TV Series Genres

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TV Drama:Crime


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Key Texts

CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) (2000 Present)

Hawaii Five-0 (2010 Present)

Criminal Minds (2005 Present)

Numbers (2005 Present)

The Wire (2002-2008)


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CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)

The series follow Las Vegas criminalists. This is the main CSI series also known as CSI:

Las Vegas, the series has other spin-offs,CSI: Miami and CSI: New York.

The series had a lot of controversy as itcontains violence and some sexual themesreason why it was considered the worstprime-time shows for family viewing by the

Parents Television Council. CSI shows a lot of forensic science, such as

analysing DNA and also in the techniquesuse in the crime scene investigation, this

changed the way many trials are presentednowada s in real life.


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The Wire

This series received many awards and isconsidered from many one the best TVDramas of all time.

It was created by David Simon, and itrepresents the reality of the AmericanCITY based on the writers experiences.

One of the writers, Ed Burns, was an

homicide detective and his experienceshelped when writing


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Hawaii Five-0

This a remake original 1968 1980 television

series.

The series follow a small state task force

created by the Governor of Hawaii thatinvestigates serious crimes.

The series had positive impact in the stat's

economy this is known as the Five-0 Effect


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Key Features

Main focus on a group of investigators.

Most of the time there's a crime at the

beginning of each episode and other crimes

during the same episode will lead to thecriminal.

Police-Related topics such forensics, autopsies

and evidence gathering.


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Teenage:TV drama


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Key Texts

90210 (2008 Present)

One Tree Hill (2003 Present)

Smallville (2001 2011)

Glee (2009 Present)

Skins (2007 Present)


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90210

Fourth series in the in the Beverly Hills,

90210 franchise.

This series have been nominated for many

awards.

It was the show with the highest rating in the

history of the channel The CW.

The series are focused on the lives of several

students of the West Beverly Hills High.


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Glee

This is a musical comedy teen drama.

It is focused on the glee club of an high school

and the problems the members face.

Many songs are performed during the series

accompanied with choreographies.

The series won a Golden Globe Award Golden

Globe Award for Best Television Series

Musical or Comedy.


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Skins

BAFTA award-winning British teen Drama.

Follows the life of a group of Bristol teenagers,

during the two years of college.

Due to the success of the series in the U.K, it

was adapted in the U.S.


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Key Features

On most of these series the episodes are

continuous.

Characters deal with the dramatic ups and

downs of their friendships and romanceswhile facing an array of "realistic" teen

issues.

In many cases theres action or science fictionadded (as Smallville)

These type of series contain soap opera

elements.


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Click to edit Master subtitle styleSitcom

TV Drama


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30 Rock (2006 Present)

Friends (1994 2004)

Scrubs (2001 2010)

The Big Bang Theory (2007 Present)

Two and a Half Men (2003 Present)

Key Texts


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30 Rock

It has won and been nominated for a

variety of awards.

The series received 17 Emmy nominations

in a single year.

The series is loosely based on Tina Fey

experiences as head writer forSaturdayNight Live.


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Friends

The series won many awards and was

nominated for 63 Primetime Emmy Awards.

The series follow the day-to-day lives ou four

friends. This series had a huge cultural impact.

It was filmed in the Warner Bros. Studios.


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Scrubs

This is a medical Sitcom.

The show follows the lives of several

employees of the fictional Sacred Heart,

a teaching hospital. The series have been nominated and won a lot

of awards.


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Tv Drama Formats

When it comes to TV Dramas there aredifferent types of formats, there are four main

formats:

Single Drama

Series

Serials

Soaps


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Single Drama

Single Drama are quite rare to

find on TV nowadays they are

usually described as the one-off stories.


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Series

This type of TV drama broadcast regularly,

usually once a week, with the same

characters and usually each episode tells

a different story.


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Serial

Just like series same characters and

locations are used regularly however

there's a difference, each episode is not

complete by itself and the stories willcontinue in the next episodes. Often

serial narratives have more than one

storyline.


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Soaps

Soaps have many characters and

also does not have a single

storyline, which means that they

contain many storylines.

Storylines in Soaps can carry on

for many weeks or even monthsbefore coming to a conclusion


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Narrative Theory: Todorovs theory

According to Todorov most narratives start

with a state of equilibrium where life is

normal for the protagonist, then this state is

disrupted by some action. Then theres therecognition that theres been a disruption,

then theres the attempt to repair the

disruption this is made by the protagonist.

Once the disruption is repaired theres the areinstatement of the equilibrium which can

also be called New Equilibrium.


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Narrative Theory: Todorovs theory


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Todorovs theory in Life on Mars When it comes to this TV Drama the Todorovs theory can be applied in two

different ways. I only watched an episode but I got a conclusion for it. Thefirst way that the Todorovs theory can be applied is the followed:

In the series theres an equilibrium which is the protagonist investigating

crimes as part of his job. Then the disruption happens when the

protagonist is hit by a car and goes back in time. Then I think the

recognition of the disruption occurs when the DCI ( Detective Chief

Inspector) tells him the year in which he is. As I mentioned I only watched

one episode but Im positive the as the series develop the protagonist will

attempt to repair the disruption, which is to go back to normal time and

then the new equilibrium.

The other way that the Todorovs theory can be applied is the followed:

In 1973( year the protagonist when back to), the protagonist is a Detective

Inspector, and everything is normal at the police station (equilibrium), but

then a crime occurs ( disruption and also recognition), the protagonist

with the help of other police detectives tries to solve the crime (Attempt to

repair the disruption) and at the end they solve the crime and arrest the

suspect ( New equilibrium. So the Todorovs theory can be applied in twodifferent wa s here.

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