An analysis of Shonda Rhimes and her contributions as a writer, producer and creator of successful TV shows and how this may help other writers who are female or of color become more inclusive in main media.
I have long detested moral panic and knee-jerk reactions, and with Operation Yewtree uncovering a seemingly endless history of showbiz child abuse, paedophilia is the moral panic of the moment. There are many torrents of bile on Twitter and various comment boards that call for the torture and murder of paedophiles; Channel 4’s recent documentary The Paedophile Next Door inundated the Internet with the opinions of angry, perennially unthinking people.
When I saw an advert for the documentary, I was immediately intrigued and impressed by the premise, it appeared to have an approach and insight that I thought would be deemed far too transgressive by the television executives who arrogantly believe they know what the entire public wants to see. Then again, this is Channel 4 we’re talking about, a broadcaster whose past programming includes the brilliantly daring Brass Eye paedophile special.
Speculation on Walking Dead Season 6. This would involve The Wolves, Morgans role and how he will react to Rick's actions and anything else that they think might happen.
Any speculation will lose all value after the TV show season is released or finished, making the article outdated and useless. – T. Palomino1 year ago
It would be interesting to write a character analysis of House of Card's Francis Underwood. The fact that so many viewers love watching a psychopath ruin people's lives is a great topic of discussion.
How about a look at Claire as well? Does she fit a sort of more subdued psychopath role? How are these two defined by their actions and what consequences (if any) do they face?
– Giovanni Insignares10 years ago
You could even go so far as to compare Frank Underwood with Shakespeare's Richard III; as for Claire, you could compare to another Shakespeare character: Lady Macbeth. Just a suggestion! – Amanda Dominguez-Chio10 years ago
I love House of Cards, and I watch because of Frank and Claire. I find myself rooting for them, even though they'll do anything to get what they want. This article should definitely explore the viewers' fascination with the Underwoods. Is there something wrong with us? Also, this article would need to define "psychopath;" perhaps "sociopath" better describes Frank, but the terms would need be spelled out regardless. – S.A. Takacs9 years ago
I think one could go even further and write about the general rise of psychopaths on screen. Someone has already done this recently; aileenmaeryan wrote a piece called Psychopaths: Cinema's Worst Critics where she explored the idea of psychopathic characters as being critics of modern society. One, however, could probably go further and address the general rise of psychopaths in popular media and ask why it is that we've become so fascinated with them. – August Merz9 years ago
I may have written this somewhere already, but I don't think they sleep together. They're most intimate when they screw the world together... and then they share a cigarette. – Tigey8 years ago
Discuss the similarities and differences between the family units depicted on The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, and any other animated shows revolving around an often quirky or dysfunctional family. With The Simpsons and Family Guy, the father is a fat idiot, while the wife is a homemaker who tries to keep her husband's antics in check; there are three children in all aforementioned shows. What is the significance of the similarities and differences between the families on these shows? Is there a pattern that these shows follow that contributes to their successes or failures?
It might also be interesting to looks at how they've affected each other - like Family Guy arguably was very influenced by The Simpsons which was in turn influenced by The Flintstones. Then American Dad/The Cleveland show spawned from the same place as Family Guy and all follow a very similar family dynamic, whereas Bob's Burgers took quite a different turn. There was recently quite an interesting Artifice article related to this which might be worth referring to: https://the-artifice.com/bobs-burgers-familial-love/ – Hannah Spencer9 years ago
Pretty Little Liars has always been culturally underrated show, most particularly in the homage that it pays to past horror sequences. In addition to the Psycho-cabin, there have been several other allusions to horror classics – pick out some of the most interesting and look at how this impacts the show.
There have been other television sitcoms that were similar to Friends but did not leave the same impact. Analyze how this show came to be so memorable and successful. Some ideas would include the diverse group of friends and how people who watch the show also want to have friends similar to those on Friends.
Could be worth comparing what has become character stereotypes with other similar shows too, and how Friends made it work best eg. the loveable womaniser (Joey/Barney in HIMYM/arguably Howard in the Big Bang Theory, even though he fails in his attempts to womanise), the quirky loner (Phoebe/ possibly Robin in HIMYM), as well as other similar tropes which have been adopted from Friends. – Hannah Spencer9 years ago
They just released a documentary about that. – T. Palomino2 years ago
