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How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "Rudy's Sick" episode of ''The Cosby Show''?
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How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode of ''The Big Bang Theory''? These screen shots mostly show their first appearance in this particular episode.
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Image:Cosbyqq00_04_43qq00311.jpg|'''Group 3:''' Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable (Bill Cosby) <br />'''Group 4:''' Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad)
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_00_15qq00003.jpg|'''Groups 3 & 7:''' Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki)
Image:Cosbyqq00_03_07qq00282.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam)
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 00 03qq00001.jpg|'''Groups 4 & 8:''' Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)
Image:Cosbyqq00_05_19qq00317.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) ''or...''
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 04 38qq00068.jpg|'''Group 5:''' Penny (Kaley Cuoco)
Image:Cosbyqq00_05_38qq00322.jpg| Theodore "Theo" Huxtable (Malcolm-Jamal Warner)
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_10_10qq00163.jpg|'''Group 6:''' Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue), hospital scene
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 08 36qq00134.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg)
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 09 32qq00151.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar)
 
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===Two more screen shots of Sheldon===
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==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
 
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==Star texts==
 
==Star texts==
 
#Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
 
#Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
#*'''Group 4:''' Stars as texts
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#*'''Groups 4 & 5:''' Stars as texts
#*'''Group 1:''' Intertextual
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#*'''Groups 1 & 6:''' Media text
#*'''Group 2:''' Media text
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#*'''Groups 2 & 7:''' Intertextual
#*'''Group 3:''' Polysemy
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#*'''Groups 3 & 8:''' Polysemy
 
#How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
 
#How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
#Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy. Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
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#Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy? Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
 
#*Promotion
 
#*Promotion
 
#*Publicity
 
#*Publicity
 
#*Characters on TV programs
 
#*Characters on TV programs
  
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===Stars===
File:Amy_Poehler_at_Parks_and_Recreation_premiere.jpg|'''Group 4:''' Amy Poehler
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Each group should identify a star and explain their polysemy.
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 01:31, 5 September 2017

Signs of character[1]

  1. Viewer foreknowledge
  2. Character name
  3. Appearance
  4. Objective correlative
  5. Dialogue
  6. Lighting and videography or cinematography
  7. Action

How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode of The Big Bang Theory? These screen shots mostly show their first appearance in this particular episode.

Two more screen shots of Sheldon

Signs of performance[1]

  1. Vocal
  2. Facial
  3. Gestural
  4. Corporeal

Star texts

  1. Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
    • Groups 4 & 5: Stars as texts
    • Groups 1 & 6: Media text
    • Groups 2 & 7: Intertextual
    • Groups 3 & 8: Polysemy
  2. How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
  3. Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy? Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
    • Promotion
    • Publicity
    • Characters on TV programs

Stars

Each group should identify a star and explain their polysemy.

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Richard Dyer, Stars

External links