As we as individuals try to find ourselves in society, we are influenced by what we see or who we respect in this short life. This goal may revolve around the one act of escaping boredom in my generation: television. As children, we were fascinated by fictional characters labeled as "super heroes" or something to that extent. At that age, we would imagine ourselves to grow up being just like them. As age overcomes our innocence, we begin to watch television for other reasons. We enjoy watching programs that we can relate to in one of the aspects of our everyday lives. "That 70's Show" was and still is one of the best recreational shows that had ever been created. Each character seemed to resemble some aspect of life in my opinion. The most influential character that symbolized an aspect of my life was Eric Foreman. This character was an average teenager venturing through high school, and dealt with what high school had to offer. The show basically revolved around him. His character progresses from him not standing up for himself to his parents, to being an individual who is confident and does what he says he will do after standing up to his parents. Eric was like the backbone of the entire show, and without him, the show would surely fail. This turned out to be true when That 70's Show's "Jump the Shark" moment was Eric leaving for Africa for the rest of the show. The one person anybody could relate to, was now gone. To try to make up for it, the character "Randy" was introduced to replace him. This resulted in disgust by many viewers, refusing to consider him a part of "That 70's Show".
If Eric remained in the show, the result would phenomenal. Eric left at a critical moment that could have occurred if he stayed between his friends and his relationship, but that hope was destroyed forever. Eric had a connection between all of his friends. They've known each other since childhood, and the audience felt a connection between all of them just from the way they act towards each other. I could connect to his decisions and his interests like his immense excitement from Star Wars. He didn't care what people thought about him, and went through with his decisions no matter what negative response he received. When Randy was introduced, I couldn't connect to the show in any emotional way. To me, his character seemed to be the "douche-bag" version of Eric. He just seemed to be a character that was the feces of Hollywood and somehow was seen to be the logical choice for the show by the creators. His character just seemed fake, and if I wanted to relate to that I would befriend the other 60% of students in high school.
Comedy was what this show was based off of, and when it is mixed with something I can relate to, it is something that I will definitely watch. Eric was a funny character. He might have not had been like Kelso(the goof-ball), but was still exceptionally comedic. Randy was not even remotely funny in any way. His jokes were boring, his appearance was fake, and his attitude made him seem like he shouldn't even be apart of the show. He also affected the story line by trying to get with Eric's girlfriend while he is away. If I was in Eric's shoes, I couldn't stand the fact that someone who was dear to me was seeing another guy and I couldn't do anything about it. His character gave every reason to dislike him, especially since he makes an appearance far after the show began. The creators of shows always seem to ruin some aspect of a show or movie we enjoy greatly. We as the audience need to deal with this, although I don't realize why we would need to if we've already given so much support to that specific group by watching their program. There are many more shows out there with "Jumping the Shark" moments. It seems as if we have to endure the poor decisions made by writers who make extremely horrific twists and endings to many great stories.
Don't even get me started with the Sopranos.
Before "Jumping the Shark":
After "Jumping the Shark":
(He tries to make himself seem like he played his character well)
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Tarnished Friendships, or New Beginnings?
Friendships are a luxury we all come in contact with while we venture our current life. You may even develop such a strong friendship that you'd feel extremely sad about if it was destroyed. Through all the everyday events you've been through with this special person, do you think you would be able to take their life to protect something else that you may love more?
That was the decision Brutus had to make when dealing with Caesar and his new rise to power. This sword I am holding resembles the death of a good friend. Brutus and the conspirators took Caesar's life for Rome. Brutus felt as if Caesar's ambition was getting to the point where his new power was blocking his vision to see the mistakes he was making. Brutus made the most critical decision of his life, and went through with it, delivering the final blow to Caesar's body, which tarnished Caesar's love for Brutus.
Below is a picture of one of my good friends, Spike. This picture resembles friendship, which is something we both definitely shared. Sadly, Spike passed away the beginning of my freshmen year. It was heart breaking, especially since I haven't experienced a loss before that day. I couldn't imagine taking Spike's like away for anything. The reason for this explanation is because it shows how hard of a decision it was for Brutus to kill Caesar. In the end, we all go through hardships and have to make choices we think is best. Some things just end up happening. They may give us lessons to learn, or maybe nothing at all. In the end, all the decisions you make are yours personally, so weigh the consequences carefully.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Old Flame
With 9.9 seconds remaining, Derek Fisher inbounded the ball to who else? Kobe Bryant.
When Bryant dribbled to the top of the arc, he was immedialty doubled by Shawn Marion
and Jason Terry.
The problem with Jason Terry doubling on Bryant is that he left his man, Derek Fisher,
wide open for a three-pointer.
The Lakers,
playing against the defending champions Dallas Mavericks, fought
an intense
and emotional game. Lamar Odom received a standing ovation from
a
heartbroken
crowd, but that wasn't the most remarkable moment of the night if you
watch the
fourth quarter. The Lakers and Mavericks had an extremely low scoring
game,
battling it out each quarter with pride and the goal to win on their
minds.
Kobe Bryant,
the star everybody is interested in, tries to score 40 points in the
game to
continue his streak. After a long and intense game, the fourth quarter begins.
There are 9.9 second left towards the end of the fourth quarter.
Tied at 70,
the Lakers
will try to shoot a quick shot to gain the lead. The Dallas' defense
assumed
they were
going to inbound to Kobe Bryant so he could attempt the shot, but sadly
they
were wrong.
Derek Fisher, Kobe's old teammate, takes the fame for the day. He passed
it to Kobe,
and Kobe makes a quick move back to pass to Derek Fisher who was wide open
for the
three pointer.
Fisher sets his feet, gets a good look,
jumps, releases, and is rewarded with the sweetest
sound of a
swish. Derek Fisher gets his day of fame, and is well deserved. At 37 years
old,
Derek proves he is
still a fighting machine. He's never the top scorer or the best handler in
the
league, but after
all the practice he’s had over the years, he knew it was his time. He
never
quit at his job no
matter how old he has gotten because he has proven that the flame
on his candle
is still lit. This
article proves that too much ambition does not lead to disaster
because this
shows how too much
ambition just rewards you with your success from all
your hard work and dedication.
If you don't have ambition, you don’t have goals. If you
don't set goals, you
will never reach
success.
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