As part of our TV section of the course, you be exploring classic TV shows and then presenting your show to the class.
Your Objectives--Part I:
Write a summary of the show answering some of these questions:
What is the premise of the show?
What are some of the episodes about?
What is the demographic (target audience)?
Do you think this show would be popular now? Why or why not?
You will be able to find episodes and show summaries here:
http://www.tvland.com/shows/
Part II:
Go to either Youtube or the TV Land website to find video clips of your show. Pick one video clip and describe what is happening in the clip.
For instance, describe the dialogue's tone, costumes, settings, etc.
You will be showing only one clip to the class so make it a good one!
Here are your shows:
Mass Comm Class I
Isilay- I Love Lucy & Green Acres
Keith-The Brady Bunch & Little House on the Prairie
Tori-The Beverly Hillbillies & Bonanza
Eddie-Gunsmoke & Star Trek
Popo-Hogan's Hereos & Sanford & Sons
Molly-The Andy Griffith Show & Good Times
Greg-The Jeffersons & M*A*S*H
Kosta- Leave it to Beaver & Three's Company
Rose-Munsters & Adam's Family
Mass Comm Class II
Ani- I Love Lucy & Green Acres
Arianna-The Brady Bunch & Little House on the Prairie
Carolyn-The Beverly Hillbillies & Bonanza
Emily-Gunsmoke & Star Trek & The Jeffersons
PJ-Hogan's Hereos & Sanford & Sons & M*A*S*H
Chris-The Andy Griffith Show & Good Times
Courtney- Leave it to Beaver & Three's Company
Ethan-Munsters & Adam's Family
Grade: 50% paper 50% Presentation
E-mail summaries to MSVENTURAWHS@GMAIL.COM
You will be presenting your TV shows early next week!
19 comments:
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television western drama series. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961. The radio series first aired on April 26, 1952 Walter Newman also known as Billy The Kid and ran until June 18, 1961 on CBS. It starred William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, Howard McNear as Doc Charles Adams, Georgia Ellis as Kitty Russell, and Parley Baer. Target audiences were people who loved adventure shows, and action. The television series ran from September 10, 1955 to March 31, 1975 on CBS for 635 episodes. Until 2005, it was the longest run of any scripted primetime series with continuing characters in American primetime television. Gunsmoke was action packed and had cowboys shooting and riding on horses throughout the land. Today I think Gunsmoke wouldn’t be popular because young kids are more into cartoons. Older people would love the show because it’s an older style of TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyojnM9tlc
The Star Trek universe, humans developed faster than light space travel, using a form of propulsion referred to as warp drive, following nuclear war and a post apocalyptic period in the mid-21st century. According to the story timeline, the first warp flight happened on April 5 2063, and the Vulcans, an advanced alien race, made first contact with Earth on that day after detecting the warp drive signature. Star Trek stories usually depict the adventures of humans and aliens who serve in the Federation's Starfleet. The protagonists are essentially altruists whose ideals are sometimes only imperfectly applied to the dilemmas presented in the series. The demographic audiences of this show are people who love adventure shows, and futuristic, scientific shows. Today the new Star Trek generation still comes on TV. I think it’s popular because who use to watch Star Trek want to see what the generation has to come.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc54OERosps&feature=PlayList&p=20048A7C541C941C&playnext=1&index=4
Eddie Smith Hamlett
*What is the premise of the show?
a-The premise of The Jeffersons (1975-1985) is a George Jefferson, his wife Louise, or Weezie, and their son Lionel move into a "deluxe apartment in the sky" in Manhattan, after gaining wealth through a dry cleaning business. The diverse cast of subordinate characters made for very funny interactions between them and the Jeffersons, an already hilarious family.
b-The premise of M*A*S*H (is the day in the life of various doctors in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. M*A*S*H was based on a 1968 novel of the same name about "three army doctors". Many of the episodes were based on real life accounts of the war, giving an insightful look into the war through it's dark comedy.
