Monday, October 8, 2012
Hypothetical Research Idea
If we were writing a research paper or giving a speech about the 10 articles that we read, mine would probably be about sitcoms and Saturday Night Live and the culture of the time they're broadcast. I feel like lots of sitcoms and SNL have an impact on how the culture views certain events that are happening in reality. At the same time, these television programs are immensely shaped by the current events and political/social/cultural climate at any given moment. As one of the articles I read said, sitcoms in the late 1960s had a very different feel than those of the 1950s because the later sitcoms mirrored the sentiments of the general public in that they were against the war in Vietnam. In a hypothetical paper or speech, I would further examine this cultural give and take between the television shows and the goings-on of the time.
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Josh: I read an article in the NY Times (on Monday?) about SNL's decision to run a skit on Romney and Big Bird, and this fits with your focus perfectly. The decision was made in light of the fact that the directors knew that it would have an impact. I remember watching SNL in the late 70s and early 80s, when the show was considered very, very edgy. I'm not sure about your statement about sit-coms of the 1960s. Not much of the popular media dealt with Vietnam as the network execs very much supported the administration. When All in the Family came on in the late 70s with the anti-war character/son-in-law, Michael Stivich, this was big news.
ReplyDeleteI hope you stick with this topic. It's a really interesting one.
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