Genres and Issues in TV Flashcards
Genre
A category of artistic, musical, or literary expression, characterized by a particular style form or content; Kind/Sort; A painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life, usually realistically
What do genres provide?
Categories for programming, framework for marketing
Genre trends are ____ driven
Audience
Derivative
Imitated, adapted, borrowed fro, like another drawn from
Example of Genre being a derivative
True Blood/Twilight Series
How can genres lose popularity?
Oversaturation in market
Which two categories do all genres fall under?
Comedy & Drama; usually a mix
Major Genre Categories
Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance, News, Thriller, Musical, Family
Mid-Spectrum Genre TV
Sports, Variety Shows, Morning TV, Animal/Nature, Game, Competition, Reality
Hybrid
A mix of many genres; Sitcoms, RomZomCom, Glee
Subgenre
Smaller, more niche-orinted classifications of larger genre categories; Ex: Thriller –> Noir Thriller
How was Glee a great example of a hybrid?
Many different genres, cross-platform promotions/marketing strategies
Why does TV love hybrids?
Greater potential for longevity; Appeals to wider public; Increases diversity; Cross-Promotional; Profit
Reality TV
Inexpensive production, expensive post-production
Voyeurism
The compulsion to seek sexual gratification by secretly looking at sexual objects or acts; Peeping Tom; Fly on the Wall
