Film student needs a final paper written by Sunday.

Instructions:

You’ve learned the terminology and studied 20 of Television’s most important shows, now it’s your turn to take the reins. During the course of this class you have learned a language with which to discuss television. Now it is time to choose ANY SCRIPTED, NARRATIVE TELEVISION SHOW (besides those we covered in class) and Analyze it using the language and skill set you have cultivated in this course.

75 Points: Introduce the show. Discuss the show’s premise, genre, style and tone. Discuss the types of character architecture and dynamics the show employs.

100 Points: Citing several episodes, discuss the Wants, Needs and Life Dreams of the show’s Principal Characters. Discuss the ways in which each of these principal characters is characterized in several different episodes. How are these characters and their points of view used to create tension in one episode versus another?

50 Points: Discuss the types of tension the show employs. Do different episodes use different types of tensions or is the same type of tension (suspense, for example) used more often than others? How frequently are narrative devices such as non-linear narrative employed?

100 Points: What’s the show have to say? What are its themes? Do themes vary week to week or is the show usually about the same idea? If the idea is the same, what seems to be the show’s perspective on this theme? If the themes seem to be different, is there some unifying idea you can find from episode to episode? Use specific examples from episodes to support your claims.

25 Points: Spelling and Grammar.

6-10 Pages. Your paper should be double-spaced and free of spelling and grammatical errors.