*What are some of the episodes about?
a-In the pilot episode of the Jeffersons, George and Weezie move into their deluxe apartment, and meet their new neighbor, Diane Stockwell. Though Weezie becomes friends with Diane, Diane still thinks that it is a bit suspicious how the Jeffersons can obtain such wealth in such a short amount of time.
b- In the pilot episode of M*A*S*H, Ho John, Swamp's houseboy, is accepted into school. To raise money for his tuition, the camp sells tickets for a raffle. The prize is a trip to Tokyo on the weekend.
*What is the demographic (target audience)?
a- Anybody; The Jeffersons had everything in terms of comedy -- some physical comedy that younger viewers could laugh at, to more in-depth intelligent comedy, sometimes with mature connotations, for older viewers.
b- Adults; A combination of the relatively dark subject and the brand of humor makes this show really only targetable to adults (18+)
*Do you think this show would be popular now? Why or why not?
a- Unfortunately, no -- The Jeffersons was a pioneering sitcom in it's day. However, the US now is very different from the US in the 70s, definitely in terms of taste for TV. I believe that the look into the life of a family has been overtaken by more broad premises or settings, i.e. an office, a city, etc.
b- Probably not-- Though the show was very good and well-made, I don't believe that a Korean War setting would apply very much now, and may not reach out to people as it did while on the air.
Clips:
Jeffersons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly21gNZbG0g (George dreams about boxing)
M*A*S*H: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnoZZ8lBsOM (Larry insults Margaret)
Tori Munger
The Beverly Hillbillies-
1. The show is about a family that are hillbillies who move to Beverly Hills. It all starts when Jed Clampett and his dog Duke are outside in their yard shooting a gun. By accident they shoot an oil gusher. When the OK Oil Company finds out, they offer them 25 million dollars. With that much money, the Clampetts' cousin says they should live in Beverly Hills so they move there.
2. A lot of the episodes are about absurd and hilarious situations that occur while living in Beverly Hills. Some episodes are about how hard it can be to adjust to the way people in Beverly Hills live.
3. The demographic is probably teenagers and young adults.
4. I think this show would be somewhat popular now because it's a sitcom and people love funny shows. Also, a lot of channels have similar shows to Beverly Hillbillies.
Bonanza-
1. Bonanza is a Western themed show. The show is about Ben Cartwrignt and his sons, Adam, Hoss and Joe who live on Lake Tahoe. Each of Ben's sons are born from another mother which makes Ben a three time widower.
2. In the episodes of the show, all of the Cartwirignt boys were able to find love. The show was always about controversial topics, exploring racial tension, domestic violence and substance abuse.
3. The demographic is teenage boys and young adult men.
4. I don't think this show would be very popular today cause there are not a lot of shows on air anymore like that. Also, the show wasn't very popular for a long time until the show was moved to Sunday nights. This suggests that maybe not a lot of people watched the show.
I Love Lucy
PART I
The show I Love Lucy ran from October 15,1951 till May 6, 1957 on CBS and it was about a married woman named Lucy Ricardo who is naive and gets herself into a lot of trouble. She loves tagging along with her husband to his workplace. Her husband Ricky Ricardo is a Cuban American singer and bandleader. All most all the the episodes are about Lucy getting herself in a lot of trouble and pushing her husbands Patience. The demographic of the show was adults and older teens.i don't think this show would be popular now because the jokes that they had back then are not funny now a days. People in this generation have a different perspective on the meaning of "funny" then they had back then.
PART II
I went to youtube and watched the video called "Trapped in the freezer." Lucy is trapped in the the a meat freezer and covered in ice, she is practically frozen. Her husband and friends tell her to get out but they need a key to unlock the freezer which Lucy has with her so they can't open the freezer. So Lucy started to cry and her husbands telling her not to cry and then she starts to jump around in the freezer and her husband tells her not to jump around. Finally when they pull the freezer door open her husband goes into the freezer to get her out and she faints.
The dialogue in this video is meant to be humorous because the show is a comedy and the lady's have up-dos and dresses with a collar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHyJE1sCM0
Isilay
Leave It To Beaver
1. The premise of the show is about a seven year old boy Theodore Cleaver and his older brother Wally.
2. Throughout the series, "Beaver" has many adventures and shows off his witty attitude. He seems to get out of trouble very easily with his cleverness.
