The document summarizes key aspects of The Simpsons television show. It discusses the show's style, content, genre, and target audience. The style follows general TV script formats with descriptions and dialogue. The show is a long-running animated family comedy that has been airing for over 30 years, following the lives of the Simpson family. While the main genre is comedy, there are also elements of action and romance. The target audience appeals to people of all ages as the comedy is lighthearted and episodes can be watched independently.

1. Style
The mediaistelevisionandthe institutionare 20th
centuryfox.The Simpsonsscriptfollowsthe
general TV and Filmscriptwhere there are descriptionsof whatisgoingonso the cast and the
audience knowwhatisgoingonon the screen.There isalsodialogue sothe cast and the audience
knowwhatis beingsaidat whattime.The tv scriptisnot the same as a filmscriptas because the
filmscripthasa fewscenesbefore dialogue settingthe scene whereasthe Simpsonsgetsstraight
intodialogue asitis a tv showso people alreadyknowwhatthe scene is asthere has beenother
episodes.
Content
The Simpsonsisone of the mostwell-knowntvshowsinthe world.Itisa familycomedythathas
beengoingforalmost30 years.It airedonDecember17th
, 1989 and has 30 seasonsand654
episodesroughlyaround 20-25 minuteseach.Itfollowsthe livesof acarton familycalledthe
Simpsonswholive inatowncalledSpringfield.
Genre
The genre for the Simpsonsiscomedyanditis made forthe whole family.Italsogoeswith
buckinghamstheorythatgenreschange asit isverydifferentcomedyinnewerepisodescompared
to whenitfirstaired.Alsothe Simpsonsalsohashintsof actionand romance init while keepingthe
maingenre comedy.
Target audience
The simpsonsdoesn’thave adirecttargetaudience asin my opinionitappealstoeveryone.Thisis
because itislightheartedcomedythatanyone can laughat. Alsoeachepisode doesn’tcarryonfrom
the last onso you can watch the oddepisode andstill understandit.Itisa great familyshow,butcan
alsobe watchedbychildrenwhowouldfinditextremelyfunnyandalsobyelderlypeople who
wouldlike the lightheartednessin today’sworldof tvshows.