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+ | #'''Groups 1 and 2:''' In "''I Love Lucy'': The Writer-Producer," Miranda J. Banks lists five things for which ''I Love Lucy'' is "celebrated." In addition to these, what significant shift in the behind-the-scenes TV-production hierarchy does she identify? What new title did this result in and which unheralded individual associated with ''I Love Lucy'' fit this title? | ||
+ | #*What are some [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-50-most-powerful-tv-showrunners-of-2020 recent examples] of individuals who hold this title? | ||
+ | #*Why was the Screen Writers Guild wary of this development? | ||
+ | #*How does the episode we viewed play out what Miranda Banks calls the show's "basic plot idea"? | ||
+ | #'''Group 3:''' In "''Modern Family'': Product Placement," Kevin Sandler specifies two distinct attitudes toward the iPad's inclusion in the "Game Changer" episode. Summarize these "attitudes". Which do you think is correct and why? | ||
+ | #*Also, how have technological changes necessitated marketing changes that affect narrative? What new techniques have you yourself noticed in TV advertising—especially in online services such as Hulu and YouTube? | ||
+ | #'''Group 4:''' In "''Modern Family'': Product Placement," Kevin Sandler refers to Timothy Havens and Amanda D. Lotz's "industrialization of culture” framework as a way to understand the relationship between art and commerce in TV production. Explain Havens/Lotz's use of these terms: "mandates, conditions, and practices". | ||
+ | #*How can these terms be used to explain the iPad's product placement in "Game Changer"? | ||
+ | #*What is James Grant Hay's assessment of the episode and do you agree with it? | ||
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##Kevin Sandler, "''Modern Family'': Product Placement", first edition, 253-261. | ##Kevin Sandler, "''Modern Family'': Product Placement", first edition, 253-261. | ||
##Daniel Marcus, "''The Wonder Years'': Televised Nostalgia," first edition, 223-231. | ##Daniel Marcus, "''The Wonder Years'': Televised Nostalgia," first edition, 223-231. | ||
− | ##Ritesh Mehta, "Master of None: Negotiated Decoding," second edition, 144-152. | + | ##Ritesh Mehta, "''Master of None'': Negotiated Decoding," second edition, 144-152. |
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 19 November 2020
Readings from Thompson & Mittell, How to Watch Television
- Groups 1 and 2: In "I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer," Miranda J. Banks lists five things for which I Love Lucy is "celebrated." In addition to these, what significant shift in the behind-the-scenes TV-production hierarchy does she identify? What new title did this result in and which unheralded individual associated with I Love Lucy fit this title?
- What are some recent examples of individuals who hold this title?
- Why was the Screen Writers Guild wary of this development?
- How does the episode we viewed play out what Miranda Banks calls the show's "basic plot idea"?
- Group 3: In "Modern Family: Product Placement," Kevin Sandler specifies two distinct attitudes toward the iPad's inclusion in the "Game Changer" episode. Summarize these "attitudes". Which do you think is correct and why?
- Also, how have technological changes necessitated marketing changes that affect narrative? What new techniques have you yourself noticed in TV advertising—especially in online services such as Hulu and YouTube?
- Group 4: In "Modern Family: Product Placement," Kevin Sandler refers to Timothy Havens and Amanda D. Lotz's "industrialization of culture” framework as a way to understand the relationship between art and commerce in TV production. Explain Havens/Lotz's use of these terms: "mandates, conditions, and practices".
- How can these terms be used to explain the iPad's product placement in "Game Changer"?
- What is James Grant Hay's assessment of the episode and do you agree with it?
Strengths/weaknesses
List two strength(s) of ideological criticism, cultural studies and/or production studies. List two weaknesses of these approaches. Answers in boldface are the best ones.
- Group 1 on production studies:
- S:
- W:
- Group 2 on Stuart Hall:
- S:
- W:
- Group 3 on Stuart Hall:
- S:
- W:
- Group 4 on production studies:
- S:
- W:
Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture (NY: Routledge, 2018).
- Ethan Thompson & Jason Mittell, eds., How to Watch Television, first edition (NY: NYU Press, 2013) and second edition (2020):
- Miranda J. Banks, "I Love Lucy: The Writer-Producer," first edition, 244-252.
- Kevin Sandler, "Modern Family: Product Placement", first edition, 253-261.
- Daniel Marcus, "The Wonder Years: Televised Nostalgia," first edition, 223-231.
- Ritesh Mehta, "Master of None: Negotiated Decoding," second edition, 144-152.