WEEK 7: Good Times

Good Times (1974-1980, CBS)

WEEK 7: Good Times
MON 9.30/WED 10.3
READ: MTV—“21. A Whopping, Steaming Turd”-“41. I Want to Have a Nickname”
CLASS: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: EXPOSITORY

UPCOMING:

WEEK 8: Laverne & Shirley
MON 10.7/WED 10.9
READ: MTV—“Part 4: Nothing Lasts Forever, and We Both Know Hearts Can Change”-“53. You have No Idea How I Miss It”
CLASS: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: EXPOSITORY (MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH ANNOTATIONS)

TV NEWS 9.24

• Billy Porter becomes first openly-gay black man to win an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (CNN)
• First look: Netflix's El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (YouTube) 
• CBS’ Bull returns despite a $9.5 million sexual-harassment settlement (Daily Beast)
• Fifteen years ago: How Lost changed television (SlashFilm)
• Downton Abbey slays Rambo at the box office (DarkHorizons)
 

WEEK 5: All in the Family

All in the Family (1971-1979, CBS)

WEEK 6: All in the Family
MON 9.23/WED 9.25
READ: eR—“Poverty on Television: Shameless and the American Dream” (Flood), “From Good Times to Honey Boo Boo: Who is Poor on TV?” (NPR), “Why Won’t TV Show People Who Aren’t Rich?” (Politico), “Why TV Hates Poor People” (Kindland); MTV—“Part 2: I Play My Part and You Play Your Game”-“20. Don’t Be a Wanker All Your Life”
CLASS: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: REFLECTION 3

UPCOMING:

WEEK 7: Good Times
MON 9.30/WED 10.3
READ: MTV—“21. A Whopping, Steaming Turd”-“41. I Want to Have a Nickname”
CLASS: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: EXPOSITORY

SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES: The Working Class on TV

Here are the clips you may use for your in-class short answer responses this Wednesday.

Married ... with Children (1987-1997, Fox)

 
The Simpsons (1989- , Fox)


The PJs (1999-200, Fox; 2000-2001, The WB)

Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006, Fox)

Everybody Hates Chris (2005-2006, UPN; 2006-2009, The CW)

Raising Hope (2010-2014, Fox)

Shameless (2011- , Showtime) [Slightly NSFW]

Broad City (2014, Comedy Central)

Schitt's Creek (2015- , CBC)

One Day at a Time (2017-2019, Netflix)

REFLECTION 3: As Seen on TV—Understanding Product Placements in Television

You may not realize it, but that episode of Stranger Things or America's Got Talent you just watched may have contained embedded ads for a variety of products. The practice is called "product placement," the integration of commercial products into the narrative of a film or television program. The practice dates back to the beginning of television, when programs were openly sponsored by major companies (e.g. Texaco Star Theater, The Goodyear Television Playhouse). Recent examples include Carrie Bradshaw's beloved Jimmy Choo shoe collection on Sex and the City, Sue Sylvester's signature Adidas track suits on Glee, and the Dunphy's Apple brand loyalty on Modern Family. Today, the practice is often more covert, with many shows aiming to integrate products as organically as possible. As a result, you may not even be aware of the presence of these products. How do you feel about this? Should programmers be mandated to inform viewers of product placements or should a viewer be savvy enough to identify those instances on his or her own? Finally, are you more bothered by the most blatant or the most subtle of product placements?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Product Placement Lessons from The Walking Dead" (Marketplace)
• "More Product Placements May Come to Netflix (But Don’t Call Them Ads) (FastCompany
• "As TV Cuts Commercials, Product Placement is Worming its Way into Your Shows" (DigitalTrends)
• "The Real Stars of Stranger Things? All Those Brand Names" (CBS News) 
• "Six Product Placements on TV So Good You Didn’t Realize You Were Being Sold Something (AdWeek) 

Mechanics:

• 1-1.5 pages in length
• MLA Style
• Works cited

Due: Thu 9.26

TV NEWS 9.17

• Meet Peacock, NBCUniversal's new streaming service to compete with Netflix, Prime Video, and others (Dark Horizons)
  
• Friends creators: Don't expect a a reboot or reunion (Dark Horizons)
• Saturday Night Live fires new cast member over surfaced 2018 racist remarks on a podcast (ABC News)
• FX releases American Horror Story: 1984's opening credits (Looper)
• The CW previews the final season of Supernatural (YouTube) 

WEEK 6: The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch (1969-1974, ABC)

WEEK 5: The Brady Bunch 
MON 9.16/WED 9.18
READ: MTV—“8. Midgets, Models, and Trannies”-“14. I’m Not Like Other Boys”
CLASS: Reading discussion; Lecture—”Class on TV: A Brief Overview”

UPCOMING:

