The four articles listed below all have the common theme of television, though some believe that TV has gone too far, others say that TV has actually made the generation smarter. Shows that some people claim should be off air are talked about their intellectual points, and how society has gone downhill from reality on TV.
Johnson, Steven. “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” They Say I say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.Eds. Gerald Graff, CathyBirkenstein, and Russel Durst. New York: Norton, 2009. 213-230. Print.
In the article written By Steven Johnson, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, states that the TV audience has become more cognitively demanding then earlier generations. Johnson believes that shows on TV are popular because they make the audience think more to understand the show. He has come up with an idea called the Sleeping Curve; which is any form of entertainment that an audience has to pay attention, make inferences, and track shifting social relationships. Johnson believes that shows have become more realistic by having multithreading of characters …show more content…
Family Guy points out weakness and defects in today’ society, and has intelligent points even with the coarse scenes. People believe that Family Guy intelligently satirizes some aspects of American culture. Peacocke believes that Family Guy demonstrates how Americans are willing to follow instructions from celebrities, but not willing to admit that they are. MacFarlene believes that no amount of censorship will change the harsh nature of society. Scenes from Family Guy are coarse but have underlying meaning. Family Guy tries to break down Taboos. Peacocke points out one of Freud’s theories of the unconscious mind that people are animalistic and have aggressive impulses. The jokes on Family Guy do just that, hit the unconscious mind, making them