http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285403/
Help me get a good overview of Scrubs and a good place for reviews
http://teachingmedialiteracy.pbwiki.com/f/HospitalGenre.ppt
A study done one another hospital genre program and can be useful as there are summaries made of typical things seen in the hospital genre
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/G/htmlG/genre/genre.htm
Description and overview on genre itself and I can use it to help me get a much better understanding of genre.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/intgenre/intgenre1.html
Long page of writing ... BUT .. i will look into it definitely as it covers alot of genre issues and has the names and theories of many genre theorists who I will definitely research further in attempt to understand genre better
http://www.allisonmedia.net/downloads/Year_12/Genre_booklet.pdf
Further meanings of genre and what it is
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenreBlindness
Very interesting article on genre "blindness" and has alot to do with hybrid genre
http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/2005/07/24/subverting-fantasy/
small but interesting bit of genre being subverted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre
More bits on genre
http://blog.jlramirez.info/jlrconcepts.php?itemid=55&catid=11
SOME GUYS BLOG... BUT HES GOT A SIMILAR QUESTION TO MINE :D
http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/release/70/55770/review699.php
review on scrubs and speaks of the way comedy is portrayed
Thursday, 8 November 2007
Ten Useful Words
Hospital Drama:
a television genre centred around hospitals and the lives of hospital staff and patients
Scrubs is set in a hospital and is also a hospital drama. I will look into the hospital genre alot as I am looking to discover how Scrubs subverts this genre.
Hybrid Genre:
a cross between one film genre and another
As well as being a hospital genre, Scrubs is also a comedy. It manages to cover serious issues but at the same time is very funny !!
Target audience:
the audience group in which the text is purposefully made for. All media texts have a target audience.
Scrubs has a variety of target audiences. Many may watch this for the comedy aspect, whereas others could watch it for "personal relationship/identity" as many characters lives are looked into quite deeply.
Stereotypes:
the social classification of a group of people by identifying common characteristics and universally applying them in an often oversimpliflied and generalised way, such that the classification represents value judgements and assumptions about the group concerned.
In Scrubs there are many sorts of Stereotypes. Mainly with the black surgeon TURK and the white female doctor ELLIOT. They both have a few stereotypes based around them but do occassionally break them.
Social realism:
The representation of characters and issues in film and television drama in such a way as to raise serious underlying social and political issues
Scrubs is a more realistic hospital genre than others as it deals in a more mature manner with things such as death and show them as they really are.
Audience profile
personal charcteristics of the target audience and finding out what appeals to this audience
As hospital genres have been very popular over the years, Scrubs was bound to be watched by quite a few, but now that there is a comedy aspect to it, Scrubs will appeal to a different audience
Censorship
the practice, excersized by elite groups of authority, of monitoring and controlling media content by removing, supressing or classifying content
Scrubs tends to show alot of love making scenes and I feel it is good that they are not censored as it is a show i believe that is made for an older audience and also discusses issues such as love.
Male gaze:
This is when the camera takes the point of view of a male
Although this is not a mian focus point in my study, I will mention how some females (Elliot Reid in particular) are objectified and are sometimes shown in just their bra's. As this is a single camera show it does tend to look much worse.
Patriarchy:
This is the male domination in our society.
Scrubs does tend to have a few male dominating characters but it does also challenge a patriarchal society with the addition of certain women as they are very strong and independent.
Preferred Reading:
the meaning of a text as intended by the author
Scrubs usually ends the episode with the protagonist JD sharing his thoughts on the day and giving a moral. This moral could be the authors meaning that he is trying to portray.
a television genre centred around hospitals and the lives of hospital staff and patients
Scrubs is set in a hospital and is also a hospital drama. I will look into the hospital genre alot as I am looking to discover how Scrubs subverts this genre.
Hybrid Genre:
a cross between one film genre and another
As well as being a hospital genre, Scrubs is also a comedy. It manages to cover serious issues but at the same time is very funny !!
Target audience:
the audience group in which the text is purposefully made for. All media texts have a target audience.
Scrubs has a variety of target audiences. Many may watch this for the comedy aspect, whereas others could watch it for "personal relationship/identity" as many characters lives are looked into quite deeply.
Stereotypes:
the social classification of a group of people by identifying common characteristics and universally applying them in an often oversimpliflied and generalised way, such that the classification represents value judgements and assumptions about the group concerned.
In Scrubs there are many sorts of Stereotypes. Mainly with the black surgeon TURK and the white female doctor ELLIOT. They both have a few stereotypes based around them but do occassionally break them.
