Narrative Structure (Discussion) - Revision history

Jeremy Butler: /* Returning to "discourse" */

2020-09-01T19:32:41Z

Returning to "discourse"

2020-09-01T18:41:58Z

Returning to "discourse"

2020-09-01T18:34:49Z

Returning to "discourse"

2020-09-01T18:30:44Z

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2020-08-31T17:51:12Z

2020-08-31T17:48:43Z

It may help to refer to other episodes in the program, if you've seen them.

2020-08-31T17:45:32Z

The television series: added discourse/polysemy

2020-08-31T17:42:37Z

The television serial

2020-08-27T20:55:10Z

added group films

2020-08-27T11:09:17Z

Cynopsis sample

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 ===Returning to "discourse"===
-#What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''? #How would you describe its polysemy?
+#What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''?  How would you describe its polysemy?
 #*What values does it attach to professors/engineers?
 #*Are there gender stereotypes at play?

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 ===Returning to "discourse"===
-What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''? How would you describe its polysemy?
+#What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''? #How would you describe its polysemy?
-*What values does it attach to professors/engineers?
+#*What values does it attach to professors/engineers?
-*Are there gender stereotypes at play?
+#*Are there gender stereotypes at play?
-**How do the young women we've seen compare/contrast in terms of gender roles and their relationships with the shows' men?
+#**How do the young women we've seen compare/contrast in terms of gender roles and their relationships with the shows' men?
-***Penny and Stephanie (''Big Bang'')
+#***Penny and Stephanie (''Big Bang'')
-***Helen (''Andy Griffith Show'')
+#***Helen (''Andy Griffith Show'')
-***Stevie (''Schitt's Creek'')
+#***Stevie (''Schitt's Creek'')
 ==The television serial==

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	What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''? How would you describe its polysemy?		What are the different discourses or worldviews shown in ''TBBT''? How would you describe its polysemy?
		+	*What values does it attach to professors/engineers?
		+	*Are there gender stereotypes at play?
		+	**How do the young women we've seen compare/contrast in terms of gender roles and their relationships with the shows' men?
		+	***Penny and Stephanie (''Big Bang'')
		+	***Helen (''Andy Griffith Show'')
		+	***Stevie (''Schitt's Creek'')

	==The television serial==		==The television serial==

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+[https://www.cynopsis.com/subscribe/ Cynopsis subscription]
 *Sample from today's e-newsletter:
 **"Fifty percent of consumers say online TV platforms are their first stop for TV viewing, surpassing traditional pay TV, according to new data from Hub Entertainment Research. In particular, the company notes, Netflix has continued its steady climb as consumers’ TV “default,” and live TV has continued its steep drop over the past four years."

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 **Nine, if you don't count the "cold open" and the "tag."
-Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure. Refer to this [http://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/BigBangTheory20081117/ Scene-by-scene] and the episode's [https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Big_Bang_Theory_2x10_-_The_Vartabedian_Conundrum..pdf screenplay] for specific examples.
+Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure. Refer to these [http://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/BigBangTheory20081117/ scene-by-scene] screenshots and the episode's [https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Big_Bang_Theory_2x10_-_The_Vartabedian_Conundrum..pdf screenplay] for specific examples.
 #'''G2:''' Multiple protagonists

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 **Nine, if you don't count the "cold open" and the "tag."
-Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure:
+Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure. Refer to this [http://tvcrit.org/Classes/Jbutler/T311/BigBangTheory20081117/ Scene-by-scene] and the episode's [https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Big_Bang_Theory_2x10_-_The_Vartabedian_Conundrum..pdf screenplay] for specific examples.
 #'''G2:''' Multiple protagonists
 #'''G3:''' Exposition and motivation
 #'''G4:''' Narrative ''problematic''
 #'''G4:''' Cause-effect chain
 #'''G1:''' Climax

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 Break down the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode from ''The Big Bang Theory'' (December 8, 2008).
+*How many scenes does it have?
-How many scenes does it have?
+**Nine, if you don't count the "cold open" and the "tag."
 Explain how it does or does not exemplify conventional television-series narrative structure:
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 #'''G1:''' Climax
 #'''G1:''' Resolution
 ==The television serial==

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 ==The television serial==
 *Select a serial that most of your group watches.
-**Contrast the ''serial'' with the ''series''. Aside from the obvious lack of resolution in the serial, name (and be prepared to explain) three differences between the two in terms of narrative elements.
+**Contrast the ''serial'' with the ''series''. Aside from the obvious lack of resolution in the serial, name (and be prepared to explain) three differences between the two in terms of the narrative elements listed above.
 ***
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 #Resolution
-===Group examples===
+===Break-out group examples===
-*'''G1:'''
+*'''G1:''' ''Cinderella'' (typed by Rachel)
-*'''G2:'''
+**Single Protagonist- Yes
-*'''G3:'''
+**Exposition- Cinderella wakes up, and we meet her and her animal friends
-*'''G4:'''
+**Motivation- To attain independence from her family
 ==The television series==

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		+	*Sample from today's e-newsletter:
		+	**"Fifty percent of consumers say online TV platforms are their first stop for TV viewing, surpassing traditional pay TV, according to new data from Hub Entertainment Research. In particular, the company notes, Netflix has continued its steady climb as consumers’ TV “default,” and live TV has continued its steep drop over the past four years."

	==Classical Hollywood cinema==		==Classical Hollywood cinema==