Written Analysis wk4

Written Analyses

Modern family show has many followers, and its demographic range of viewers between ages of 18 to 49.  Modern family is extremely important to the media and its ABC network family for its fan base, which means more money to the network.  This show has also become important to individuals, more heroic in a society where the traditional lifestyles no longer exist for the majority population, because of it non traditional families portrayed on the show; many people are able to identify with its 21^st century roles of family living such as married gay couples, older man younger foreign woman-kind of lifestyle, (J. Grabert, 2011). 

The traditional heroes that were portrayed in the past with capes flying in the sky coming to someone’s rescue when a building is burning or some other dire situation is no longer seen on TV, they have been replaced with heroes that are like our neighbors, people when can relate too and whose actions we can immolate.  Their behaviors and lifestyle encourage viewers to be heroes to with simple actions such as standing up to a bully, or standing up for what you believe in, and in this show, it is the freedom to be with whomever you choose to be with without feeling bad, or having the fear or society misjudging you, (R.B. Brown, 2005).

The actors on the modern family show have also reaped the benefits of the show, and in turn are also called heroes for their skills, which in itself is also funny because all their doing is acting, which raises the question, how can you be a hero for doing your job?.  The portrayal of heroes in the American and other western societies is much more relaxed than those of other nations which leads me to my final note and insight from this subject, is that the cult of the celebrity heroes has gotten out of control, especially when plenty of teachers, doctors, and other jobs that saves lives and gives the society knowledge do not receive the same status or notoriety, (M. Petracca & M. Sorapure, 2012).

Reference

Grabert, J., (2011).  MLB World Series loses in 18-49 demographic to ABC’s Modern family 

            Retrieved June 6, 2012

            From http://www.cinemablend.com/televvision/MLB.html

Brown, R. B, (2005).  Profiles of popular culture, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press

Petracca, M., Sorapure. M., (2012).  Common Culture: Reading and writing about American 

Popular culture, New Jersey:  University of California at Santa Barbara