3. The demographic of the show reaches out to teenagers and above, because children wouldn't be able to understand what's happening.
4. I don't think this show would be popular at all now. Actually, now to think of it, I think it would be popular only among audiences over the age of 60, who remember seeing the show as children. Otherwise, people nowadays have different interests and there are so many different types of better quality shows that I don't think this show would fit in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKAc3a0AHXM&feature=related
This clip is about Beaver asking his dad about paying the bills. He makes wise remarks as he explains to him how everything works.
Three's Company
1. The premise of the show is about three friends living together in one apartment. The three character's names are Janet, Chrissy, and Jack. The show started in 1977 and the final episode aired in 1984. Each episode began with a mix-up or miscommunication and ended with the problem solved and the roommates sharing in a “group-hug” moment reaffirming their friendship.
2. The episodes are about a man and two women living together, all having different personalities, thus making the show fun to watch.
3. The demographic reaches out to audiences over the age of 16, because there is a level of maturity that you need to have to fully understand the show.
4. I think the show wouldn't be as popular as it was in the 70's and 80's because there are so many other popular shows nowadays that people won't even probably give it a chance to watch the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szd_iCApbZI
Hogans' Heroes (1965-1971)
"American prisoners of war would have no desire to escape from a German prison camp if they could use their superior intelligence to aid other allies in escaping, while making their surroundings as comfortable as a luxury resort." The episodes are about American prisoners in WWII helping allies get secret information and escape from prison grounds from the Nazi's. The demographic is anyone who would be into comedy but also mature at the same time about WWII. No I don't because people these days are more into reality T.V and wouldn't like it as much because they wouldn't know as much about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPk5mCYKCtU&feature=related
This is a bunch of small clips from the show, they all have some sort of comedy to them, all of them take place in the prison camps in Germany.
Sanford and Son (1971-1977)
This show is a comedy about a "colored" family living in the 70's, Sanford is the older gentleman and he's living with his son and his wife. The episodes are just about their daily lives, kinda like a reality show but all on script. The demographic is for I would say mature audience's, and I think this would probably make a good show today because of what the show is based on which is what a lot of today's shows are based on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BysACk8y6aU
This clip is about Sanford and his Son going camping and they were trying to spend some quality time together, but now they got stranded after they wanted to go home, then it started snowing, they didn't have a phone, they ended up running out of food as well.
beverly hillbillies-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtDXEj2JO3U
bonanza-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk029jsZRQI
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie started in September of 1974, and continued until 1983. It was based on the books by Laura Ingalls. It is from the perspective of Laura, the middle daughter in the Ingall family. Their father-Charles-moves the family to a town called Walnut Grove in Minnesota at the beginning of the series. It is about the troubles they face living on the 19th century frontier, with little money and lots of work to be done. The oldest daughter, Mary, is very pretty and doing well in school, but an unexpected illness leaves her blind. Laura is adventurous and has a strong spirit. She often stands up to the Olsens (a neighboring family) and their horrible daughter Nellie. Episodes usually centered on a specific challenge they faced-like Charles losing a job or having a storm ruin the crop. The demographic was basically anyone-it was a family show. It could still be popular today-if fact it is still shown on TV and is gaining a new younger audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj25Q-UJzSI&feature=related 4:57-8:00
In this clip, the Ingall family is celebrating their first Christmas in Walnut Grove. Laura traded her pony-which she loved very much-for a stove to give to her mother, Carolyn. However, Charles had planned to give her the same one. Mary helped sew a shirt for Charles, but it seems Carolyn got him the same one. Each person gets one or two gifts, clearly showing that they don't have much money to spare. The family all speak to each other kindly, though Mary and Laura got in fights in some other clips I saw. This clip takes place in the Ingall's home, and they are all dressed in typical western clothes. The three girls are in floor length dresses with long sleeves, and the dad is in suspenders and a shirt.
