So far the topic that I am leaning towards for the research paper is the TV show Family Guy. This show catches a lot of “heat” because the jokes that it uses are, in some cases, found to be offensive. The show has been around for quite a while. After its first few seasons, it stopped making new episodes and reruns were just shown on TV. But now Family Guy is back in business with episodes on FOX at 9pm Sunday nights.
I found a few blogs on the net about Family Guy but most were pretty outdated. One, dated May 5th of last year, talked about the deal that FOX made with Family Guy. It talked about how FOX and the show’s creator, Seth Mcfarlane, had been under negotiations for two years about this deal. The blog says that the deal is expected to eclipse the 100 million dollar mark. Mcfarlane makes other shows like American Dad and the Cleveland Show, which were in the deal also. I would like to think that this information is reliable, but I’m not sure. To verify the information found in this blog I could check other websites and news. Fox.com would probably have some information on it, even though the story is pretty old.
I checked MSNBC.com and they have a story about the deal. They provide much of the same information that was in the blog. Their story is much longer than the blog is though. They also go into much greater detail than the blog does.
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I must say that I have seen this show a couple of times but I have not been a constant viewer. I read your post and I feel that your topic has a lot of potential for the research assignment. However, I respectfully feel that you did not cover much of the stereotypical characteristics which are portrayed by this show. What is so stereotypical about this show? Can it be offensive towards different ethnic groups or different geological stand points? I just think that you could make a strong argument for Family Guy’s use of stereotypes, but it was not clearly depicted on what your main stereotype was. Just some thoughts to have in mind.
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