Week 02: Laverne & Shirley

Week 02: Laverne & Shirley
Tu 09.02/The 09.04
Class: Multimedia presentation assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation”
Due: REFLECTION 1

Upcoming:

Week 03: Downton Abbey
Tu 09.09/Th 09.11
Readings: MTV—“Part 1: Pictures Came and Broke Your Heart”-“7. A Hail Mary Pass”
Class: DIAGNOSTIC; Reading discussion

TV News 08.27.14

• Pop-up Central Perk coming to NYC to commemorate Friends' 20th anniversary (Hollywood Reporter)
• Full House 2.0 may be on the way (USA Today)
• Homer Simpson takes the ice bucket challenge (Time)
• FOX releases 21-minute Gotham preview (Entertainment Weekly)
• California to bolster film and TV tax incentive to keep productions in-state (New York Times)
• Scotland quick to cash in on Outlander's success (Christian Science Monitor)

Reflection 01: In It to Win It—Winning on a Reality TV Competition

Could you win a reality TV competition? If so, which one? Are you the next American Idol or America's Next Top Model? Are you best suited for an in-studio competition, such as Chopped, or are you willing to get physical on a show like The Amazing Race? What would you be willing to do, and what would be off-limits? Finally. what is the appeal of these shows? The money? The competition? The fame? What motivates people to risk potential humiliation on national television?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?" (Seed)
• "The Real Deal: Life After Winning a Reality Show" (MSN)
• "Reality TV: How to Succeed on Every Competition Show" (Television Without Pity)
• "I Auditioned for 'American Idol'" (Water, No Ice)
• "13 Reality TV Show Secrets the Producers Won't Tell You" (Reader's Digest)
• "The Day ... I Won 'The Amazing Race'" (Hall of Fame Network)

Required:

• MLA Style
• Must be exactly two-full pages in length
• A works cited page

Due:Th 09.04

Week 01: Game of Thrones

Week 01: Game of Thrones

Tu 08.26/Th 08.28

Class: Syllabus review; Introductions

Upcoming:

Week 02: Laverne & Shirley

Tu 09.02/The 09.04

Class: Multimedia presentation assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation”

Due: REFLECTION 1

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