D83 & ST Analysis for Mock Flashcards
How does D83 portray elements from their origin country?
Anna Winger the writer used historical context and real-life events to create a successful drama
What historical events did she use?
The Cold War
How did she use real-life events?
Her husband was a radio signaller in West Germany
Why did she use historical context and events in the show?
Wanted to give a perspective of a mole and liked the idea of seeing it all through the eyes of someone who has never been there before
What was good about how it was all based on historical context and events?
All based on facts so it was all based on the timeline of real-life events
Anna Winger also included music from that time, why is this good for the series’s success?
May attract an audience because she said it is an incredible year of pop culture and everything became
What does the episode’s intertextuality reflect for ST?
1980s family and gender relations
What is ST set within socially?
Within a mostly white, world of suburban family life - stereotypical American town
What does the first episode of ST show to counter the 80s?
Modern representational subversions
What is an example of modern representation subversions?
Nancy subverts cultural and social codes and conventions possibly to show the degree of feminism which is embraced in society today and appeal to modern audiences.
How are episode one’s representations largely shaped by nostalgic exploration of what America was like in the 1980s socially?
By mirroring traditional family values, picket fences, green lawns etc
What does D83 show in terms of the nature of US television? What does SunDance do to combat this?
How highly competitive is - SunDance seeks quality programming to maintain the brand and they do this by the reliance of German commercial broadcasters on international co-products for drama and they created the soundtrack which is available for international audiences
How does ST episode reflect the success of streaming services such as Netflix?
By how Netflix have maintained their brand with innovative programming e.g Netflix originals as well integrating high end production values to support their business model
How does D83 appeal to wide and global audiences and how does this help the international success of the series?
Conventions of spy genre and focuses on fashion and the style of 80s so engages audiences
How does the ST episode show the influence of the cultural icon of the American small town community?
By how this representation has global recognition and this links to the intertextual references which is immediately familiar to audiences
