Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tv Shows from the 90s

We mostly focused on sitcoms during the 90s and what I've noticed is that most of the tv shows are just about average people. For example, we watched Friends, which is about a group of 6 friends and their experiences while living in New York. This show reflects average experiences presented through average people. This show also reflects the people's desire to live a normal life without all of the drama. For instance, throughout the 90s scandals broke loose, the USSR broke up, and several bombings occurred. People didn't want to live in the moment of dangers and uneasiness. Very similar to Friends, the sitcoms, The Simpsons and Seinfeld, deal with similar average situations. They each deal with everyday relate able problems that do not include too much drama. The Simpsons, however, seemed to differ from the others firstly because it's animated, but in addition, The Simpsons had more violence and inappropriate behavior. A last show we watched was The Fresh a Prince of Belair. This show was very interesting as it showed a teenage boy movie into his upperclass uncle's home. Again, the show dealt with everyday situations and was comical at points. The sitcoms during this time period seemed to avoid current events at the time, reflecting that people did not want to be involved with all of the drama that had gone on. 

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