... . Also as the child grows older, he begins to believe that revenge through violence, as demonstrated on such shows as New York Undercover and NYPD Blue where people get revenge by breaking other peoples' noses, shooting them or committing hit and runs, is okay. In other words, a false impression of ... movies for adults. By the time they are teenager using violence to resolve conflict seems very natural to them." Also Steven Bochco, creator of ""NYPD Blue' stated that "When I was little, I went to the movies every week and saw violent cartoons and two or three Westerns in which the entire...

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... to mind: today, is news to inform, or to entertain and receive ratings? However, there are ways to prevent media violence from corrupting one's own behavior (other than changing the channel). It is the responsibility of the public to voice their opinions and speak out against television violence. Many studies have been conducted to test if violence in the media has ... Legerspetz). Because of new age technologies, such as satellite cable, and digital cable, children can easily be exposed to violence almost any time of day, and on just about any channel. Children have a more animated ima...

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... laughs. Shows like LA Undercover and Dark Angle contain tons of great entertainment, but, with shooting, fighting, drugs, and killing. And yet, we watch Friends at seven and flip the channel to watch Dark Angle at eight without even twitching a muscle beyond moving our thumb to push the remote buttons. Even worse yet, is the fact that most of us allow ... other than to shock our system and to keep us glued to our televisions for the entirety of a show. "Random violence and meaningless sex drop in and out of the blue and without context." (Lasn, pg. 15) This is very true. Think of the la...

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... -cutter sitcoms full of urban singles bantering endlessly in suspiciously large apartments. Or a gaggle of teen soap operas taking place in towns where zits are apparently illegal. Or a slew of blue-set, big-ass game shows with spotlights that swivel, ooh! (DARIA)" As Daria said, television is just something that we watch to satisfy our boredom. Television shows should have requirements ... from watching this show? In my case, I believe that Daria fulfills all of these requirements that constitutes a "good" television show. Music Televison (MTV) has been considered by many parents a "bad...

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... laughs. Shows like LA Undercover and Dark Angle contain tons of great entertainment, but, with shooting, fighting, drugs, and killing. And yet, we watch Friends at seven and flip the channel to watch Dark Angle at eight without even twitching a muscle beyond moving our thumb to push the remote buttons. Even worse yet, is the fact that most of us allow ... other than to shock our system and to keep us glued to our televisions for the entirety of a show. "Random violence and meaningless sex drop in and out of the blue and without context." (Lasn, pg. 15) This is very true. Think of the la...

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