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch premiered in 1969 and is still popular today-reruns are still shown. It was especially popular with preteens, but was also a great Friday night family show. The show was about a widowed woman with three kids who marries a widowed man who also has three kids, as well as a maid and a dog. Episodes involved simple problems in the home; in one episode one of the kids seems allergic to the dog and they might have to get rid of him, in another one kid tries to drop out of the play because she can't invite her parents due to the small auditorium. Many viewers, living in the suburbs, went through problems similar to the ones faced on the show, and therefore empathized with the characters. Problems generally involved self esteem issues, relationships, family vacations, and careers.
http://www.tvland.com/video/index.jhtml?bcpid=187784359
This clip shows what the show was like; basically just little problems among the family. In this clip, the young Jan Brady gets a wig in an effort to be unique, but her brothers laugh at her. The tease her, but her parents speak to her reassuringly, telling her she doesn't need a wig to be unique, but can wear it if she really wants. It takes place in the Brady's house, and the family is wearing typical 1960/70s stuff. The sons and father are in sweaters and jeans, the mom is in a dress and Jan is in a blouse and skirt.
Chris-The Andy Griffith Show & Good Times
http://wikipedia.org/
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American comedy first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a sheriff in a fictional small community in North Carolina. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight season run, two of Griffith's co-stars won a total of six Emmy Awards. The series was a hit, never placing lower than seventh in the Nielsen Ratings and ending its run at number one. The show comprises 8 full seasons and 249 episodes — 159 episodes in black and white (seasons 1-5) and 90 in color (seasons 6-8). Reruns currently air across the United States, and the complete series is available on DVD.
The Andy Griffith Show is a comedy show. Its all about a Sheriff, Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and his life in North Carolina. He is a well known Sheriff with is anilities to settle community proble,s with common sense advice. His professional life, however, is complicated due to his inept deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts). Andy socializes with friends in the main street barbershop and dates various ladies until a schoolteacher becomes his steady interest in the third season.
This show has some comedy romance, although there are no adult scenes like kisses and etc. But still it is slow paced and the whole series revolve around an adult, so this show could be demographed for young adults to elderly people. The age probably ranging from 20-70. I don't think this would be as popular these days as it was in the 1900's. Most of the jokes made by the characters are not at all interesting. In most of the episodes, I probably only laughed once or twice. In other words, I would say that it is a boring comedy for the 21st century!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVF0GKmNkBI&feature=related
This video is from Youtube. It is just a part from a full episode called The Loaded Goat. Here a goat eats a dynamite for his lunch. Now the whole town is in danger. The goat might explode anytime if he bangs himself somewhere. The mayor, an engineer and the people in the police department are all scared and confused. They don't know what to do.
As this takes place in North Carolina, the characters have a southern accent. The costumes they were is old fashioned dress. There are only two settings in the entire clip. One is the Police Department and the other is the place where the goat eats the dynamite. When compared to the mordern ways of shooting a show, this looks really bad.
Good Times
Good Times is also an American comedy that originally aired form February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and MIcheal Evans and produced by Norman Lear. While the series was set in Chicago, all episodes of Good Times were produced in the Los Angeles area. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood.
It is a comedy about black family in Chicago. Life in the Chicago projects is never easy, However, the Evans family never gives up trying to make the best of things. While Florida and James struggle to provide for their family, their sons J.J., an aspiring painter, Micheal, the undying political crusader, causing trouble while their sister, Thelma, stands between them as the voice of reason. Living in the same building were Willona Woods, Florida's best friend from High School who provided support, love and gossip and Nathan Bookman, the overweight janitor who gave them grief and was the butt of alot of fat jokes, especially Willona who often referred to him as Buffalo Butt or Booger. Life, at least, is never boring while they fight to keep their heads above water and one day leave the projects, which they did in the series finale. Sadly, it was without James who was killed off in the 4th season.
Good Times is most probably demographed for adults. It has some adult jokes. I thinks Good TImes wouldn't be as bad of a comedy show even in these days, although its was probably fantastic in those days. I liked it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZObIEKNFwM
This is a clip from a episode called Black Jesus. Here J.J draws a potrait of a drunkard and calls it the Black Jesus. His mother doesn't agree to hang that potrait in the living room wall, but is later convinced with the argument her children puts forward. Her husband also is found of the Black Jesus and says that it brought good luck to the Evans family. But later it is proved that that is wrong.
