1. Week 7 Discussion: TV As Art
Week 7 Discussion: TV As ArtWeek 7 Discussion: TV As ArtMinimum of 1 primary or
scholarly source (from actor/director or critic – either will count as your scholarly source
requirement for discussions)Initial Post InstructionsMany people would say that the 1999
premier of The Sopranos was a turning point in the development of television as an art
form. Choose a television or streaming show that you feel perpetuates the idea that
television is indeed a form of art. For the initial post, address the following:Include the
name of the show and the director.Explain why you think this program is art.What impact
does the example have on viewers’ lives?What were some influences of this work?Include a
statement from an actor, director, or critic of the program that supports your points.Follow-
Up Post InstructionsRespond to at least one peer. Respond to one peer who chose an option
different from yours. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.Follow up post:DoraHello Class and Professor,I am going to be the stereotypical
nursing student here by talking about Grey’s Anatomy. This television show has been airing
for 17 seasons. Many shows struggle to maintain approval for further seasons and episodes
while this is one that has done so without difficulty. This show proves itself as an art form as
it emotionally moves its viewers: as Martin and Jacobus state, “The power of the image to
excite a viewer, combined with music and sound, is more and more becoming an intense
experience as the technology of the medium develops” (2019, pp. 331). The show
emotionally draw’s many in as it expresses a multitude of issues such as health problems,
addiction, death of loved ones, racial inequalities. Week 7 Discussion: TV As ArtThis show
has impacted viewers’ lives as it provides a relation to such issues and shows people they
are not alone in their struggles. They advocate for change and improvement in healthcare
and overall in public issues. One professor from the University of Illinois performed a study
on the impact of Grey’s Anatomy and stated, “the more episodes viewers watched, the more
likely they were to perceive the show as credible, and then the more likely they were to
perceive the show as credible, the more likely they were to perceive real world doctors as
their doctors to be courageous, which that led to patient satisfaction” (2020). The show
recently had its focal point for season 17 set on COVID-19 and I myself found the episodes
highly realistic. I saw personal protective equipment shortages, healthcare workers
struggling with burnout, healthcare workers emotionally processing the constant deaths of
their patients: all of these I had dealt with during the COVID outbreak and it moved me. This
moved me to know that someone was shining a light on the difficulties we faced every day
when we clocked in.Grey’s Anatomy has been influenced by many real life diseases and
2. occurrences for episodes. The show has shown real diseases ranging anywhere from cancer
to Kawasaki’s disease. Some may be rare and some are ever so common. The show has been
a major influence for further medical shows to go on and have a fan base to continue
seasons. The show has realistic outcomes and not every episode is a happy ending which
furthers the connection viewer’s have with the show. When the creator and executive
producer was asked about how the show relates to real world diversity, Shonda Rhimes
states, “It’s who is telling the stories,” she says, “because the people telling the stories are
the people deciding who you see onscreen, they’re the people who are deciding who are in
the writers rooms, they’re the people deciding on the crew” (Shonda Rhimes on Raising the
Next Generation of TV Producers, 2021).Martin, F. D., & Jacobus, L. A. (2019). The
humanities through the arts. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.Author, G. (2020,
September 3). Grey’s Anatomy’s Real World Effect. Prospective Doctor.
https://www.prospectivedoctor.com/greys-anatomys-real-world-effect/ (Links to an
external site.)Shonda Rhimes on Raising the Next Generation of TV Producers. (2021).
TIME.Com. https://time.com/collection-post/4081997/shonda-rhimes-viola-davis-
scandal-kerry-washington/Writing RequirementsMinimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-
up)Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside
source)APA format for in-text citations and list of references Week 7 Discussion: TV As
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