Thursday, 30 April 2009
wwe-no way out-2000
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship, in which WWF Champion Triple H defended his championship against Cactus Jack (Mick Foley), with the added stipulation that if Jack lost he would have to retire from professional wrestling. The match began inside a structure of metal surrounding the ring and ringside area. Throughout the match, many weapons were employed, such as steel chairs and a 2x4 with barbed wire wrapped around it (the 2x4 was also set on fire later in the match). When the ring steps were repeatedly thrown against the wall of the cell, it tore open and Cactus Jack jumped through it to the outside of the cage. The men fought first on the announcer's table, and later both men wrestled on the top of the cage. While on top of the cell, Cactus Jack attempted to grab Triple H, turn him upside-down, and drive his head into the floor, but the move was reversed and Triple H dropped him on his back. The move broke the cell roof and Cactus Jack fell through to the mat below. After Jack stood up again, Triple H tucked Jack's head between his knees and jumped up to slam his head into the mat, a move Triple H calls a Pedigree. Triple H then covered Cactus Jack for a pin.
Monday, 27 April 2009
South Park-textual analysis
textual analysis:
+ mise-en-scene
-props: teddys,teacups, knives, rope, go-kart,
-costume: jackets, hats, gloves, clothes for a snowy weather
-setting: school, home, streets, train tracks
+sound:
-diegetic sound: background music, james bond music when kenny dies, repitition of romantic music when mother sees another guy in barn.
-non-diegetic sound: birds, characters talking
+editing:
-straight cuts when new character starts to talk
-slow pace editing when mother telling son how she got pregnant
-zooming-in when mother looks for a potential guy to sleep with
+ narrative:
-this episode is about cartaman who is not acting like himself as he is in search for his dad and finds out that his mum has slept with many guys which makes her a slut. when he finds out he has a native american dad he wears native american clothing, for the african american dad he wears gold chains and rings. he tries to blend in with the culture of his dad by wearing similar clothes but then finds out that his mum has slept with a number of guys. he takes a dna test and still the episode leaves us in a cliffhanger as they do not tell us who his dad is.
+language:
-"fat ugly bitch"
-"bastard"
-"whore"
-"son-of-a-bitch"
+ important scenes:
-kenny gets run over by train by as he gets stuck onto a go-kart
-chef and cartaman talk about how to have sex and how a woman gets pregnant
-parents dont care what the children watch
-a kid walking into a bar/pub with no id checked
more to be done
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Academic research
This is one of the books whihc i shall be using for my academic research.
Ill Effects: The Media Violence Debate (Communication and Society) (Paperback)
to be updated.........
popular criticism 3
"South Park" the cultural criticism of our day
“South Park” is probably the best show on television. Obviously a lot of people agree with me because the show is in its 11th season.
What makes the show so great is not that it’s hilarious, but it is also culturally relevant with its surprising stances on many controversial issues in today’s society.
In many episodes from recent seasons, the show depicts the fictional town as being divided between the “red-neck conservative” and “hippie liberal” factions, or the adults drastically overreact when something bad happens.
Every time it’s up to the kids, mainly Stan and Kyle (who are based off of the show’s creators), to provide the level-headedness and logical thinking to fix the situation.
Take, for example, the episode “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow,” made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
In this episode, a large beaver dam breaks and floods the town of Beaverton, leaving the citizens of Beaverton stranded.
Much like what happened with Katrina, the people of South Park were too preoccupied with trying to figure out who to blame for the flood instead of going in to help save people.
There are more episodes like this one that focus on issues such as gay marriage, hate crimes and religious and racial tolerance to name a few.
They all have the same basic message: people today are ridiculous.
We are too busy fighting each other, trying to reveal each other as idiots instead of doing what really matters and working together to fix our problems.
If anything, this show teaches us to laugh at ourselves and brings us down to earth by helping us realize how ridiculous we can be.
The show has taken a lot of heat in the past because of the way they make fun of people, such as liberals, conservatives, gays, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, blacks, whites and Hispanics.
The way they lampoon everybody and anything just reminds us that no one is perfect.
So next time you’re sitting at home on a Wednesday evening and you find yourself with nothing to do, sit back, relax, grab an ice cold can of Dr. Pepper and flip your television to channel 56.
I promise you won’t regret it.
This source says that this show is the best show on TV, the show is loved so much because of its comedy, but his is not the only reason as the show is culturally relevant with its surprising stances on many controversial issues in today's society. They all have the same basic message which is that ‘people today are ridiculous’. The shows teaches people to laugh at themselves and brings us down to earth by helping us realize how ridiculous people can be.
http://ocolly.com/2008/03/07/“south-park”-the-cultural-criticism-of-our-day/
“South Park” is probably the best show on television. Obviously a lot of people agree with me because the show is in its 11th season.
