CTCS 191 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Reality Television, Everybody Loves Raymond
19 Apr 2016
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Describes a condition of economic, social, political interdependence across cultures, societies, nations. Precipitated by an unprecedented expansion of capitalism and technology. Complete social transformation as these exchanges take place. Ways to represent these interconnections between people, places, and things o o. Terrorist deployment of global media strategies -- recruitment. E. g. fall in china stock market will hurt us stock market. What are potential consequences of these forms of representation. Exportable templates that can travel to other viewing cultures. Format rights o o the original program itself. A local broadcaster buys the rights to remake/localize a tv program rather than buying. But also localization can create a bigger market o. Often 8-10 unique key points of a show that might be repeated in other territories. The voice blind auditions in front of four coaches (all artists) Press button to rotate chairs signifying a working relationship. Now almost 90 international franchises (counting kids version)