The fashion sense is not that old in this show, unlike the Andy Griffith show. As it was started in 1974 it was good; in fact better than the Andy Griffith Show. The dialog and the talking style is Southern African American. There was only one setting in the whole episode, The Evans family's house.
My opinion:
I thougnt that bought the tv shows were great. They are a bit boring to watch these days but as these were made decades ago, I admire the creativy. If I have to choose the better one between The Andy Griffith Show and Good Times, then I would choose the Good Times. Good Times is not black and white unike The Andy Griffith Show. Good Times was faster paced and was better. But it is mostly because it was made decades after The Andy Griffith Show.
"I Love Lucy" is a show that came out in 1951, playing on CBS, and ended its' filming in 1957. It still shows re-runs now. It is about a woman named Lucy (played by Lucille Ball) and her life living with her husband Ricky (Desi Arnaz). Their good friends on the show are Fred(William Frawley) and Ethel (Vivian Vance). There have been six seasons, and was once the most watched show in the United States, for quite some time. The show is basically about Lucy and Ricky, and is set in New York City, it shows the lives of these crazy characters and all the adventures and funny moments they get into all the time. The target audience I would say would be for almost everyone, because old people can watch it, and its a show from their time, and little kids can watch it and laugh at the funny things that Lucy does. I think the show is still popular now because it is still playing on TV and it is still a popular old show.
All the episodes each have a funny and uniqueness to them. Some episodes include Lucy going on a quiz show, Lucy and Ethel trying to learn how to use a ouija board, Lucy going to a TV audition in Ricky's place, and many more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Th2dnSsXw
I chose this clip because I watched it, and it made me laugh. The whole scene was really funny, and included another special character named Harpo. Harpo and Lucy were both dressed in funny costumes, and were trying to mirror each other. They are in Lucy's apartment, and Lucy is hiding behind a small curtain, while Harpo tries to throw Lucy off.
The next show is called "Green Acres". It was an American Television, series that ran from 1965 until 1971. It was about a couple, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor), who moved from New York City to a farm in the country. It ran for 6 seasons, and had 170 episodes, and it also played on CBS. The show is basically about a man named Oliver who is an attorney, but has a life-long dream of becoming a farmer, and he drags his wife Lisa and himself to a farm in the country. It was popular back in the time when it aired, but now it isn't as popular. The target audience would be more for older people, becuase it - just like I Love Lucy - is an oldern show from their time, so it's nice for them to watch that.
http://www.tvland.com/video/index.jhtml?bcpid=174317557&bclid=412163289
I choose to show the first clip "Domestic Sinus" because I thought that it was pretty funny, and there were a few jokes in there. In this scene, Lisa has gone to a school, and is wearing very nice clothes, and talks to the headmaster of the school. Oliver has made her get a course in domestic science, in cooking. She has an accent, which makes her pronounce words wrong.
GUNSMOKE:
This show is about Marshall Matt Dillon in western town called Dodge City in the late 1800s. Gunsmoke started a long trend of westerns but ended up outlasting all it competitors by its cancellation in 1975. It premiered in 1955 and was the longest drama series ever. The usual demographic was adults as this was considered to be the first "adult western" because it involved some use of violence. In one of the earlier episodes in the series, a family from the mountains kidnaps Matt Dillon (the protagonist) in an attempt to avenge the death of a family member. In another episode, bandits disguised as soldiers rob and raid a town and its up to Matt Dillon to stop them. I don't think that Gunsmoke would be popular now just because western expansion happened so long ago. Cowboys had their moment of fame. Not many people would watch simply because of lack of interest and no relation to the "old-time" characters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyojnM9tlc:
The main character, Marshall Dillon, confronts a man about the murders of two men. Marshall accuses the man of killing theses two men. He tells him to meet him outside for a duel but the man is reluctant. He pleads with him and when Dillon goes to walk out the door, he pulls his gun on him. Dillon's friend warns him just in time for him to shoot the man first. This scene is very serious. It happens in a bar in Dodge City, Kansas. All the charaters are wearing western type clothing with cowboy hats and gun belts.
