SOSC 4318: Modes of Communication: "Reading Television?"
Friends
 
Frasier
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Audience
Content
Genre
Semiotics
Simpsons
Sopranos
That 70's Show

The audience analysis in Friends

         Audience analysis is research method used to examine how people ‘read’ the television show "Friends". We argue that each individual audience member will have a different interpretation when watching the same images and plot within an episode. The reason for various interpretations is due to their different backgrounds, cultures and daily experiences of the viewer. Our interpretations might be different to what the producer intends to present.
In our group, Daniel and Rina began their audience analysis by sending and receiving the same surveys to classmates and friends. Rina collected 17 surveys while Daniel received 15, therefore, despite the fact that their sources were almost identical their results differed.


Daniel's analysis (link)


Rina's analysis (link
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