What makes the show so great is not that it’s hilarious, but it is also culturally relevant with its surprising stances on many controversial issues in today’s society.
In many episodes from recent seasons, the show depicts the fictional town as being divided between the “red-neck conservative” and “hippie liberal” factions, or the adults drastically overreact when something bad happens.
Every time it’s up to the kids, mainly Stan and Kyle (who are based off of the show’s creators), to provide the level-headedness and logical thinking to fix the situation.
Take, for example, the episode “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow,” made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
In this episode, a large beaver dam breaks and floods the town of Beaverton, leaving the citizens of Beaverton stranded.
Much like what happened with Katrina, the people of South Park were too preoccupied with trying to figure out who to blame for the flood instead of going in to help save people.
There are more episodes like this one that focus on issues such as gay marriage, hate crimes and religious and racial tolerance to name a few.
They all have the same basic message: people today are ridiculous.
We are too busy fighting each other, trying to reveal each other as idiots instead of doing what really matters and working together to fix our problems.
If anything, this show teaches us to laugh at ourselves and brings us down to earth by helping us realize how ridiculous we can be.
The show has taken a lot of heat in the past because of the way they make fun of people, such as liberals, conservatives, gays, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, blacks, whites and Hispanics.
The way they lampoon everybody and anything just reminds us that no one is perfect.
So next time you’re sitting at home on a Wednesday evening and you find yourself with nothing to do, sit back, relax, grab an ice cold can of Dr. Pepper and flip your television to channel 56.
I promise you won’t regret it.
This source says that this show is the best show on TV, the show is loved so much because of its comedy, but his is not the only reason as the show is culturally relevant with its surprising stances on many controversial issues in today's society. They all have the same basic message which is that ‘people today are ridiculous’. The shows teaches people to laugh at themselves and brings us down to earth by helping us realize how ridiculous people can be.
http://ocolly.com/2008/03/07/“south-park”-the-cultural-criticism-of-our-day/
popular criticism 2
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Andrew PulverFriday August 27, 1999
Hard to believe, maybe, but South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut is the most impressively vicious and nasty-minded film satire of the year. Aficionados of the TV show won't need any introduction to its peculiar mix of foul-mouthed hilarity and acid-dipped social commentary, but those unfamiliar with the winsome cardboard cut-outs shouldn't be put off. Since their first appearance, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have been harassed by "cultural critics" accusing them of undermining the moral fibre of the planet's youth; but they used to say that about Jim Carrey and The Simpsons, too.
The film cash-in on the lethally popular TV show does its best to make such a transition as difficult as possible by capitalising on its liberation from the strait-jacket of broadcast censorship. First, and most obviously, there's no such thing as a bleep in the movies - a swift count reveals around 140 F-words.
Then, filling 80 minutes of screen time - three times the length of a standard episode - allows co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone the chance to come up with some really chewy story ideas. And they manage to make them cleverly self-referential, too. The four third-graders at the centre of events have favourite TV characters themselves: the flatulence-obsessed Terrance and Phillip. Their spin-off movie, Asses of Fire, is the hot draw in South Park, and Stan and his little buddies perform the time-honoured ritual of the under-age: sneaking into a movie supposedly too mature for them. (As if life couldn't imitate art any more accurately, American cinemas were deluged with complaints that children were finding their way into South Park, despite its R rating - ie, anyone under 17 "requires accompanying parent or adult guardian").
The foursome emerge from the cinema spouting one obscenity after another and, rehashing a plot-line from one of the TV shows, Kyle's mother (the pushy Sheila Broslovski) initiates a political campaign to rid America of Terrance and Phillip's pernicious influence. This results in the installation of a human V-chip in Cartman (which administers an electric shock for every obscenity), and a declaration of war on Canada. Meanwhile, Kenny, the character killed in every episode, duly expires after attempting to imitate a particularly gross stunt from Asses of Fire, and heads off to the nether world to find Saddam Hussein in the sack with Satan.
It's this last plot detail that has attracted the most awestruck gasps from reviewers and audiences alike - but it's also the kind of thing that works better in a script conference than it does on screen. In truth, an hour in, the film shows signs of strain: the effortless hilarity of the opening segment evolves into an occasionally flailing string of sight gags. Be that as it may, the central plank of the South Park mission - that society is idiotic to blame its ills on its cultural products while it refuses to accept responsibility for footling problems, such as guns - shines through. This makes the film sound almost serious - don't be fooled.