STAR TREK:
This show was created in 1966. The Star Trek franchise has expanded to multiple movies, hundreds of books and a massive fan base. Its producer, Gene Roddenberry classified this series as a western in space. The series focuses on a space ship called U.S.S. Enterprise. After humans discovered how to travel at the speed of light, an alien race called The Vulcans came into contact with them and assisted them in advancing their technology. Throughout the series, real world problems were questioned such as war and peace and feminism. One of the episodes focuses on one particular crew member, Dr. McCoy, who returns to a planet he once visited to find that it has changed significantly for the worse. Another episode highlights a new cast member, a teenager, who is endowed with great powers and finds it hard to remain in human society without causing unwanted attention to himself. I have a good feeling that Star Trek would be popular now because it is. There are new episodes and seasons being produced of this show so its safe to say its popular considering it has been on TV for 40 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM&NR=1:
In this clip Captain Kirk, one of the main characters is fighting a space monster. He is dresses in futuristic, space-like clothes. They are in a barren area with cliffs and trees. The monster is poorly outfitted in a simple costume. The fight scene is supposed to be serious but because of the time period and lack of special effects, it appears lame and funny.
THE JEFFERSONS:
This show focused on a black family with a crazy British neighbor, a doorman, and a couple that lives next door. This couple was TVs first married couple of which one was black and was white. The series focused on Mr. Jefferson, George, a big mouthed man who always ends up regretting what he says. The show tackles many serious problems such as George's social and working life and Louise's family problems. Despite finding its success from comedy, a lot of the problems were cleverly integrated into the episodes. One episode focuses on the Jefferson's moving to a high rise apartment and the new bizarre neighbors they meet there. Another episode focuses on the heritage of the Jeffersons and when George learns his ancestors were kings, he gets a little full of himself. The demographic is all ages as there is something for everyone in the family in this show and nothing inappropriate. I don't really think this show would be popular now just because theres a lot of shows like it. If it were to come on now it would lack originality and be similar to all other sitcoms on TV today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly21gNZbG0g:
In this clip George is having a dream about himself training for a boxing match. They are in typical clothes that you would wear everyday. In the beginning one of the characters has some comedic lines making fun of George. This all happens in the Jefferson's appartment.
Carolyn Stewart Beverly Hillbillies
The show The Beverly Hillbillies is basically about a family of hillbillies who live out in the country . One day they strike oil and become rich and move to Beverly Hills California. In one episode Jed the older man teaches Granny how to smoke Winston cigarettes. In other episodes it is just basically about the family and settling into their new home. The main demographic is older people like in the 40's I'm assuming. Mainly because of the episode where Jed teaches Granny how to smoke Winston cigarettes. I do think this show would be popular now because it's funny and very entertaining especially compared to Bonanza.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9gRx1ZrguY&feature=related
I chose this video because i thought that it was funny that the Clampetts didn't even know that they owned the upstairs and the fact that she bathed in a tub in the kitchen. If you didn't notice it before you should see Elly's belt... it is a piece of string tied around her waist. And Granny is wearing a old stained dress, soaked with water from taking water the the tub. The lady who was there with them you could tell had lived in the real world for a while. Her outfit was a long skirt and a small coat that matched. Just by listening to the family you could tell by their accents that they were from down south.
Bonanza
The next show is Bonanza. Bonanza is about the adventures of a man named Ben Cartwright and his three sons all of different mothers. They lived on a 1,000 square mile ranch called "The Ponderosa" in Nevada. Bonanza was one of the longest running westerns along with Gun-smoke.
One episode is about when the guys go to an Indian who gives them his daughter and they can't refuse because if the did she would be killed. I would say the target audience is older people around the 40's as well. Mainly because there is a lot of killing and a lot of adult behavior. I do not think that this show would be popular now because no one is really into cowboys anymore, and no one is really interested in that kind of behavior.
