Community Reviews:
1). http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/back-to-community-college-magna-cum-laughter-1.1450816
2). http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20304584,00.html
3). http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/111672-community/
30 Rock Review:
1). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116008368469484155.html
2). http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/review/30-rock-season-one/39
3). http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2006-10-10-review-30-rock_x.htm
My background with Community isn't very extensive at all. I didn't really watch this television show until I started this class. However, some of my friends do watch this show and have told me how hilarious it is. I never knew that I could watch it online, and since I haven't been able to watch a lot of television in the past 9 months I haven't had the chance to sit down and enjoy this show or any recent show of any kind for that matter. Nobody in my house watches this show, but after watching it my self I'm definitely going to recommend it to some of my family who I know like these kind of shows and some other friends as well. One of the things that I found relevant from the first review is that it really explains the premises of the show and helps viewers who aren't familiar with it be able to know whats going on. From the second review I found that at the end of it, it gives a letter grade as a ranking as a way to show viewers what a general kind of show it is and how good that particular critic thinks it is. As for the third review, I like how it explains the way that the comedy is put in and what kind of comedy is used in the show.
My background with 30 Rock also isn't that extensive, just because of the fact that I haven't watched a lot of television in the past 9 months. The first time I ever saw this television show was when I watched it for this class. Just like Community, nobody in my home watches this show or has ever watched it. Also, I never knew this show was available online to stream either. Something that I found relevant about the first review was that it explained some of the background to the show and also talked about the way in which the characters act and the roles they play in the show. From the second review I liked how it explained how the show was created and came to be on the main television program that it's on. Finally, for the third review, I really like how they give a lot of credit to Tina Fey for creating the show and Alec Baldwin and the other actors and actresses on the show for making it as good and funny as it is.
As for the reviews, they did mesh with what my interpretations how both shows were. The reviews didn't change my perception of the show at all, except for the fact that some of them did bring up some things I didn't know about the either show, such as how they came to be on the air.
I am also unfamiliar with these kind of shows until I transfered to this major. Some previews and commentaries really help me to get the general information of them. They are really helpful for media students. Those critics give me the first impression basically. I used to think the ranking stuff is unreliable because someone controls the data. But I have already changed my mind. Ranking represent the quality show in some views and it can provide the new audiences the info to consider to watch it or not. I think reading the critic and preview really help me to understand the show
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