Class Presentations
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Lesson 1An introduction the the range of sub-genres included under the comedy umbrella.
Lesson 3An exploration of why the BBC decided to schedule Twenty Twelve in the slot that they did.
Lesson 5Examining how ratings are measured and why they are important for PSB and commercial TV. Also introduces QUESTION 1 of SECTION B.
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Lesson 2An introduction to scheduling strategies that you could apply to any TV schedule.
Lesson 4An outline of how digital technology is changing broadcasting.
Lesson 6Applying your knowledge to the second case study - The Big Bang Theory.
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Twenty Twelve Scheduling Notes |
The Big Bang Theory Scheduling Notes |
TV Comedy Examples
Audience Pleasures
Below are the lessons that we have used to explore the audience pleasures offered by the TV comedies that we have studied.
Lesson 7An introduction to the major audience pleasure theories that we are using. Application to Twenty Twelve.
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Lesson 8Applying the theories to The Big Bang Theory and an introduction to the question.
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Case Study Clips
The clips below are the sections of the comedies that we have used for examples. These parts of the programmes are the least that you should have in terms of examples. Feel free to watch more episodes and come up with other examples of your own.
Twenty Twelve (BBC2)Series 1 Episode 1
The Big Bang Theory (E4)The Rothman Disintegration (Series 5 Episode 17)
Audience Pleasures - The Big Bang Theory |
The Big Bang Theory (E4)The Weekend Vortex (Series 5 Episode 19)
The Big Bang Theory (E4)The Grasshopper Experiment (Series 1 Episode 8)
Audience Pleasures - Twenty Twelve |