SOSC 4318: Modes of Communication: "Reading Television?"
Friends
 
Frasier
Friends.1
Friends.2
Audience
Content
Genre
Semiotics
Simpsons
Sopranos
That 70's Show

 

Information about audiences: 7 are male and 7 are female.
9 are between 20-25 years ago, 2 are between 26-30. 2 are over30.
10 of them still are students.
All of them watch TV at night, mostly at dinner time.
8 people watch some specific programs regularly.
13 people consider themselves as a light viewer. 1 thinks he/she is medium. No one considers them as a heavy viewer and watches TV more than 3 hours per day.

Age group : 20-25, 26-30, 30+.
20-25: 4 are Male, 5 are Female

Reason audiences like the show:
Male:
- its funny. (with friends)
- Its not good anymore. It used to be funny. (with friends)
- Funny, diction, action, life style. (alone)
- Because it creates to such a specific audience I find it dominates the quality of the show. (alone)
Female:
- not realistic, too superficial. (alone)
- Not one at a time when I can watch it. ( with friends)
- Popular show, a lot of my friends watch it. (with family)
- Funny. (alone)
- Funny + familiar. (alone)

What is the message of the show?
Male:
- I don’t think there is one, but if there was it would be that ‘its OK to be single’.(alone)
- No message. (with friends)
- Not really. (with friends)
- No message. (alone)
Female:
- No message (alone)
- Yes, codes of what are desired in society. (e.g. Beauty, friendship., etc.). (alone)
- You need to be perfect- like them. (with friends)
- Yes, relationship among adults: friends& family. (with family)
- Loving affairs. (alone)


26-30: 2 are female, 1 are male

Reason audiences like the show:
Male:
- Because it is a comedy, I enjoy the funning times from this program.(alone)
Female:
- It is funny and gives me half hour of relax time. (with family)
- Funny. (with friends)

What’s the message of the show?
Male:
- No, I don’t see any message to the viewer other than humour. (alone)
Female:
- I think it is mostly about humour. Nothing really deep inside thoughts of the audiences are touched. If there is any message I would say it reinforces the value of the kinship or rather the relationship among friends and woman/man. (with family)
- Friendship is very important. (with friends)

30+: 1 is male and 1 is female.

Reason audience like the show:
Male:
- don’t understand its background very good, because I watch it on and off. (with family)
Female:
- Funny. (alone)

What’s the message of the show?
Male:
- entertainment ( with family)
Female:
- I don’t think there’s an explicit message. ( alone)

By Daniel

 
 
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