American Pop Culture TV
research paper that provides background for any of the programs studied during the first half of the semester (as listed below). This paper should analyze existing literature, both scholarly and pop culture-based, in terms of the show’s history, importance to the medium and to American culture, and its overall effects on society, pro and con. Be sure to include appropriate historical background, ratings information as it relates to its widespread impact on society, as well as any issues related to controversies and/or dialogues that this series was responsible for creating within American popular culture.
This paper should be written in third person format and MUST NOT include any personal opinion. The paper will be graded as an informed review of existing literature about this program. References to specific episodes/events related to the program are encouraged.
Your choices for topics for this assignment are:
• All in the Family (CBS)
• Big Brother (CBS)
• The Cosby Show (NBC) • The Golden Girls (NBC) • Good Times (CBS)
• Roseanne (ABC)
• The Twilight Zone (CBS)
should be 6-8 pages long, not including the required bibliography or works cited page. Sources should be cited throughout the body of the paper.
