Reflection

I really enjoyed getting to take part in a blog like this one and see how the blogs that I read actually come to happen. It was a different experience for me, since I don’t really write as often as I read. The most difficult part of this blog was trying to find something relevant to watch and write about. Since I have odd hours and I’m never able to sit down for prime time TV I usually just watch reruns that run after 11 PM of shows that are about 2 years old. But now with the watch instantly on many networks websites and the OnDemand feature on Comcast as well as the frequent use of my parents DVR (and free food) I was able to actually be active in watching the summer TV programming.

I enjoyed the ability to put my two cents in the comments of the blogs if I did or did not agree with what was being said in the blog, or if I thought the TV show being blogged about was completely crazy. This was also a little difficult because we all commented on such an unscheduled and random basis that no real discussion could happen in a timely manor. I revised a little. My revisions were mostly to add links, videos and make the discussion more timely and accurate with some research into the subject or show I was discussing.

Blogging is different than any other type of writing I have done because my subject was supposed to be as timely as it could be. The peers commenting on my final (ish) writing was different from my other academic writing. In other writing processes, my peers were involved in revisions, reviews, idea generating, and editing. But here, my peers were reading my final work and they were able to comment on my final product. That made me a little nervous at first, but it was unwarranted nervousness because me peers were really supportive, understood what I was trying to portray as well as were able to readily relate to what I was speaking about.

This experience has changed my engagement with television in many ways. I now come home and check out what’s playing right then, what’s new on OnDemand and make a decision on what to watch based off of that rather than just sit down and watch an old favorite show on DVD or a lame movie on AMC. This class has also changed my thinking about TV. I have become more critical in my thinking and watching of TV… when I want to. When I’m starting to look for a new show to follow, I have become more critical in my thinking about where this show can go and where the writers and networks will take the show. I look more into character development than I did before. I look more into the originality of the plot line of the show. I look more into really whom the target audience is. All of these aspects give a glimpse of where the show could go and if I really want to invest my time into following it.