I never watch t.v anymore as all there is, is murder drama's. Its on the news, adverts, movies, in our towns. Why can't they put something a bit more uplifting on? No wonder everyones killing eachother!
2006-11-21 00:56:13 · 9 answers · asked by adams girl 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
because it's the only thing they can come up with.
2006-11-21 01:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by ticc tocc 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cos murder is a subject that many people are intrigued by in fiction as its a kind of taboo subject that most of us will never encounter in real life. Plus Id rather watch mystery-murder-thriller than something dull and predictable. Some recent British dramas have been great for suspense and suprise, although they have been about murder the presentation and suprise elements in the storyline have made really interesting viewing and made each series or episode different.
2006-11-21 01:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If it bleeds, it leads.' Its not just our dramas, its our news too. Americans, at least our entertainment and TV producers, have a fixation with violence. They claim it sells and they sell that to the advertisers. They also have Nielson Ratings which add some legitamacy to their claims, which is questionable. I really hope for a day when we outgrow this fetish with violence. I only watch one or two shows on TV now. I get my local news from my newspaper and radio, both are also presented on the web.
2006-11-21 01:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by AnswerGuy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Formula-driven media violence is not an expression of crime statistics, popularity, or freedom. It is de facto censorship driven by global marketing, imposed on creative people, foisted on the children of the world. Far from inciting to mayhem, media violence is an instrument of fear and social control.
Violence dominates television news and entertainment, particularly what we call "happy violence" - cool, swift, painless, and always leading to a happy ending in order to deliver the audience to the next commercial message in a receptive mood.
The Cultural Indicators Project has found that heavy viewers are more likely to overestimate their chances of involvement in violence; to believe that their neighborhoods are unsafe; to state that fear of crime is a very serious personal problem; and to assume that crime is rising, regardless of the facts.
Heavy viewers express a greater sense of insecurity and mistrust than comparable groups of light viewers. They are more likely to be dependent on authority and to support repression if it is presented as enhancing their security.
2006-11-21 01:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by funkysuze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cops, doctors, and lawyers continue to dominate the airwaves.
Audiences tune in, maybe to professions that we would not or could not perform?
I personally don't want to go home and watch an accounting show!
2006-11-21 00:58:39 · answer #5 · answered by sakicfriend 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because what the heck is Drama without the action? An opera?
2006-11-21 00:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by krunkee1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think those who are affraid of law/prison and still wanted to experience the murder are producing/directing such dramas.
2006-11-21 00:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by siva_kum 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Murders are dramatic.
2006-11-21 01:47:58 · answer #8 · answered by Krissy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's more dramatic than your life ending?
2006-11-21 01:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by jennyreigle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