Blog entry 3

20 September 2011

08h00

Blog entry 3: Inspiring viewing

Sifting through all the garbage on TV these days lead me to discover some pretty inspirational shows, the shows that give you goose bumps and could possibly make the proudest man squeeze a tear or two. “Secret Millionaire”, “Who do you think you are?” and “Extreme makeover home edition” are all extraordinary examples of the shows that change lives and make you want to be a better person.

“Secret Millionaire” documents a millionaire in Britain who goes into a less fortunate community and lives the life of some of these people, at the end of their visit they donate large amounts of money to the most deserving people they have lived with. The secret millionaire often leaves the show with a little less money but a lot more compassion and caring.

“Who do you think you are?” is also a brilliant show that helps a celebrity track down their roots and heritage. The show often takes them out of their home country into a different part of the world they knew nothing about. This show truly does open your eyes to the big world that you never knew you were a part of.

“Extreme makeover home edition” is one of those shows that you cannot turn off once you know the tragic story behind the family, presenter Ty Pennigton, is going to help. The team travels around America looking for families who are in desperate need of a life changing experience to get their lives back on track. Ty and his team demolish the family’s old home and rebuild them a home of their dreams. In my opinion, it is some inspiring viewing.

What would you say your “feel good show” is?

Blog entry 2: Those were the days...

What happened to the days of good old innocent children’s TV viewing? …

Back in the day children would look forward to watching half an hour of a cartoon once a week, on a Saturday afternoon. The rest of the week the children were outside playing in the sun on their bikes. All time favourites among South African children included Tom and Jerry, Popeye, Roadrunner and Tin Tin. In the early days, children watched innocent, fun and often educational cartoons with very basic graphics and animations, and they loved them!

As time went on the graphics and animations become better, the TV’s improved and the cartoons started to change too. Gone are the days where children have a specific cartoon to look forward to as they are spoilt for choice with all the different channels and cartoons to choose from. Not only did the amount of options change but so too did the content and messages behind the cartoons. Personally speaking I am appalled at the absolute garbage Cartoon Network chooses to broadcast to children, whose brains are like sponges and absorb anything they see or hear.

After sitting and watching some of the cartoons broadcast to children on DSTV these days I am afraid to say that there is little left of the innocent, educational and fun cartoons that used to watch. Falling weights, spitting, fighting, hitting and disrespect are all a part of the viewing choices of today’s youth. No wonder children are getting more and more aggressive as time goes by.

…That’s what happened to good old innocent children’s TV viewing!

What was your favourite cartoon when you where growing up?

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Television blog entry 1

19 September 2011
09h30

My name is Samantha Parrish and I am currently studying journalism at UJ and LOVING it! I love writing, reading, partying and spending time with friends and family. My passion has always been journalism and I WILL work in the fast paced industry one day. As much as I love the degree I am doing I cannot wait to get out into the big, bad world and start a life for myself! I hope you enjoy my blog, feel free to leave some comments ;)

BLOG POST 1: Living in a "real" world

“Keeping up with the Kardashians”, “Ice loves Coco”, “16 and pregnant” and “Jersey Shore” are currently reality shows that are broadcasting weekly on MTV and E. These shows document the lives of the rich and famous, in my humble opinion some are only famous for being famous. These shows give us the feeling and false hopethat we too can live these lives that we watch religiously on television every week.

Keeping up with the Kardashians and Ice loves Coco documents the lives of the upper crust of society whose lives revolve around photo shoots, spray tanning, family drama, celebrity parties and most importantly, money! In other words, their lives revolve around all the things that us normal people only dream about. 16 and pregnant airs on MTV every Sunday and documents the lives of teenage girls who fall pregnant and their struggle to raise their babies as single, school going teenagers. To put it quite bluntly, it glamorises teen pregnancy and gives it a sense of acceptability in society. And finally, Jersey Shore gives us a look inside the wild lives of young adults who are living in Italy. Their lives consist of waking up when the rest of the world are finishing work, getting into fights, sleeping around and partying and getting drunk. Not really the kind of show any parents would approve of.

I believe that these shows make people want to try live their lives through someone else’s. These lives look fun, glamorous and easy compared to our, often mundane lives- lives in which we have to actually work for our money. The scary thing is that everyday people aspire to live the lives of the rich and famous when in reality, it is nearly impossible. Whether these shows should be broadcast and whether they add any moral fabric to society is a total matter of opinion.

Do you feel that these shows add any value to their viewers? Leave me a comment :)

TV Blog assignment

I have been asked to keep a blog for three days relating to TV so the next three blog entries are going to be for my degree :) Hope you enjoy them ;)

Perfectly imperfect **

I sometimes cry for no reason and I sometimes cry for all the right reasons.

I don’t always put you first because sometimes I deserve to come first.

I often over react but there shouldn’t be a penalty for that.

I might lose my temper at you when you choose to go out instead of stay home with me.

I might tell you I hate you when in fact I love you with everything that I am.

I might prefer to lounge around in a tracksuit instead of get dressed up and go out.

I will sometimes get upset with you if you don’t open up to me and let me know how you feel.

I might need you to put me first sometimes when I feel sorry for myself.

I could possibly tell you to go when I want nothing more than for you to stay.

I might shout at you when we are fighting and bring up past fights.

I might do all these awful things to hurt you and make you feel unworthy...but I'm not perfect, your not perfect. Love is not about falling in love with a perfect person...its about falling in love with an imperfect person and seeing them perfectly**

"At the end of the day if we can't handle each other at our worst then we most definitely don’t deserve each other at our best" *

xoxo

I miss you more and more everyday my Gran ♡ ♡

Wish that you were still here xoxo

Watch over us always beautiful angel

Adele-Make you feel my love

♡

When the rain is blowing in your face,

And the whole world is on your case,

I could offer you a warm embrace

To make you feel my love ♡ ♡

When the evening shadows and the stars appear,

And there is no one there to dry your tears,

I could hold you for a million years

To make you feel my love ♡

I know you haven't made your mind up yet,

But I would never do you wrong.

I've known it from the moment that we met,

No doubt in my mind where you belong ♡ ♡

I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue,

I'd go crawling down the avenue.

No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do

To make you feel my love ♡

The storms are raging on the rolling sea

And on the highway of regret.

Though winds of change are blowing wild and free,

You ain't seen nothing like me yet ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

I could make you happy, make your dreams come true.

Nothing that I wouldn't do.

Go to the ends of the Earth for you,

To make you feel my love....

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