Courtney DeFelice
January 10,2009
Threes Company & Leave it to Beaver
Threes Company- The show Threes Company started in March of 1977. The show is about roommates named Janet Wood, Chrissy Snow. They discover Jack Tripper asleep in their bathtub after a going-away party for a old roommate. Janet and Chrissy thought Jack was some kind of pervert but he was just an aspiring chef in need of a home. They told Jack that he could live in Eleanor’s old room, but there’s one problem...their landlords. Their landlord Mr.Roper and his wife Helen may not like the idea of the three of them living in their Santa Monica apartment. They convince Jack to pretend he’s gay. Some of their episodes are about the following. One example is when Chrissy's mom comes for a visit but the only problem is Chrissy hasn't told her about their new roommate, Jack. Another episodes is about when Janet's younger pretty sister comes for a visit and sets her sights on Jack. I'm not sure who the target audience would be. Yes, I do think this should would be popular now. I think that because from looking at the shows on youtube and reading about the show I think people today would find it very entertaning.
Leave it to Beaver- The show Leave it to Beaver started in September 1963. The show is about the Cleaver boys. Seven year Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his 12-year-old brother Wally Cleaver. Some of the episodes are about the following. One episode is about how Beaver and Wally get into a fight one day and June (their mother) has to rush to the rescue. June suggests they write notes to each other apologizing for their behavior towards one another. Another episode is about when Beaver is the only boy invited to Linda Dennison's birthday party. He really doesn't want to go but His parents make him go because they don't know that he is the only boy. After they drop him off and realize this, they feel bad and are afraid Beaver will hate them for making him go. I'm not sure of who target audience would be. For some people I think this show would be a big hit. For others not so much. I say that because I have watched Leave it to Beaver before and it mattered if the episodes were interesting or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw5zMLXbgXE
I chose this episode because it looked like an episode people would enjoy. It's about when Aunt Martha comes to visit and dresses Beaver in fancy clothes to go to school. Just when he is about to leave his father changes him into his normal clothes. At the end when she is leaving Beaver puts the clothes on Aunt Martha told him to wear to school so he her feelings would not get hurt.
Hogans Heroes
Hogans heroes was a popular show that lasted from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971.This show followed the lives of POW's in Nazi Germany set in Düsseldorf in the middle of World War II. The coolly intelligent Colonel Robert Hogan (Bob Crane) was the main character while the less intelligent Colonel Klink (Werner Klemperer), and his main prison guard, Sgt. Schultz (John Banner) were the secondary characters. The plot of this show is Hogan, with the help of his friends, chooses not to escape regardless of his superior intellect, but instead chooses to aid other prisoners in there escape. Many young people of this time were obsessed with war considering two factors: 1) The generation before them had seen two world wars, 2) War was perceived as a high action chance to prove bravery and courage. The demographic is a young adult audience due to this obsession. Most shows consisted of the same plot over and over again. The clip I saw was about a Sgt. Carter imitating Hitler, and Hogan first being opposed to to his imitation, and then using it to distract Colonel Klink. In the clip the prisoners are dressed up like hobo's while the Nazi's are dressed realistically with all of the Nazi memorabilia and badges tagged onto there clothes. This clip seemed insensitive, the whole show seemed insensitive and I didn't like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8xs3ZxBpG8&feature=related.
M*A* S*H
M*A*S*H was an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart. M*A*S*H was adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The show followed a team of doctors stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea.The series started on September 17 1972, and was cancelled on February 28 1983. M*A*S*H was the most-watched television episode in history with over 105 million viewers. The show is still broadcast in syndication on various television stations. Many of the stories in the early seasons are based on real-life tales of M*A*S*H doctors. With the show still playing on daytime television frequently, the show is still widely popular among the older demographic. The show has a sitcom attribute, similarly to Hogans Heroes, that feels out of place considering the topic. I think if they remade this show into a modern realistic version it would be successful. People enjoy high-action and intensity, and I think that this show presents those as accessible attributes. The clip I am going to share with you is called Behind Enemy Lines. In this clip The Koreans make a charge in the Direction of the M*A*S*H base camp and they are forced to retreat. Unfortunately, they must leave before Pierce and Hollahan have a chance to get back from a mission. They are shelled with artillery soon after realizing that they are behind enemy lines.