Social realism:
The representation of characters and issues in film and television drama in such a way as to raise serious underlying social and political issues
Scrubs is a more realistic hospital genre than others as it deals in a more mature manner with things such as death and show them as they really are.
Audience profile
personal charcteristics of the target audience and finding out what appeals to this audience
As hospital genres have been very popular over the years, Scrubs was bound to be watched by quite a few, but now that there is a comedy aspect to it, Scrubs will appeal to a different audience
Censorship
the practice, excersized by elite groups of authority, of monitoring and controlling media content by removing, supressing or classifying content
Scrubs tends to show alot of love making scenes and I feel it is good that they are not censored as it is a show i believe that is made for an older audience and also discusses issues such as love.
Male gaze:
This is when the camera takes the point of view of a male
Although this is not a mian focus point in my study, I will mention how some females (Elliot Reid in particular) are objectified and are sometimes shown in just their bra's. As this is a single camera show it does tend to look much worse.
Patriarchy:
This is the male domination in our society.
Scrubs does tend to have a few male dominating characters but it does also challenge a patriarchal society with the addition of certain women as they are very strong and independent.
Preferred Reading:
the meaning of a text as intended by the author
Scrubs usually ends the episode with the protagonist JD sharing his thoughts on the day and giving a moral. This moral could be the authors meaning that he is trying to portray.
Blog Buddies
My blog buddy is Chintan
A short summary of each study:
How has CGI ensured the continued box office success of the animation genre, paying particular attention to ‘Shrek the Third?’
Chintan here is looking at the significance of the animation genre in recent box office success and how it has contributed towards it.
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues, debates)
Me and Chintan both are covering the genre aspect and therefore our studies can interlink in the sense that we will be looking at similar theorists and also aspects of the comedy genre as both SHREK and SCRUBS have the genre of comedy in it.
A short summary of each study:
How has CGI ensured the continued box office success of the animation genre, paying particular attention to ‘Shrek the Third?’
Chintan here is looking at the significance of the animation genre in recent box office success and how it has contributed towards it.
Areas of overlap between each study (texts, topics, issues, debates)
Me and Chintan both are covering the genre aspect and therefore our studies can interlink in the sense that we will be looking at similar theorists and also aspects of the comedy genre as both SHREK and SCRUBS have the genre of comedy in it.
What you've each learned from looking at each other's study that might be useful
Chintan is looking at females being represented as strong whereas I am showing them as both sex objects and weak as part of the wider context. Chintan like me is also looking at hybrid genre so therefore it would be interesting to look at certain aspects of his work
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Course Evaluation
How well is the course organised? 2
Well organised and structured, learning something new everyday
How interesting is the content that is covered? 1
Very interesting, I feel I learn something new everyday that applies to everyday life and allows me to know why certain things are the way they are!
How useful are the handouts? 1
Very useful, all information possible is covered on it and therefore it is easy to apply it to other things within the media
Have the lessons been well-paced? 2
Yes, they come at good times
What is the standard of the teachers’ presentation/subject knowledge? 1
Very high, I feel due to the teaching I can attain a very high grade
How well has the course met your expectations? 1
A very good course and has alot to offer
Have the extra-curricular events been useful? (eg. Awards Eve., Trips) 1
They help make the subject much more enjoyable and therefore gives it a more unique feel
Has the Macguffin Blog been useful? 1
Yes but i dont use it much
Well organised and structured, learning something new everyday
How interesting is the content that is covered? 1
Very interesting, I feel I learn something new everyday that applies to everyday life and allows me to know why certain things are the way they are!
How useful are the handouts? 1
Very useful, all information possible is covered on it and therefore it is easy to apply it to other things within the media
Have the lessons been well-paced? 2
Yes, they come at good times
What is the standard of the teachers’ presentation/subject knowledge? 1
Very high, I feel due to the teaching I can attain a very high grade
How well has the course met your expectations? 1
A very good course and has alot to offer
Have the extra-curricular events been useful? (eg. Awards Eve., Trips) 1
They help make the subject much more enjoyable and therefore gives it a more unique feel
Has the Macguffin Blog been useful? 1
Yes but i dont use it much
Self Evaluation
Attainment 3
Average performance so far but need to improve alot
Effort 3
My effort in class has been upto a good standard but i believe i need to work alot harder at home
Punctuality 2
Ive been to every lesson and on time, but recently due to illness i have not been to a few lessons
Submission and quality of homework 2
Most of my homeworks have been done and upto a high standard
Ability to work independently 2
I feel i can be left alone and trusted to work as i feel alot of dedication towards this subject and am personally starting to enjoy it much more.
