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Pop Culture 101 | Friday | Period 2
Today, John's class was meeting in the computer lab for easy access to the needed media. Sometimes, John really loved technology.
"Today," John began as soon as everyone had taken their seats, "we're going to be talking about something near and dear to my heart. Television. Now, chances are, most of you have at least seen a television at this point. You might not be experts but if you're in the dorms and have wandered by a common room, you've seen a television. Television wasn't always the shining wonder of high definition it was today. Oh no. In the olden days..."
His dad would hate him for calling it that since he'd been alive and thriving in those olden days.
"...the televisions were small and the shows were all filmed in black and white. Imagine that, right? You wouldn't be able to see the crystal blue of your favorite character's eyes or you wouldn't be able to tell what color uniforms your favorite sports team was wearing. It was all one or the other. Luckily, that didn't detract from the actual content because stuff was REALLY good back then."
To prove that, John showed the class a clip from a comedy and a drama series.
"So, pretty different from today in terms of tone and content but still good. Television's evolved just as you and I have. Color replaced black and white and television shows themselves became a little more experimental and daring. And while America today still has some people who freak out over different things broadcast on television shows, we've come a very, very long way."
To illustrate that, John played a clip of a recent comedy series and a recent drama series.
"Big differences, right?" John asked, nodding. "You can see how, in addition to technologically, the tone and content of television changed as attitudes changed and the tech evolved. So, here's what we're going to do today. I'm going to assign you each a television series that I want you to research. Figure out its tone, its content and tell me if you think its going to evolve or its at the apex of its evolution just by what you know about television so far. Basically, tell me if you think the television show you're researching could make it on television today. Would your television series have to change? Is the technology sharp enough to catch the attention of today's couch potato? Are the stories relevant? Sound easy? You can use the computers you're sitting up to look up video clips, articles, anything you'd like. Let's do it, then."
"Today," John began as soon as everyone had taken their seats, "we're going to be talking about something near and dear to my heart. Television. Now, chances are, most of you have at least seen a television at this point. You might not be experts but if you're in the dorms and have wandered by a common room, you've seen a television. Television wasn't always the shining wonder of high definition it was today. Oh no. In the olden days..."
His dad would hate him for calling it that since he'd been alive and thriving in those olden days.
"...the televisions were small and the shows were all filmed in black and white. Imagine that, right? You wouldn't be able to see the crystal blue of your favorite character's eyes or you wouldn't be able to tell what color uniforms your favorite sports team was wearing. It was all one or the other. Luckily, that didn't detract from the actual content because stuff was REALLY good back then."
To prove that, John showed the class a clip from a comedy and a drama series.
"So, pretty different from today in terms of tone and content but still good. Television's evolved just as you and I have. Color replaced black and white and television shows themselves became a little more experimental and daring. And while America today still has some people who freak out over different things broadcast on television shows, we've come a very, very long way."
To illustrate that, John played a clip of a recent comedy series and a recent drama series.
"Big differences, right?" John asked, nodding. "You can see how, in addition to technologically, the tone and content of television changed as attitudes changed and the tech evolved. So, here's what we're going to do today. I'm going to assign you each a television series that I want you to research. Figure out its tone, its content and tell me if you think its going to evolve or its at the apex of its evolution just by what you know about television so far. Basically, tell me if you think the television show you're researching could make it on television today. Would your television series have to change? Is the technology sharp enough to catch the attention of today's couch potato? Are the stories relevant? Sound easy? You can use the computers you're sitting up to look up video clips, articles, anything you'd like. Let's do it, then."
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He didn't take notes, though, but he looked pleased to be there.
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Sorry, Clark.
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whose player also missed the Weirs, woe!would talk to anyone about television if the shows were from the late 70s or early 80s.John [PC 01/28]
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