I decided to watch the infamous RTV show, Jersey Shore. I watched last week's episode where the cast gets into a huge water balloon fight, Vinny gets his ears pierced, Mike slacks off at working the T-Shirt store and Sam and Ronnie get into another argument to end the show.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/jersey-shore-season-2-ep-25-a-house-divided/1660103/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=29241&channelId=1
1. This show is made solely for entertainment. There is no informational value to watching 8 idiots running around New Jersey, while getting drunk and acting crazy.
2. The audience is for people in their later teens and 20s. We know this due to the type of activities they participate in, such as going out to clubs and getting drunk and doing foolish things. Along with the music played during the show and the commercials that are shown. Another indicator of audience is the language they use. Hearing a bleep every other minute, as bad as it is to say directs towards that age group. Also, the amount of sexual content displayed in the show also aims toward this age group.
3. MTV endorses the show. this is significant due to how it is aimed towards the later teen and twenties age group and also allows them to have a lot of freedom of what exactly to put on the show that you would not normally see on a family network type channel.
4. I think that the categories that show fits into would be comedy and a drama. The show is definitely a comedy through all of the little saying and actions that go on in the house. Between Pauly D yelling out constant phrases, to water balloon fights, to talking about grenades, and more, when you watch Jersey Shore you always can expect to be laughing. At the same time, this show is a drama. Mostly due to the fact of the relationship of Sam and Ronnie and their constant fighting and bickering, but there are other moment of drama in the house between roommates or when Vinny is going to get his ears pierced.
5. The structure of the show is one that is unique. Although it does sometime seem spontaneous, I think that there is a pattern. In the show they display a recap in the beginning, solve that drama that drags the viewer in to watch the show. Then follow it with the common but humorous events and actions of the group during the middle of the episode and finally end it with extreme suspense, making you wanna come back the next week to find out more.
6. The font and music both portray a kind of young and partying good time feel. The font is only really used introducing the characters and when they speak. The music is used to appeal to the younger audience. also the film style is one that follows every one of the casts steps they make while in the house. These make the overall tone one that is made for the show is for pure entertainment for the viewer.
2 comments:
Very true about the audiennce. However a lot of kids are starting to watch it just because it is getting so popular and are curious as to what it actually is. I really hope parents stop their kids from watching though because, you are right... the sexual content, drunkeness, and constant foul language is something not appropriate for young viewers.
I agree with you when you say that the music is used to appeal to a younger audience in this show. Throughout the whole show there is always some pop song playing when switching scenes and it's music that young people listen to. It's a technique used to entertain and attract viewers.
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