A decade ago, America was introduced to 6 friends: adorable Rachel, lovelorn Ross, ditsy Phoebe, confused Joey, uptight Monica and sarcastic Chandler. Record paydays, ratings jubilance and Emmy gold's - no wonder Friends is the number one comedy, but sadly is coming to an end.For ten years in a row...

Joel Zwick's, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is making all the noise in dinner conversations of Greek American households. To the average person this romantic comedy is like all others, but to Greek Americans it is a documentary of a typical Greek family in the United States. It has all the elements o...

A Look at "Love Actually""Love Actually," is a romantic comedy about the twists and turns that people go through when in love. The movie looks into the lives of several characters to show the ups and downs that they encounter in their relationships. Each couple had their own set of barriers to ove...

Television programs and feature films present an extremely accurate image of my race. As a matter of fact I find myself always taking adventures in time through a telephone booth or trying to find my car the day after a night of binge drinking. In case you didn't notice, I am being facetious, b...

The national security issue facing us today is a painful expression of gross unconsciousness. Society is now being forced to reassess our views as a nation. In the past race, creed, sexual preference, and social standing have splintered us into a near caste system. Now we have to take a look at t...

Movies play a major role in our lives. This form of art is designed to educate and entertain our souls. There are different types of movies; comedy ,drama, action, romance and etc. A large number of movies are very creative and interesting, while other are a joke. This essay will examine the good, b...

Cultural diversity is something that means the variety of ethnicity, gender, race, etc. in a group or situation of sort. An example of this is an Asian child, an African-American child, and a white child all being taught in the same class. Yet what's wrong with this world is that the white chi...

The textbook referred to the 1920's as the "roaring twenties". During this time period there was an "explosion of image and sound making machinery that came to dominate" a great deal of American life. The movies, radio, journalism, advertising, and the recording industry experienced drastic changes ...

Escaping the media and their influence is impossible. Everywhere one turns, a different form of the media is conveying a message to the world about what normalcy is and/or should be. As Douglas Kellner, author of "Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism and Media Culture" writes, t...

Got the Blues?"Every little thing counts" unless you wrote the movie review of Varsity Blues. The reviewer for "Our Take" at ScreenIt.Com obviously did not come from a town where sports where heavily pushed nor does it seem that he or she has ever played a competitive sport. The repetitiveness of...

women on television Women On Television The quality of American television has become a national disgrace. Young women in America who are displeased with their appearance more likely then not can trace those feelings directly back to images from the media on television. The unrealistic representatio...

Women On TelevisionThe quality of American television has become a national disgrace. Young women in America who are displeased with their appearance more likely then not can trace those feelings directly back to images from the media on television. The unrealistic representations of women that the...

Television is not just a form of entertainment, but it is an excellent form of study of society's view concerning its families. This study focuses on the history of television beginning in the early 1950s and will run through present day. It examines the use of racial, ethnic and sexual stereotype...

The Evolution of the American Television FamilyTelevision is not just a form of entertainment, but it is an excellent form of study of society's view concerning its families. This study focuses on the history of television beginning in the early 1950s and will run through present day. It examines th...