Did Fox really steal Prison Break idea?

How many of you watch Prison Break? Probably quite a few, it has become a very popular show on Fox, airing on Monday nights. Two brothers say that they had actually lived the story. So, they thought it would be a good idea for a show. When the sent their idea to Fox, Fox rejected it. But, last year Fox put on a show called Prison Break. The two brothers are claiming copyright fraud. And, they are suing the producer of the show. Ironically, the brothers in this article are two men that are living on disablility and social security. More importantly, the lead in the show is super hot! He is he only reason that I would watch the show. But, even more importantly this show could possibly affect prisoners if they saw it. There is always prisoners that think they can escape from jail, and some of them succeed. But, couldn't this show be used as an example for prisoners, showing them how easy it is to get out of jail. The viewers of this show could be on the outside, trying to get their loved one out of jail. This show could be a "recipe for disaster."

Post a Secret...

Post secret it's out there. It is a blog that you can go to to tell your secrets to. This blog is one of the top 10 viewed blogs right now. Frank Warren, the man who created it, gets mailed these secrets on post cards, and then he posts them on his blog. His blog is very interesting, because it has socially relevabt issues. This blog gets 3 million visitors a month, and he posts about 1,000 secrets a week.

Yahoo!

Yahoo is constantly changing, there new thing is Current Buzz. It is a fast and easy way to get news that you, as a Yahoo searcher, are most concerned about. It mostly features news about media. Which is really interesing, because you can find out about anything you want to know about the media today. The fast news clips are not only informative, but entertaining as well. It takes the top things that are searched on their search engine, and it reports on these issues. Some of the features are: P Diddy and Burger King, Al Yankovic, Kevin Federline..the list continues. Not all of these things are socially important, but they do give you certain topics to think about. Like, why are people famous? Why does America always have to be the #1 country? This "Buzz" makes fun of Americans in way, by using what they search on the internet. But, it's all in good love. I think as media consumers we should watch this, not with a totally serious look on it, but rather a question the media that is so popular right now.

Good old Al

That's right Al Yankovic has done a lot in the past 30 years. His parodies range from Snoop Dogg, to Justin Timberlake, to Nirvana, and he could not forget about ebay, there is one for them too. For those who do not know who Yankovic is, he makes parodies of almost all the new songs that come out. These parodies are hilarious, and he actually makes compelation CD's with all kinds of artists featured on them. On VH1, there was a show that featured a clip from Nirvana, it was nearly 10 years old. When Nirvana's song Smells Like Teen Spirit, came out, Al made a parody. At first, Nirvana was upset about this because they thought that it was going to make the sales of their CD go down. But instead it did the opposite, there were more people buying the CD than ever before. As Al continues to do parodies, he continues to make capture the comedy of each song. He has also been very big on the internet lately. He has his own myspace which features his videos and songs. He is really trying all kinds of ways to reach his target audience. Most of his listeners are probably range from ages 13 to 19. So, what better way than to reach them on myspace.

Oprah and XM radio??

That's right Oprah is joining that "hot shot" Howard Stern on XM Satellite radio. She announced on Thursday that she is now going to be reachable on Satellite radio. Read this article about Oprah's big pay and her work on Satellite.

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.

Howard,Howard,Howard

Howard Stern was very popular during my elementary years in school. But, he was really just a phase. When my father used to take me to school in the morning, the first thing he would turn on in the morning was the Howard Stern show. Some people might think that he was wrong to let me listen to the nasty comments that Howard Stern had to say, but honestly I had no idea what Howard meant when he talked. And, to this day I still don't remember. During this time Howard, the self promoter that he was, was everywhere. His movie, his posters, his television show, his radio show. Almost everywhere you looked there was Howard Stern's long face and sraggly, black hair. This show was not meant for everybody, because like every piece of media there was a specific audience his show was directed at. That audience was the working man. Generally, Howard's show would come on early in the morning, chances are if you didn't have a job you probably wouldn't be up early listening to his show. Also, these listeners range from being highly educated to somewhat educated.
Stern could get away with saying anything to anyone. He would have political people, celebrities and even porn stars on his show. If people wanted to make something of themselves all they had to do was go on Stern's show, and that was it. He created a whole new medium for people to come out and make celebrities of themselves. He was THE Johnny Carson of his time. If somebody wanted to put their name out there to the public all they had to do was go on the Johnny Carson and they would be known. It was the same with Stern, people used his show as a stepping stone to show their celebrity status.

Griffith's canny is very uncanny

This classic movie is one that will be relevant no matter what generation views it. The revolution of mass media is carefully construed in this dramedy about "Mr. Lonesome Rhodes." Makin’ it big isn’t always going to make it better. The Sloppy, boisterous, rude Lonesome Rhodes (Andy Griffith) who was a relief in “A Face in the Crowd,” that is until he made it big almost immediately. Lonesome Rhodes was found in a jail, by the young, naive Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) who wanted to hit the jackpot, and prove to her small-time Arkansas radio station that she was really something special. The idea seemed perfect poor old Lonesome Rhodes could connect with housewives and ordinary workers through song. Before long, Lonesome had his own television show, his rating had sky-rocketed, and he was controlling the outcome of local politics. Simultaneously, Marcia and Lonesome struggled with making it intimate and making it big. However, nothing good lasts for long; Lonesome’s life began to spiral down when the fame went to straight to his head.
Andy Griffith had an eerie way of pumping up the volume with his energetic laugh, during numerous scenes, especially in the scene when he was first discovered by Marcia. From that moment on, he had captured me. I came to wonder if he had ever damaged a vocal chord during the filming of this movie. His overpowering character in the film left everyone around him surrendering to his authority. Mel Miller (Walter Matthau) is one of the many faces behind Lonesome’s success. Walter Matthau’s careful, but demanding role makes the audience root for him as he struggles to reveal the true personality of Lonesome. Patricia Neal lends herself to the overworked, underpaid “mistress” who is desperate for love. She does not stop there; she is able to change character when her soft personality turns courageous and she is forced to make a very daring move.

What cuckoo's nest?

Well, the story is...I happen to be taking a class on writing and reviewing the arts. The name says it all; we watch and review different arts. Movies, books, plays...you name it. Interestingly enough, today we had a visit from the Director,Laura Long, of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She gave us a lot of insight on here role as a director and her team that helps her put the whole show together. When I was in high school, I read the book and watched the movie. However, today when Long spoke, she said that there is always a theme in a play, otherwise there would be no point to even have a play. She also mentioned that the "thought" she is trying to get across in the play is: Who determines whether a person is insane or not? I am very excited to see this play because her intereptation of the book has never really been done before.