This source says that south park is the most vicious and nasty minded program, this program has foul-mouthed hilarity and acid dipped social commentary. Ever since Stan. Kyle, Cartaman and kenny’s first appearance they have been harassed by cultural critics. There is around about 140 F-words in each episode.
http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,77038,00.html
Andrew PulverFriday August 27, 1999
Hard to believe, maybe, but South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut is the most impressively vicious and nasty-minded film satire of the year. Aficionados of the TV show won't need any introduction to its peculiar mix of foul-mouthed hilarity and acid-dipped social commentary, but those unfamiliar with the winsome cardboard cut-outs shouldn't be put off. Since their first appearance, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have been harassed by "cultural critics" accusing them of undermining the moral fibre of the planet's youth; but they used to say that about Jim Carrey and The Simpsons, too.
The film cash-in on the lethally popular TV show does its best to make such a transition as difficult as possible by capitalising on its liberation from the strait-jacket of broadcast censorship. First, and most obviously, there's no such thing as a bleep in the movies - a swift count reveals around 140 F-words.
Then, filling 80 minutes of screen time - three times the length of a standard episode - allows co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone the chance to come up with some really chewy story ideas. And they manage to make them cleverly self-referential, too. The four third-graders at the centre of events have favourite TV characters themselves: the flatulence-obsessed Terrance and Phillip. Their spin-off movie, Asses of Fire, is the hot draw in South Park, and Stan and his little buddies perform the time-honoured ritual of the under-age: sneaking into a movie supposedly too mature for them. (As if life couldn't imitate art any more accurately, American cinemas were deluged with complaints that children were finding their way into South Park, despite its R rating - ie, anyone under 17 "requires accompanying parent or adult guardian").
The foursome emerge from the cinema spouting one obscenity after another and, rehashing a plot-line from one of the TV shows, Kyle's mother (the pushy Sheila Broslovski) initiates a political campaign to rid America of Terrance and Phillip's pernicious influence. This results in the installation of a human V-chip in Cartman (which administers an electric shock for every obscenity), and a declaration of war on Canada. Meanwhile, Kenny, the character killed in every episode, duly expires after attempting to imitate a particularly gross stunt from Asses of Fire, and heads off to the nether world to find Saddam Hussein in the sack with Satan.
It's this last plot detail that has attracted the most awestruck gasps from reviewers and audiences alike - but it's also the kind of thing that works better in a script conference than it does on screen. In truth, an hour in, the film shows signs of strain: the effortless hilarity of the opening segment evolves into an occasionally flailing string of sight gags. Be that as it may, the central plank of the South Park mission - that society is idiotic to blame its ills on its cultural products while it refuses to accept responsibility for footling problems, such as guns - shines through. This makes the film sound almost serious - don't be fooled.
This source says that south park is the most vicious and nasty minded program, this program has foul-mouthed hilarity and acid dipped social commentary. Ever since Stan. Kyle, Cartaman and kenny’s first appearance they have been harassed by cultural critics. There is around about 140 F-words in each episode.
http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,77038,00.html
popular criticism
South Park: What Are We Watching
Author: Dave Carter
Ever since the advent of the animated series The Simpsons, adults have been watching more cartoons than all the children in their household put together. And in fact with the creativity and poetic license offered by an animated world populated with easily manipulated characters (just try getting a real live actor to perform some of the physical feats that Homer Simpson endures), it might even be argued that cartoons are wasted on the undeveloped psyches of children!
As the popularity of animated shows increased, they became more and more outrageous, utilising their chosen media to create greater shock value and with huge success. Comedy Central's notorious South Park show receives as much, if not more, publicity from the sections of society it has alienated. But still the show continues to appeal to only a significant niche market, pointing toward one simple question why do the creators, writers and animators of South Park bother?
The show is undoubtedly packaged as a comedic one, and is watched by many for the sheer entertainment value it provides. The basis of all humor, it could be argued, is making a joke at someone's expense, so we should not be surprised that singling out individuals, both real and imaginary, for ridicule tends to make us laugh. And while the show may have begun using bawdy humor purely for its own sake, South Park, now in its tenth series, has evolved into something far greater.
While the type of humor displayed in the show might seem like laughing at someone when they're down at its very worst, South Park is, in fact, a supremely intelligent production, using the user-friendly medium of satire to make hugely cogent political and social commentary. With cutting insights laid before us in animated form, it could even be argued that the laughs are almost incidental.
But they probably aren't. There is, they say, truth in jest, and this is so for many a good reason. Comedy makes commentary more palatable, and it changes our perception without us even realising it. We giggle with horror at our own political incorrectness, as we slowly understand that our laughter echoes larger social truths. Because the awful truth is this: South Park doesn't just make us laugh. It makes us think.
