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Most influential TV show of the last 10 years...
drwhoru
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what do you think the most influential show of the past 10 years is and why?
i would suggest pop idol, millionaire, 24, Big Brother and Friends.
i would suggest pop idol, millionaire, 24, Big Brother and Friends.
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I'd say that any reality show is not influential. Well I suppose it is if you live your life according to the pages of HEAT magazine.
Millionaire is hardly influential. It's a quiz game.
Friends is bubblegum American comedy. Not influential in the slightest. Unless you are a middle class american
I can't comment on 24 but I have heard it's redefined the whole drama genre so you can have that one
Well, I suppose it aptly represents the denigration of civilised society over the past ten years, when "being famous" despite having no discernible talent whatsoever is seen as a viable career option.
I've really enjoyed the re-runs that have been shown this week on More4.
I'm not sure thats true - it seems to me that everyone who watches BB knows the the Housemates' search for fame at any cost is facile and shallow, its not as if the Housemates are liked all that much. But I do think BB provokes healthy debate ig racism and bullying and I believe that the whole Shilpa Shetty saga made people think about racism if nothing else.
Yes, in that respect Big Brother has been hugely influential.
It wasn't the first reality TV show but it was the one which got the most attention and it has sustained itself for 7 years.
There is no doubt that it (and its contemporaries) have influenced our ideas about popular culture, specifically the notion that you can become famous without any discernible talent or gift, but just by "being yourself."
This is in contrast to talent shows like Pop Idol and X Factor, where the winners do (arguably) have to at least have a decent singing voice.
I think "24" was innovative in having a real-time narrative and the use of split screens (though certainly not the first to use those techniques.) It might have popularised the shaky, restless, "documentary-style" camera but I'm not sure whether other TV shows did this before.
I think The Simpsons was also very influential in redefining animated comedy.
what does everyone else think?
Millionaire because it changed the face of tv quiz shows.
I would like to think so, but frankly mate I think you are being very nieve....
As for US shows that have had big impacts in the UK, Friends (was able to change the English language and increase slang), ER (spawned so many medical dramas with dramatic storylines), The X-Files (made sci-fi shows populist). Again, if anyone were to sweep away these shows for being average, then think again.
Changing Rooms
Since when the schedules have been chopped up into bite sized chunks of consumerist tat.
The Wire (writing)
The West Wing (writing, filmimg, production)
Six Feet Under (writing, concept)
The Shield (writing, acting)
Big Brother, Apprentice and Bargin Hunt
Deal or no Deal
24 has definately really helped America to lead the way in high quality television in the last 10 years.
Friends has never really influenced anything in my opinion.
I'd say Big Brother because it showed a great number on people wanted 'serious' reality TV which obviously the networks loved due to fact they were cheap to produce and gave a good revenue (in face of dwindling ad rates) in phone in votes.The format was tweaked for Music (Pop Idol.X Factor.American Idol ect),C list Celebrities,Dancing,Acting and many more.
E4 scheduling I'd wager!
People's personal choices:rolleyes: