"Television Shows Reflect American Culture There are many movies and
             television shows that reflect American culture. A show or movie must
             address some current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect
             American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note, parties,
             shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by the
             public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an
             accurate portrayal of the life of a typical well-off American teenager
             growing up in the 80's and 90's. The producers of the show attempt to
             integrate many real life situations into the show. By doing this they are
             suggesting to the audience, which happens to be geared toward teenagers,
             that what the characters do in the show is the ideal way to deal with
             these types of situations. Many aspects of American culture are
             represented on the television show Beverly Hills 90210, or just 90210 as
             it is commonly referred to. Three to four years ago it dealt with the
             subject of murder or homicide. One of David's, a star in the show, best
             friends was playing with a gun which he had acquired during a summer
             vacation to the mid-West. The friend shot himself by accident; what
             followed was a time of mourning for David and a recollection of many fond
             memories of the times they shared together. This episode's tragedy
             brought the characters in the show closer together. Many innocent
             children, and sometimes adults, are killed accidentally playing with guns,
             or by drive-by random shootings. This is a major problem in the United
             States and the show is trying to get the message out that it is not a safe
             thing to do. It also raises the question as to why access of guns is so
             readily available to anyone. Every night on the news, someone can see
             many incidents in which there is suffering resulting from guns.
             Furthermore, the availability of guns makes the publ...