussion Related Not on Exam 1 Watch the clip 2 Based on the reading First Show Name Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Content o First clip treating Honey Boo Boo like she s a wild animal o Second clip Honey Boo Boo on a sugar rush after drinking an energy drink o Third Clip Sh it s a wig episode o Fourth Clip South Park Episode critique interview Honey Boo Boo Analysis o Why is Honey Boo Boo television junk food The show is degrading We find enjoyment by laughing at them It makes you feel good but it doesn t nothing good for you We think they are trashy It does nothing for you intellectually The show plays into the red neck stereotypes Students who choose Honey Boo Boo o It s a show that you don t want your children exposed to o Just like you don t want your kids to eat junk food all the time Last semester analysis o The show is unscripted programming o Uneducated people o Gender roles o Ect Second Show Name Jersey Shore Content o Clips of everyone fighting Jersey Shore Analysis o These people make us feel better about ourselves the way junk food does o We like to laugh about how messed up their lives are o The show has created many cool terms EX Gym tan laundry GTL o Put their bodies on display o Jersey Shore is kind of like a circus o This is reality TV but whose reality is this Third Show Name Keeping Up with the Kardashians Content Analysis o Them on a vacation at the beach in a hot tub o Kim complaining about her hotel being a Diva o Clip describing each of the Kardashians o TV show where we just watch other peoples lives o These girls have no real concept of reality o This show is just pure spectacle o Different narrative upper class o Reality TV as a whole is junk food It s hard to relate to most reality TV shows Reality TV lacks a narrative structure o People do idolize these people but are not really famous for any reason Fourth Show Name Baggage Content Analysis o Jerry Springer show about falling in love but having baggage o Interesting set up to talk about identity 03 21 13 Regular Food Day Regular food food you eat every day First Show The Office watched random funny scenes o Created storyworld unlike junkfood tv o Storyworld protagonists Jim antagonists Dwight o