yardgames said:
You are very particular and opinionated on which TV shows to watch, and which ones to skip, dewey.
Do you watch every show, and then give it a rating? Maybe this is part of what you need to get your media degree?
Something like that
On my course, we get to view and analyse various forms of popular culture and work out exactly which kinds of people to whom they appeal. You are right, I am very opinionated, and I love to write reviews. They are by there very nation mere opinions though. Whether or not somebody will be receptive to a particular media form is dependant on various factors.
With this in mind, please allow me to rephrase my original comments about the British hospital soap-drama:
Casualty is a show that is slow-paced and uncmplicated. Very litte occurs within its 50-minute duration. By revolving aroun plots associated with "romantic liasons" of the central characters, it is nothing more than another soap opera. Like all others, the location is ficticious the cast are false, based mainly on desire of what the audience likee to see - in this case hunky doctors and sexy nurses. They may look good to some people (some female stars of Casualty have even been featured in FHM and Maxim magazines), they lack acting ability. Being in such publications, it is fair to say that acting talent is not their biggest asset.
The hospital setting is not integral to any plot; the events can take place anywhere, but is mere stage for the premise of "love", "lust", "cheating" and "who is having who's baby" to unfold. I like Deweyrules' comment of "shoddy hospital drama" - the set is not convincing at all. Unlike the hospital in ER, the environment is too sterile.
Casulaty is a TV show which will appeal to those unable to follow deep and meaningful plots of a complex nature. Some say soaps are for the busy woman with selective media exposure - they want to see simplistic, easy to manage drama.
Casualty, like all soaps frequently use the same plots again nd again with different cast and characters. This is ideal for the fans of repetition.
To those who enjoy TV shows with action that are fast paced, with deep plots that often have roller-coaster twists; then Casualty is simply not for you.
D N
