I finally set up my blog using my 4th grade email address which was originally used for Neo-pets. I'm taking this course in order to learn more about the thing I affectionately call my second mother, television. Television (and the like), also for many of the people in my generation, has fed me with truths and falsehoods, and given me 'the talk' before any adult had. When I was younger, I used to think that my life was a movie. Right now, if this were a narration in my biopic, I would have a montage of clips of myself spilling crumbs of potato chips on myself and sitting in front of a TV screen. This is why I would never think of making a biopic.
I’m also taking this class in order to see how media has evolved over time, and how media is a reflection of society and how society is a reflection of media. Our growing relationship with media constantly raises the question if life is an imitation of art or vice versa. In my opinion, especially nowadays, I would have to say that I agree with Oscar Wilde – “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”
Whenever I hear about a crazy story about a person that obsesses over a lover of some sort and there is either a murder/rape/other tragedy that happens, I say “Oh Em Gee, this is exactly like Lifetime!” Or I witness a fight on 6th street, and I say “Oh Em Gee, this is exactly like Jersey Shore!” I just came to the conclusion that I need to stop watching such terrible television shows. And that I talk like an idiot. Hm. Oh well, my point is that it’s ironic that we compare real life through television shows or movies, when in fact those programs are somewhat based on real life. This reveals our overly close relationship with media, which also skews our perception about what is real and what is not.
Another reason I want to take this class is to watch episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm and perhaps one day become a hybrid of Tina Fey and Larry David.
One of my favorite blogs is the Huffington Post and I also enjoy the Sassy Curmudgeon.
I am also going to put a picture of a baby animal on every entry. I'm hoping this will give me extra points.