Quality of writing ?
Have not yet had a real chance to submit a written piece
Organisation of Media folder 1
Everything is there and filed together.
Oral contributions in class 1
I am a very willing contributor in class and I feel I usually have something productive to say
Standard of Module 5 blog 3
Need to dedicate more time outside of lesson
Standard of Module 6 blog 5
Am not yet getting the full grasp of this and need to work much harder on this
Average performance so far but need to improve alot
Effort 3
My effort in class has been upto a good standard but i believe i need to work alot harder at home
Punctuality 2
Ive been to every lesson and on time, but recently due to illness i have not been to a few lessons
Submission and quality of homework 2
Most of my homeworks have been done and upto a high standard
Ability to work independently 2
I feel i can be left alone and trusted to work as i feel alot of dedication towards this subject and am personally starting to enjoy it much more.
Quality of writing ?
Have not yet had a real chance to submit a written piece
Organisation of Media folder 1
Everything is there and filed together.
Oral contributions in class 1
I am a very willing contributor in class and I feel I usually have something productive to say
Standard of Module 5 blog 3
Need to dedicate more time outside of lesson
Standard of Module 6 blog 5
Am not yet getting the full grasp of this and need to work much harder on this
Monday, 17 September 2007
MIGRAIN ANALYSIS
Media Language:
The show manages to escape from being labelled a sitcom as it is a single camera show. It does though borrow elements from sitcoms such as having little stories within every different episode.
Institution:
Created by a company named "Doozer"
Genre:
Hybrid Genre. The main genre apparent throughout is comedy, but there also are elements of a sitcom genre as there happens to be mini episodes within an episode.
Representation:
There are many different representation in Scrubs which constantly contrast each other depending on the episode. There are different representations such as the way females are represented as weak and as sex objects, but then other female characters defy this stereotype as they are strong willed and in control.
In other episodes there have also been issues to do with the way black people are represented but again certain characters defy the stereotype.
Audience:
Scrubs is usually broadcasted on Paramount Comedy, E4, and ABC1. The new series though come first to E4 and Paramount Comedy and there shows start at 8pm usually so therefore I would assume that the show is aimed at an older audience as they would be home for the show. (That is assuming that most people work 9-5 shifts.) It also would be likely to be aimed at a more wealthier audience as the people who work within the hospital are mostly high paid. The show would also be of interest to doctors and nurses as they could possibly relate to the show and create a sense of personal identity or have a personal relationship.
Ideology and Values:
Narrative:
The main narrative apparent throughout is following the lives of certain people who work in the hospital. Also showing their social lives and everything they do in order for the audience possibly to be able to familiarise themselves with the characters
The show manages to escape from being labelled a sitcom as it is a single camera show. It does though borrow elements from sitcoms such as having little stories within every different episode.
Institution:
Created by a company named "Doozer"
Genre:
Hybrid Genre. The main genre apparent throughout is comedy, but there also are elements of a sitcom genre as there happens to be mini episodes within an episode.
Representation:
There are many different representation in Scrubs which constantly contrast each other depending on the episode. There are different representations such as the way females are represented as weak and as sex objects, but then other female characters defy this stereotype as they are strong willed and in control.
In other episodes there have also been issues to do with the way black people are represented but again certain characters defy the stereotype.
Audience:
Scrubs is usually broadcasted on Paramount Comedy, E4, and ABC1. The new series though come first to E4 and Paramount Comedy and there shows start at 8pm usually so therefore I would assume that the show is aimed at an older audience as they would be home for the show. (That is assuming that most people work 9-5 shifts.) It also would be likely to be aimed at a more wealthier audience as the people who work within the hospital are mostly high paid. The show would also be of interest to doctors and nurses as they could possibly relate to the show and create a sense of personal identity or have a personal relationship.
Ideology and Values:
Narrative:
The main narrative apparent throughout is following the lives of certain people who work in the hospital. Also showing their social lives and everything they do in order for the audience possibly to be able to familiarise themselves with the characters
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Funny Quotes
FUNNY SCRUBS QUOTES
about Dr. Cox and Jordan]
Carla: Why does he keep going back to her?
Turk: I don't know. Why do people keep marrying Larry King? The man looks like a frog.
Janitor: Some hooligan keeps disconnecting the alarm. I told Security to look into it. But no, no, they'd rather catch the guy who's stealing organs from the transplant ward.