This is a article. This source tells me as popularity of animated shows increases they become more and more outrageous. South park is the centre of the animated comedy shows as it receives more publicity than any other show. It is watched by many for the sheer entertainment it provides, south park is a supremely intelligent production.
http://www.winningpearls.com/entertainment/article7484.htm
Author: Dave Carter
Ever since the advent of the animated series The Simpsons, adults have been watching more cartoons than all the children in their household put together. And in fact with the creativity and poetic license offered by an animated world populated with easily manipulated characters (just try getting a real live actor to perform some of the physical feats that Homer Simpson endures), it might even be argued that cartoons are wasted on the undeveloped psyches of children!
As the popularity of animated shows increased, they became more and more outrageous, utilising their chosen media to create greater shock value and with huge success. Comedy Central's notorious South Park show receives as much, if not more, publicity from the sections of society it has alienated. But still the show continues to appeal to only a significant niche market, pointing toward one simple question why do the creators, writers and animators of South Park bother?
The show is undoubtedly packaged as a comedic one, and is watched by many for the sheer entertainment value it provides. The basis of all humor, it could be argued, is making a joke at someone's expense, so we should not be surprised that singling out individuals, both real and imaginary, for ridicule tends to make us laugh. And while the show may have begun using bawdy humor purely for its own sake, South Park, now in its tenth series, has evolved into something far greater.
While the type of humor displayed in the show might seem like laughing at someone when they're down at its very worst, South Park is, in fact, a supremely intelligent production, using the user-friendly medium of satire to make hugely cogent political and social commentary. With cutting insights laid before us in animated form, it could even be argued that the laughs are almost incidental.
But they probably aren't. There is, they say, truth in jest, and this is so for many a good reason. Comedy makes commentary more palatable, and it changes our perception without us even realising it. We giggle with horror at our own political incorrectness, as we slowly understand that our laughter echoes larger social truths. Because the awful truth is this: South Park doesn't just make us laugh. It makes us think.
This is a article. This source tells me as popularity of animated shows increases they become more and more outrageous. South park is the centre of the animated comedy shows as it receives more publicity than any other show. It is watched by many for the sheer entertainment it provides, south park is a supremely intelligent production.
http://www.winningpearls.com/entertainment/article7484.htm
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
3rd text- SOUTH PARK (cartamans mum is a dirty slut)
this is my third text a a huge text this is for the link between verbal violence and the media. children use a great deal of foul language which they either get from other people or watching violent tv shows. one of the tv shows is soutgh aprk which has been running successfully and watched by adults as well as children. it has been running so well that the show has reached to its 13 season and still counting. this show must be liked by people for it to reach its 13 season.
SOUTH PARK: EPISODE-CARTAMAN'S MUM IS A DIRTY SLUT
season number: season 1 episode 13
written by: trey parker
David A. goodman
directed by: Trey Parker
guest star: Jay Leno
Airdate: february 25, 1998
this is one of the episodes of south park, its not the most violent episode but this episode has enough violence which is not capable for children. The episode has foul language which could easily be picked up by children such as "slut", "fucking bastard" and a whole load more. This shows which is animated seems like it is going to be like a ordinary cartoon filled with laughter but this show does make the viewers laugh but with some next level humor. such as kenny dying in each, viewers see this as a funny thing especially children. In this episode kenny gets run over by a train. children laughing at these type of things could mean something for them to try with their mates.
with south park children are mostly effected with the language. they hear words which should not be heard and use them in places where they should be used and to people who they should not say it to. foul language leads to fights which then leads to violent children.
south park is an animated cartoon, which portrays four children who swear at will and get involved in thousands of acts of violence. one character dies at the end of each episode, but is alive again in the following week. This cartoon show follows in the footsteps of "beavis and Butthead", an MTV cartoon that popularized jokes about human bodily functions
Friday, 3 April 2009
wwe
Another one of my texts is wrestling shows- WWE.
world wrestling entertainment is a privately controlled integrated media ( focuses in television, internet and live events). vince Mcmahon is the majority owner and chairman of the company and his wife linda Mcmahon is the CEO. The mchmahons family holds 70% of WWE's economic interest and 96% of the voting power in the company.
Homebase: stamford, connecticut, U.S
Founded: 1952
Type of business entity: Public
key People:
- vince mcmahon
- Linda Mcmahon
- Shane Mcmahon( executive vice president of global media)
- stephanie Mcmahon (executive vice president of talent relations, live events and creative writing)
industry: professional wrestling, sports entertainment
revenue: $526.5million USD (2008)
operating income: $70.3million USD (2008)
net income: $45.4million USD (2008)
This text was chosen as this is a mass media which has a big effect on children. WWE is broadcasted in 12 languages to over 130 countries. The attendances have been increasing in the live events which shows how popular the show is getting year by year. There could be a link between the rise of the attendance and the rise of the violence with children. wwe is known as sport entertainment, children love sport which is why they love wrestling as they see this as a sport without knowing the danger within the sport.
parents blame the media and media blame the parents. so who is it right?
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