Simpsons script analysis
- 1. Style The mediaistelevisionandthe institutionare 20th centuryfox.The Simpsonsscriptfollowsthe general TV and Filmscriptwhere there are descriptionsof whatisgoingonso the cast and the audience knowwhatisgoingonon the screen.There isalsodialogue sothe cast and the audience knowwhatis beingsaidat whattime.The tv scriptisnot the same as a filmscriptas because the filmscripthasa fewscenesbefore dialogue settingthe scene whereasthe Simpsonsgetsstraight intodialogue asitis a tv showso people alreadyknowwhatthe scene is asthere has beenother episodes. Content The Simpsonsisone of the mostwell-knowntvshowsinthe world.Itisa familycomedythathas beengoingforalmost30 years.It airedonDecember17th , 1989 and has 30 seasonsand654 episodesroughlyaround 20-25 minuteseach.Itfollowsthe livesof acarton familycalledthe Simpsonswholive inatowncalledSpringfield. Genre The genre for the Simpsonsiscomedyanditis made forthe whole family.Italsogoeswith buckinghamstheorythatgenreschange asit isverydifferentcomedyinnewerepisodescompared to whenitfirstaired.Alsothe Simpsonsalsohashintsof actionand romance init while keepingthe maingenre comedy. Target audience The simpsonsdoesn’thave adirecttargetaudience asin my opinionitappealstoeveryone.Thisis because itislightheartedcomedythatanyone can laughat. Alsoeachepisode doesn’tcarryonfrom the last onso you can watch the oddepisode andstill understandit.Itisa great familyshow,butcan alsobe watchedbychildrenwhowouldfinditextremelyfunnyandalsobyelderlypeople who wouldlike the lightheartednessin today’sworldof tvshows.