Wednesday, November 2, 2011

What about the real working class TV shows?

Although there are plenty of TV shows on that represent middle class and working class that we have talked about in class such as Family Guy, The Simpsons, etc, what about the shows that actually show a real working class figure? I put in some thought about this whether or not there are any shows on network TV that shows a working class. I came up with the Discovery Channel. Although these shows may not directly address class, they provide a good sense of what a working class does. Shows such as Ice Road Truckers or Deadliest Catch provide a good example of the working class. Although these shows only focus on men mostly, the fact that none of these real jobs are given to any character in a sitcom or or drama. These shows specifically follow men around showing the extensive labor and challenges of these day to day jobs. The men on the show basically put their lives on the line for the money that they earn. If any of us have seen these shows such as the ones I've listed or even other shows such as man vs. wild, these men are dealing with human nature and the rick of putting their lives on the line. Something besides the money that these men know they are dealing with is actually putting themselves and their family and safety at risk. Do we see this anymore in certain TV shows such as family guy? Maybe, but if Peter is stupid enough to put his hand in a slicer it becomes funny and comical and most likely he will still end up with his hand. I wonder if the majority of us even watch shows such as these. We watch the cartoons we do because they are comical, but do any of us watch these other shows such as Deadliest Catch and laugh? Probably not.

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  1. This reminds me of last night my friend was watching epic fails on youtube and a lot of the fails were really dangerous and some had to do with the peoples careers. While it was funny in the way they were edited we were still thinking "Did this guy end up okay after that?"

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