T.V. shows are important too

Reba was an important show because it showed the importance of family during a time when divorce was very common. The parents in the show fought a lot, and got divorced, the teenage daughter got pregnant when she was 17, and the youngest child was learning how to cope with it all. To make matters worse, the ex-husband got a young, new girlfriend who wasn't really all there. Somehow Reba, the wife, managed to pull herself together for her family, and get along with her husband and his new girlfriend. Socially, there were many families that could relate to this show because, it was common for situations to happen like this. However, I think the writers of the show had a hidden agenda. Although it was common for divorced parents to move on quickly after a divorce, it was very uncommon for the opposite parent to like the new girlfriend or boyfriend. The writers of this show had Reba becoming friends with the new girlfriend, and focusing on her kids more than anything else. In reality, it is very hard for the opposite parent to except the new changes in their life, let alone their ex-spouse moving on so fast. I believe the writers were trying to show that it is more improtant to focus on the kids during a divorce, than anything else. Because of that I think many people would agree it is an important show.
Another important show is 60 minutes. It talks about the problems that our country is having during any given time. Granted there are some shows on 60 minutes that are not really very pressing. However, there are many shows that are important to the society has a whole. For example there was a show about internet predators. Along with the amazing medium called the internet, there comes a lot of problems with it. 60 minutes said that the problem of internet predators has grown tremendously within the past 5 years. Pretending to be a 15 year-old girl, people working for 60 minutes contacted older men in chat rooms. Then, they would get the predators to come to a house where 60 minutes had hidden cameras that were watching the reaction of the predators when they found out it was not real. When confronted, almost all of the predtors lied, and said they had no idea the "girl" was 15. These stories are very important, because these kinds of things are happening more and more. Society needs to be aware of these predators and the other stories 60 minutes air on their show.
The Cosby Show was a very impotant show of its time because it dealt with many social issues of the time. Not only did it talk about the social problems of parents, but it also talked about the problems of young teens. Plus, the family that the show was based on, were african american. Cosby had been seen previously on the I-Spy show, and was well known as a comedian. There were no sterotypes in this show, the african-american family was rich and they dealt with the same probelms that any family could have during this time. The show still shows re-runs because the probelms are still relevent to today's families. If you were a parent watching this show, you could probably relate to the feelings the parents had when their children went on thier first date, cheated on a test, or stole from a small store. If you were in your youth you could relate to all the probelms the kids had to deal with while they were growing up. This showed aired in the 1980's although it was not that ling ago, this show is still socially relevent to people today. If this show is not important, I don't know what is.