http://www.tvland.com/video/index.jhtml?bcpid=187784359&bclid=353546830&bctid=1124132235
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son debuted in January 1972 and was an instant success. Redd Foxx played the shows central character, Fred Sanford, a Los Angeles junk dealer. Sanford's son, Lamont (Demond Wilson), is his reluctant partner in the business, always looking for a way out but Lamont ultimately cares for his pop too much to leave him to his own devices. Sanford and Son was known for its sharp racial comedy that reflected political turmoil at the time. Sanford and Son was often conceived as a racist stereotypical portrayal of black people and there culture. Often times the white co-stars were portrayed as speaking eloquently while many of the black stars were portrayed in the light of buffoons. I enjoy watching the show because it made me laugh. The premise really varies, there is no central or common theme to the show. The clip I am going to share with you is called Losing My Mind Part 1. In this clip Fred Sanford is hit when he disrespects a woman. When he is woken he has amnesia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dHXzmV24U
-PJ
The Addams Family is interesting because the Addams deciding on doing the show they wanted to pick the name's of the character's.After that the writing script's fell on the the humorist Nat Perrin who had previously starred on several Marx Brothers film classics.This one episode was about Morticia's sister coming to visit her then Gomes, (Morticias husband) starts talking stuff about her and so does Fester. Because she just got broken up with her boyfriend and he just left her without saying goodbye all he said was he was joining the peace corp but then when Morticia's sister gets their she starts saying all of Bull about her boyfriend and comparing him to uncle fester then uncle Fester start's saying that he's not like her boyfriend and he will never be like him and that he decidie's that he was going to join the peace corp and that he doesnt want the peace corp to use his mind.i think that the addams family would be populare now because of the old people and younger viewer's becuase the addams family is just awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb67Kw3Zpn8
The Munster's is a good time old show and that the show is about the same as the Addams family its both interesting and just fun to watch basically.and in some episode's are about how sometime the kids try to get to outer space and stuff.It's really confusing most of the time.I would say the target audience is younger to older people.Not really because no really watches tvland but i guess old people do most of the time.
Good Times TV show was a comedy series about a lower-middle-class family who lived in a high-rise apartment in the ghetto. They struggled financially but their love for each other always managed to carry them through the worst of times. Good Times aired on CBS from February 1974 through August 1979. Good Times first aired as a mid-season replacement and went on for six years. An instant hit, this ground-breaking show was a favorite among audiences and has become a cult classic . I think that show be popular among a middle age crowd , it had a couple of scenes where you would have to be a certain age to understand , but other than that i think that the show itself would still be a hit . (:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZObIEKNFwM
The Andy Griffith Show was based around widowed Sheriff Andy Taylor, raising his young son Opie (Ron Howard) in the rural North Carolina town of Mayberry . The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. The Andy Griffith Show was based around widowed Sheriff Andy Taylor, raising his young son Opie (Ron Howard) in the rural North Carolina town of Mayberry. I don't think this show would be a big hit today because some of the jokes are really dry , the target audience would probably been people elderly .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpKhWePGNPc
Green Acres is a sitcom about a New York couple that moves to a farm.The show ran from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Its about a lawyer named Oliver Wendell Douglas who always dreamed about being a farmer and so he and his hungarian wife, Lisa Douglas move to the country even though Lisa hates that counrty. Episodes are about the wife and teh husband fighting about living in the city. The target audience is mostly older people because some of the jokes younger kids wouldn't understand. I think this show wouldn't be popular today because just like in I love lucy the humor is much different then it is today.
The clip i choose was called Mr. Haney's Airplane Service and it was about oilver and Lisa going to purchase an airplane but Lisa doesn't want to. Oilver takes the plane that hes going to buy for a test drive and he falls out of the plane while the plane is in the air. he dosen't die though because he has a parachute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4jtxextcc8
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