Question+and+Answers!


 * Unit 1: Mass Media and Popular Culture **
 * ​ 1. What type or category of story is it? Does it follow a formula? **
 * -Grey's Anatomy:** It's a drama about doctors we are just trying to find their place in the hospital and life. I think the show does follow a formula because something happens at the beginning and plays throughout the show but at the end everything works out.


 * -Scrubs:** It's a comedy about doctors and their lives in the hospital.

** 2. What are the characters like? Are they realistic? Are they stereotypes? ** **-Grey's Anatomy:** The characters are all very different but similar at the same time. The characters, I think, are realistic they could be real doctors at a hospital in Regina or Moose Jaw. In this first episode, the chacter stereotype themselves amoung the show; Meredith got to go to med school because her mom is a famous surgeon, Izzy shouldn't be a doctor because she use to be a model. They may have created stereotypes for some people but for me, I need to watch the show more to get the actual stereotypes of the characters.


 * -Scrubs:** The characters in this show are different from each other too. You have the cute blonde doctor who believes she's the best doctor out there and make sure the nurses at the hospital know about it, and then you have a nurse who doesn't take no for answer and doesn't take crap from anyone. There are such a vast personality difference in this show compaired the Grey's.

**-Grey's Anatomy:**
 * 3. How do the characters relate to each other in terms of power, age, gender, race, and class? **
 * **//__Meredith:__//** is the daughter of a famous surgeon
 * **//__Christina:__//** is the super smart Asian
 * **//__George:__//** is the underdog, 007
 * **//__Bailey:__//** is the Nazi, also like a mother hen
 * **//__Izzy:__//** is a model

**-Scrubs:**
 * **//__JD:__//** is a medical intern (a medical intern is like the chess club kid in high school)
 * **//__Elliot:__//** is a blonde, things she's so much better than the nurses at her hospital
 * **//__Turk:__//** is a surgical intern (a surgical intern is like the jock of high school)
 * **//__Carla:__//** is a nurse at the hospital and doesn't take crap from anyone
 * __//**Dr. Cox:**//__ is a grumpy and insensitive doctor, doesn't really want to help the interns.

**Audience** -Grey's Anatomy:
 * 1. How does this text appeal to me? What things do I like and dislike? **

-Scrubs: -Grey's Anatomy:
 * 2. Who is the intended target audience? **

-Scrubs: **3.Why do you believe this show is so popular?** -Grey's Anatomy:

-Scrubs: **4. How would I change the text to make it more enjoyable?** -Grey's Anatomy:

-Scrubs: