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http://variety.com/2016/tv/opinion/cbs-diversity-glenn-geller-tca-press-tour-1201834856/ A main conflict that people tend to get fired up about is sexuality. Audiences have given out complaints to CBS Productions about their decisions regarding actors who were apart of CBS shows and series. On August 10th 2016, Maureen Ryan pointed out this conflict and stated, "The lead characters of all of CBS’ new comedies and dramas are heterosexual white men, a fact that has been widely noted in the press." (Ryan 6). Ever since same sex marriage was allowed in the United States, people have begun to run into more problems concerning sexuality. Even on TV it is a problem to showcase characters that are heterosexual but at the end of the day the networks job is to make their audience satisfied with what they are watching. Not everyone is going to be happy. Ryan uses denotation and concrete diction for the audience to get a better understanding of the argument. She inputs words like, "squared" and "tenor" to give off a well informed and educated tone. Moreover, the level of her emotional attachment compliments her argument by providing a directive and opinionative tone. Ryan demonstrates this by writing, "The majority of actors were men and women of color, but if this was the network's attempt to demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity, it felt desperate, to say the least." (Ryan 4). Using the word "desperate" leaves an impact on the audience because it makes them feel surprised and sympathetic. Another factor that was displayed were her appeals to ethos. The articles credibility is shown when Glen Geller made an appearance and defended CBS by stating, "Sometimes our showrunners are diverse, sometimes they're not diverse. We need to do better." (Ryan 9). Even by attempting to back up CBS for their decisions in regards to the diversity displayed on set, he still managed to admit that they need to do a better job. Overall, the main purpose of this piece was to identify a conflict and address it so that the network may be aware of others commentary towards the shows. There are many problems with television now a days especially since rules are being presented as guidelines and are not bing taken seriously. Ryan wants the audience to understand that CBS only presents aspects that will better themselves rather than making decisions that will appeal to many different audiences.
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http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2015/04/why_is_cbs_s_ncaa_theme_so_catchy_because_of_this_guy.html When people turn on the television and start to watch the news or a segment from a network, there is always something that introduces the segment, a theme. Bob Christianson has mastered this work, Erik Malinowski stated in an article where he mentioned Chritianson, "...essentially, the John Williams of TV sports theme composition...but he’s not as prolific as Christianson in the realm of sports soundtracks."(Malinowski 3). By providing this comparison Malinowski gives the audience a visual perspective of Bob Christianson by placing him alongside one of the best them writers in history. Moreover, Malinowski uses concrete diction with words such as, "excruciating" and "thematic" which sets the tone of an educated and pleasent tone. This reaches out to the audience to make them trust the author. Malinowski appeals to pathos by incorporating quotes that reach a certain level of emotion. For instance, when mentioning the part where Christianson says, "Even back in those days, they didn’t want to just hear piano...so it had to be a full demo with rhythm, guitar, synth horns, the whole thing.”(Malinowski 8). This shows that Christianson cares about the people his work will appeal to and wants them to be satisfied. Creating themes is not an easy job and Christianson makes it a point that he is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, which is to make his clients happy with he work they are given. Later in the passage Malinowski backs up this claim when he stated, "For Christianson, the subject matter ultimately matters little. It’s about catching the listener’s ear and holding it for 10 or 30 or 60 seconds, whatever the task." (Malinowski 13). Viewers want to watch themes that are fun and appealing to the eye. The purpose of this article was to explain to the audience the work of Bob Christianson and why he is so successful in the line of work he chose for his career. Malinowski achieves this claim by providing successful elements in his piece. POST 4
https://mic.com/articles/172172/cbs-casts-two-white-actors-in-roles-written-for-people-of-color#.yMu5VakRI It is amazing on how people today in the entertainment industry can accomplish nearly anything. Actors can play the part of any character even those of an opposite color. It has been recognized that CBS casted two white actors to play the roles written for colored people. Claire Lampen built up a strong argument by providing simple diction. Such as terms like, "acknowledge and "opportunity" to give an easy understanding of the topic. The author leaves a well informed tone so that the audience all trust them will all the information given. Another aspect that plays into the role of trust is the authors appeals to ethos. The article showcases crediblty by stating, "According to the Wrap, white actress Poppy Montgomery will play Julie Towne, a bilingual woman with a white father and Latina mother. White actor David Giuntoli will play Malik Stevenson, a character "explicitly described" as black in the original script written by Andy Weir." (Lampen 3). Not only does the piece have information directly from The Wrap, but also clarifies that CBS does indeed have two white actors playing the roles meant for colored people. Everythng about the entertainment business is changing within the blink of an eye and it makes it difficult for viewers to be satisfied with peoples work when most movies are fiction and do not portray the writers ideas fully. The purpose of the article is for the audience to understand why people get fed up with CBS shows. They are being acted by actors who should not even be on the script and is offending to the writer of the show because their views are not even being recgonized. |
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