In this article the author, Noel Murray, says, "It's not to knock any of theses shows to say that they don't take place in a much more quotidian world. Realism is hardly a prerequisite for great entertainment. Besides, in many of the cases above the characters and stories express the truth in other ways." He is explaining that while these TV shows do not show the realism and struggles of the common american, they do show struggles of everyday life in other ways.
I felt that this passage really hurt Murray's argument of the lack of acknowledgement to the average american in television. He starts out by looking back into history up to now and tells us how these television shows do not promote the idea of the average person whatsoever, then goes on to tell us that these shows show it in other ways and gives examples of shows that have a great example of realism. It made the artical seem very confusing and felt almost like it was arguing for both sides when it wasn't meant to be. Personally I do not agree with Murray on this topic. People watch television and even movies to escape reality into the worlds of their favorite characters. They don't always want to watch the hardships and struggles that they are going through illustrated by an actor of actress on screen. Not to say that we shouldn't have this type of realistic television, believe me I enjoy the occasional comedy like The Middle, but I think that we need to have the balance of realism and fantasy.
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