The Entertainemnt Industry :: Art

The Entertainemnt Industry In the past(a) five years, the entertainment perseverance has been more and more focused on the idea of reality-based entertainment. This vast desire for seemingly live television has made a great impact upon study network television stations. Shows such as MTVs Real World and CBSs Survivor be great indicators of societys obsession with fun in a live situation. It seems our infatuation with these shows stems from our desire to focus our attention away from our own tribulations and focus on problems elsewhere. Our mysterious want for conflict among others has oblige many networks to provoke such drama, for example in Survivor, where castaways are forced to take sides and vote another member off the island. This idea of social Darwinism in shows like Survivor and the ever so popular Big Brother force major networks to create entertainment that both provoke and stimulate inequality among participants. Personally, I feel that because of televisions fixat ion with reality-based programs, people are now turning to the movie industry to get away from such hardheaded forms of entertainment. Popular movies such as Bedazzled, The Ladies Man, and The Exorcist all deal with fantasy type situations. Bedazzled, starring Brendan Frasier and Elizabeth Hurley is about a man who sells his soul to the devil, played by Hurley. Moviegoers can simply escape reality for a few hours by entertaining themselves with themes such as this. Genres focusing on such fantasy are rarely seen on prime-time television these days, especially on the major networks such as FOX and ABC. Why is this? Well my impression is that people feel as if they deserve to come home and take their mind of the troubles they had for the day. By being able to watch shows such as ER, which ranked first among viewers this past week, people can direct their attention onto another persons drama while ignoring their own. Voyeurism today is clearly an indicator of change in prove for view ers around the world.According to Time Almanac1999, the top three shows of 1998 were Seinfeld, Veronicas Closet, and Friends. If you look at the top three shows during months while a reality based show is being aired, you will most typically find that show to be number one among viewers in the rankings. This ontogeny trend of live-based entertainment is setting a new stage for twenty first century viewers today. Real-life issues however can be distorted at times when being seen second hand.