WEEK 6: All in the Family
MON 9.23/WED 9.25
READ: eR—“Poverty on Television: Shameless and the American Dream” (Flood), “From Good Times to Honey Boo Boo: Who is Poor on TV?” (NPR), “Why Won’t TV Show People Who Aren’t Rich?” (Politico), “Why TV Hates Poor People” (Kindland); MTV—“Part 2: I Play My Part and You Play Your Game”-“20. Don’t Be a Wanker All Your Life”
CLASS: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
DUE: REFLECTION 3

TV NEWS 9.10

• Hailee Steinfeld said to be up for Disney+ and Marvel’s Hawkeye (Dark Horizons)
• Here's everything we know about Apple TV+ so far (Vox)
• BET+ set to debut for $9.99/month (Engadget)
• Here's your guide to understanding the world of Carnival Row (TheWrap)
• First look: Netflix's Queer Eye: We're in Japan! (NewNowNext) 

 

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS

This semester, you and up to two partners will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

Also:

• You must provide your own laptop.
• You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
• Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters. 
• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness  
• The first 1-2 presentations MUST submit their presentations one week prior for review—failure to do so will result in a five point deduction

Topics:

1. The Women of Saturday Night Live
2. Iconic 90s TV: The X-Files, Beverly Hills 90210, and Dawson’s Creek
3. Jay, Conan, and the Fight for The Tonight Show
4. Gay Icons of TV: Jack McPhee, Santana Lopez, and Cameron Tucker
5. Inside the Degrassi Universe
6. A Weekend Tradition: Saturday Morning Cartoons
7. Based on the Brits: Three’s Company, American Idol, and The Office
8. A Netflix Original: Orange is the New Black, The Crown, and Stranger Things
9. Earth to MTV: Exploring MTV Around the World
10. Trans on TV: Pioneers in Representation
11. A Really Big Show: All About The Ed Sullivan Show
12. How I Love Lucy Changed Everything
13. Todo sobre Telemundo y Univision 
14. When M*A*S*H Ruled Television
15. Thank You, (Don't) Come Again: The Battle Over Apu
16. Inside the Law & Order Universe
17. Aaron Spelling and His Television Empire
18. The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat: ABC'S Wide World of Sports
19. Why The Office Endures
20. Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Dora the Explorer, and Gloria Pritchett
21. Eurovision 101
22. Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show
23. Black Icons of TV: Lt. Uhura, Fred Sanford, and Oliva Pope
24. MTV in the 90s: House of Style, The Real World, and Beavis and Butthead
25. We're Goin' Hoppin': Dick Clark’s American Bandstand
26. The Man of Steel on the Small Screen: Adventures of Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Smallville
27. Phil Donahue: The Father of the Talk Show
28. Great American Event Television: Roots
29. Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Glenn Rhee
30. Inside the Star Trek Universe

Sections:

 

Sec. 1 Schedule-

Week 8: Mon 10.7/Wed 10.9

1. Johnny, Elyssa - A Netflix Original: Orange is the New Black, The Crown, and Stranger Things

Week 9: Mon 10.14/Wed 10.16

1. Sophie, Logan - Why The Office Endures
2. Angelo, Benny - Thank You, (Don't) Come Again: The Battle Over Apu
3. Tuong, Odilia, Rheya - Gay Icons of TV: Jack McPhee, Santana Lopez, and Cameron Tucker

Week 10: Mon 10.21/Wed 10.23

1. Hafsa, Pauleen - The Women of Saturday Night Live
2. Emma, Viv - Trans on TV: Pioneers in Representation
3. Madison, Ashley - Inside the Law & Order Universe

Week 12: Mon 11.4/Wed 11.6

1. Sylvia, German, Cristian - Based on the Brits: Three’s Company, American Idol, and The Office

Week 14: Mon 11.18/Wed 11.20

1. Muskan, Kajol - MTV in the 90s: House of Style, The Real World, and Beavis and Butthead

Week 16: Mon 12.2/Wed 12.4

1. Jesus, Kouroush, Christopher - Inside the Star Trek Universe

Sec. 35 Schedule:

Week 7: Mon 9.30/Wed 10.3

1. Addison, Samantha - Why The Office Endures
2. Melanie, Justin - Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Glenn Rhee

Week 8: Mon 10.7/Wed 10.9

1. Steel, Fei - Earth to MTV: Exploring MTV Around the World
2. Simon, Ashley - The Man of Steel on the Small Screen: Adventures of Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Smallville

Week 9: Mon 10.14/Wed 10.16

1. Roy, Trina - Inside the Law & Order Universe
2. Cassidy, Heather, Maria - The Women of Saturday Night Live

Week 10: Mon 10.21/Wed 10.23

1. Jenna, Monse, Lynda - A Netflix Original: Orange is the New Black, The Crown, and Stranger Things
2. Yesenia, Raymond, Kezia - MTV in the 90s: House of Style, The Real World, and Beavis and Butthead

Week 12: Mon 11.4/Wed 11.6

1. Rachel, Makaila - A Weekend Tradition: Saturday Morning Cartoons

Week 14: Mon 11.18/Wed 11.20

1. Jose, Eli - The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat: ABC'S Wide World of Sports