It's been one of the toughest first weeks of college, but I'm so glad I have this writing class to break the cycle of constant math and science classes trying to drill information into my brain. So, as I said it has been a tough week and my favorite way to unwind after a tough week is sitting down and watching some of my favorite TV shows; having a good laugh. I like watching comedy cause I find it easy to digest and just a fun and light-hearted way to end a long day or a long week. I find that watching comedy shows is easier to watch than watching action, horror or drama because it doesn't cause me to feel any intense emotions like fear or sadness or . It simply makes me laugh and lightens the mood after a lot of frustration and stress of a day or week of hard work.
With what I have learned about genres in this past week, I have been able to better understand genres; particularly I've noticed more of the conventions of genres of TV shows and movies that I have been watching recently. Some of my favorite TV shows such as Modern Family, New Girl, and 2 Broke Girls fall under the genre of comedy. Comedy is one of my favorite genres and is a genre that I have become familiar with as I’ve watched comedic movies and TV shows for as long as I can remember. Some of the conventions of comedy that I've noticed as I watched these shows is the bright environment, the witty, sarcastic characters, and the types of language that is used. The bright lighting gives the show a more realistic and happy environment and the witty and sarcastic language allows for jokes to be played into the dialogue and usually is what causes the audience to laugh. These shows are mainly meant to make their audiences laugh and feel a sense of happiness. I almost feel that comedy is supposed to be therapeutic for its audience as laughter (as I’ve heard before) is supposed to be a form of therapy. There are different types of comedy that appeal to different audiences of different ages, but I think that the type of comedy I watch appeals more to young adults because the language can at times be vulgar and the language can be explicit and sometime the shows or movies make fools out of certain types of people which is not the type of comedy that most parents would allow their young children to watch. The type of comedy for children is usually more innocent and light hearted.
I realized as I thought about the conventions of comedy that the conventions of genres don’t change much over time. Most of the conventions that I have noticed of the comedic TV shows that I have watched recently can also relate to the conventions of comedic TV shows that I used to watch when I was young; the only difference being that the language of the shows I watch now appeal to an older audience than the language of the shows that I watched as a little kid. But the bright lighting and the silly characters are common conventions of comedy for adults and children.
Deanna,
ReplyDeleteTV shows are a type of genre, for sure—remember, though, that we want to be focusing on textual genres, so not everything is fair game. Luckily, writing and written communication play a huuuuuge role in making these shows come to life, so there’s a lot of potential for analysis.
Like you noted, different types of TV show have different audience, and hence, different types of writing. You acknowledged that there are usually “the witty, sarcastic characters, and the types of language” but I’m not quite sure what you mean here. What kind of language? What witty things do these characters say or do? The more you can tie in your claims to specific evidence, the more concrete you’ll be able to get with the support for your claims. In the future, try to bring in some textual references so that you’ll have even more to think about here.
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Hey! I really liked your attention to detail in your assignment, such as when you mentioned the difference light can make in a tv show and the effect it has on the audience “...The bright lighting gives the show a more realistic and happy environment.” Also it was cool to mention that everyone has their own idea of comedy because that is important when trying to appeal to an audience, not everyone like the same thing. Interesting observation when you mention how you’ve noticed that conventions in the comedy genre haven’t changed much over time. I would have liked to see an example! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog because I also enjoy comedy! I agree it's super easy to watch (I usually watch comedy whilst eating breakfast), because it doesn't involve any intense emotions. However, I feel like you didn't go into the intricacies of the comedy genre. For instance, conventions such as irony, banter and crude behavior can all be associated with the comedy genre. You also could have gone more depth into the different kinds of comedy genres, including slapstick, dark humor, and wordplay comedy. Also, a photo of a comedic scene would have been great to refer to in your blog to give the readers some kind of visual understanding.
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