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TV Drama:Crime
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CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) (2000 Present)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010 Present)
Criminal Minds (2005 Present)
Numbers (2005 Present)
The Wire (2002-2008)
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CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)
The series follow Las Vegas criminalists. This is the main CSI series also known as CSI:
Las Vegas, the series has other spin-offs,CSI: Miami and CSI: New York.
The series had a lot of controversy as itcontains violence and some sexual themesreason why it was considered the worstprime-time shows for family viewing by the
Parents Television Council. CSI shows a lot of forensic science, such as
analysing DNA and also in the techniquesuse in the crime scene investigation, this
changed the way many trials are presentednowada s in real life.
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The Wire
This series received many awards and isconsidered from many one the best TVDramas of all time.
It was created by David Simon, and itrepresents the reality of the AmericanCITY based on the writers experiences.
One of the writers, Ed Burns, was an
homicide detective and his experienceshelped when writing
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Hawaii Five-0
This a remake original 1968 1980 television
series.
The series follow a small state task force
created by the Governor of Hawaii thatinvestigates serious crimes.
The series had positive impact in the stat's
economy this is known as the Five-0 Effect
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Key Features
Main focus on a group of investigators.
Most of the time there's a crime at the
beginning of each episode and other crimes
during the same episode will lead to thecriminal.
Police-Related topics such forensics, autopsies
and evidence gathering.
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Teenage:TV drama
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90210 (2008 Present)
One Tree Hill (2003 Present)
Smallville (2001 2011)
Glee (2009 Present)
Skins (2007 Present)
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90210
Fourth series in the in the Beverly Hills,
90210 franchise.
This series have been nominated for many
awards.
It was the show with the highest rating in the
history of the channel The CW.
The series are focused on the lives of several
students of the West Beverly Hills High.
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Glee
This is a musical comedy teen drama.
It is focused on the glee club of an high school
and the problems the members face.
Many songs are performed during the series
accompanied with choreographies.
The series won a Golden Globe Award Golden
Globe Award for Best Television Series
Musical or Comedy.
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Skins
BAFTA award-winning British teen Drama.
Follows the life of a group of Bristol teenagers,
during the two years of college.
Due to the success of the series in the U.K, it
was adapted in the U.S.
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Key Features
On most of these series the episodes are
continuous.
Characters deal with the dramatic ups and
downs of their friendships and romanceswhile facing an array of "realistic" teen
issues.
In many cases theres action or science fictionadded (as Smallville)
These type of series contain soap opera
elements.
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Click to edit Master subtitle styleSitcom
TV Drama
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30 Rock (2006 Present)
Friends (1994 2004)
Scrubs (2001 2010)
The Big Bang Theory (2007 Present)
Two and a Half Men (2003 Present)
Key Texts
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30 Rock
It has won and been nominated for a
variety of awards.
The series received 17 Emmy nominations
in a single year.
The series is loosely based on Tina Fey
experiences as head writer forSaturdayNight Live.
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Friends
The series won many awards and was
nominated for 63 Primetime Emmy Awards.
The series follow the day-to-day lives ou four
friends. This series had a huge cultural impact.
It was filmed in the Warner Bros. Studios.
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Scrubs
This is a medical Sitcom.
The show follows the lives of several
employees of the fictional Sacred Heart,
a teaching hospital. The series have been nominated and won a lot
of awards.
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Tv Drama Formats
When it comes to TV Dramas there aredifferent types of formats, there are four main
formats:
Single Drama
Series
Serials
Soaps
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Single Drama
Single Drama are quite rare to
find on TV nowadays they are
usually described as the one-off stories.
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Series
This type of TV drama broadcast regularly,
usually once a week, with the same
characters and usually each episode tells
a different story.
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Serial
Just like series same characters and
locations are used regularly however
there's a difference, each episode is not
complete by itself and the stories willcontinue in the next episodes. Often
serial narratives have more than one
storyline.
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Soaps
Soaps have many characters and
also does not have a single
storyline, which means that they
contain many storylines.
Storylines in Soaps can carry on
for many weeks or even monthsbefore coming to a conclusion
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Narrative Theory: Todorovs theory
According to Todorov most narratives start
with a state of equilibrium where life is
normal for the protagonist, then this state is
disrupted by some action. Then theres therecognition that theres been a disruption,
then theres the attempt to repair the
disruption this is made by the protagonist.
Once the disruption is repaired theres the areinstatement of the equilibrium which can
also be called New Equilibrium.
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Narrative Theory: Todorovs theory
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Todorovs theory in Life on Mars When it comes to this TV Drama the Todorovs theory can be applied in two
different ways. I only watched an episode but I got a conclusion for it. Thefirst way that the Todorovs theory can be applied is the followed:
In the series theres an equilibrium which is the protagonist investigating
crimes as part of his job. Then the disruption happens when the
protagonist is hit by a car and goes back in time. Then I think the
recognition of the disruption occurs when the DCI ( Detective Chief
Inspector) tells him the year in which he is. As I mentioned I only watched
one episode but Im positive the as the series develop the protagonist will
attempt to repair the disruption, which is to go back to normal time and
then the new equilibrium.
The other way that the Todorovs theory can be applied is the followed:
In 1973( year the protagonist when back to), the protagonist is a Detective
Inspector, and everything is normal at the police station (equilibrium), but
then a crime occurs ( disruption and also recognition), the protagonist
with the help of other police detectives tries to solve the crime (Attempt to
repair the disruption) and at the end they solve the crime and arrest the
suspect ( New equilibrium. So the Todorovs theory can be applied in twodifferent wa s here.