Carla: [about a male intern] You're right; he definitely has a cute little butt.
Elliot: It's almost like it's been sculpted.
J.D.: Who cares? Everyone has a cute butt; I have a cute butt.
Carla: You should bring it in someday.
J.D.: This, this isn't like being a janitor, okay! It's not just like something everybody can do. Janitor: Oh. So you can do my stuff, but I can't do yours?
J.D.: Yes!
Janitor: Okay, hotshot, what would you use to get a coffee stain up off a tile floor?
J.D.: I don't know... the... rough side of a sponge? [silence]
Janitor: Dammit.
Turk: This is the reason why your headache didn't go away: That's actually pronounced analgesic, not anal-gesic. Sir, the pills go in your mouth.
Carla: Elliot, you know how they say no-one will ever love you until you learn to love yourself? Elliot: My mother used to say, "No-one will ever love you."
Turk: How can you make love to your wife if she's at fat camp?
Dr. Kelso: The real question is: how can I make love to her when she's not at fat camp?
[about his wife]
Dr. Kelso: Fat camp. Six years she's been going there, and the only thing getting any thinner is my wallet!
about Dr. Cox and Jordan]
Carla: Why does he keep going back to her?
Turk: I don't know. Why do people keep marrying Larry King? The man looks like a frog.
Janitor: Some hooligan keeps disconnecting the alarm. I told Security to look into it. But no, no, they'd rather catch the guy who's stealing organs from the transplant ward.
Carla: [about a male intern] You're right; he definitely has a cute little butt.
Elliot: It's almost like it's been sculpted.
J.D.: Who cares? Everyone has a cute butt; I have a cute butt.
Carla: You should bring it in someday.
J.D.: This, this isn't like being a janitor, okay! It's not just like something everybody can do. Janitor: Oh. So you can do my stuff, but I can't do yours?
J.D.: Yes!
Janitor: Okay, hotshot, what would you use to get a coffee stain up off a tile floor?
J.D.: I don't know... the... rough side of a sponge? [silence]
Janitor: Dammit.
Turk: This is the reason why your headache didn't go away: That's actually pronounced analgesic, not anal-gesic. Sir, the pills go in your mouth.
Carla: Elliot, you know how they say no-one will ever love you until you learn to love yourself? Elliot: My mother used to say, "No-one will ever love you."
Turk: How can you make love to your wife if she's at fat camp?
Dr. Kelso: The real question is: how can I make love to her when she's not at fat camp?
[about his wife]
Dr. Kelso: Fat camp. Six years she's been going there, and the only thing getting any thinner is my wallet!
The Main Cast
The main cast of Scrubs (from Left to Right):
Donald Faison (Turk) - Cocky surgeon, humour used with him is alot to do with race and stereotypes
Ken Jenkins (Dr. Kelso) - Chief of Medicine at the hospital. Only really thinks for himself and ignores many things others say. Also creates humour through his patronising attitude.
Neil Flynn (Janitor) - Janitor who always is looking for ways to systematically torture JD
John C McGinley (Dr Cox) - Probably the best doctor around but has a huge ego problem. Loves going on his little rants, calls JD by girls names only, always seems to have a complaint!!
Zach Braff (JD) - He is the main protagonist in the show. Sensitive person who is ALWAYS thinking, and a really good feature on this show his that we hear his thoughts out aloud. This creates humour and also can create a personal relationship with the character as we get to see exactly how he feels.
Judy Reyes (Carla) - Married to Turk and is always helping others out. Also loves to tell people how to live their lives and loves to be the one who gives advice to everyone.
Sarah Chalke (Elliot) - Vulnerable doctor and she is always usually upset about something! Always seems to be in a relationship and also cries alot as well as speaks in a very high pitched tone when she goes on a little rant.
My Thesis
How has the hospital genre been subverted to have a comic effect, with particular reference to "Scrubs"?
I chose to base my question around Scrubs as it is a show I enjoy and also there is alot to talk about, particularly to do with the genre. I can explore how the genre has been subverted in recent times to have a comic effect. Shows such as Scrubs, Green Wing and Grey's Anatomy are all based in hospitals but differ from what the hospital genre tends to be which is usually depressing.
I chose to base my question around Scrubs as it is a show I enjoy and also there is alot to talk about, particularly to do with the genre. I can explore how the genre has been subverted in recent times to have a comic effect. Shows such as Scrubs, Green Wing and Grey's Anatomy are all based in hospitals but differ from what the hospital genre tends to be which is usually depressing.
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