Story or Spectacle? Why television is better than movies:
Movies were afraid that the Television was taking away their audiences so they did not want their movies shown on television, they wanted it on the big screens so they could make more money. Personally it is easier to not watch a movie and spend all that money and wait for it to come out on Netflix. People tend to watch television shows to see how a character develops over seasons rather than just in a movie which is shorter. Personally I agree with this, people get connected to characters ( don't lie I'm sure it has happened to you also) and it is a lot better to see how they change over seasons and years. This is one reason that I still watch pretty little liars, it is because they have changed a lot so seeing that is just interesting. There is also the structure and many other components that are different between these two things. Overall yes I also agree that television shows are better than movies.
Stay unlikable-for the good of TV:
The Mindy project it is a popular show with a South Asian American women as the first main character of a sitcom. Many did not like her because she likes to gossip and many other things. According to the author, "She's not different from many of us, if we're being honest" (Ousborne, page 315). Many people seemed to not like her because she was too similar to them. She wanted to make Mindy become "less likable" to make her different from others. I think it is interesting to see different types of people on television because if all women on television shows were the same then that is boring. What would be the point of watching television?
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