Posted: July 9th, 2022

In the 1990s Seinfeld was the first TV show to contain many subtle postmodern elements, but Arrested Development is widely regarded as the first truly and entirely postmodern show when it aired on Fox from 2003 to 2006.

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In the 1990s Seinfeld was the first TV show to contain many subtle postmodern elements, but Arrested Development is widely regarded as the first truly and entirely postmodern show when it aired on Fox from 2003 to 2006. Interestingly, Arrested Development didn’t get good ratings because it’s postmodern style was too avant garde for the general public at that time. It wasn’t until The Office, which was much less experimental, introduced obviously postmodern elements (like its mockumentary style) to the general public that the postmodern style became a mainstay of sitcoms and TV in general.
I would like you all to begin your post by defining postmodernism; do not copy-and-paste or write verbatim what you’ve read or heard… instead, give me your understanding of the term before diving into answering the questions below.
Using Your Choice Viewing for this week as a prime example, consider these questions as you’re drafting your discussion post:
Is postmodern television sophisticated art, silly fun, or both? If you argue both, explain how it’s possible for a show to be sophisticated and silly fun at the same time, using “your choice viewing” as an example.
What’s the shelf life of postmodern TV? Will people 30 years from now “get” what was funny about the mockumentary style of The Office?
Mittell (2006) talks about the “collectability of television … a trend that the media indus­tries are eager to capitalize upon by creating programs with maximum “rewatchability.” Can you identify a series with “rewatchability?” Why does it qualify?
Based on what you know about postmodernism now (after having completed this week’s readings and viewings), what show would you call the postmodern masterpiece? Would it be the show you chose to watch? Would it be a scripted show at all, or maybe a different genre.
Please include two citations from your assigned reading, the lecture material, and your assigned readings.
Choice viewing link：https://www.netflix.com/watch/70133695?trackId=13752289&tctx=0%2C0%2C61a00e2e1bd7eea972d1ccedae6cff26cdafbd7c%3Ad2e652de3474405cd2903f9be33417bc2d42d1bf%2C61a00e2e1bd7eea972d1ccedae6cff26cdafbd7c%3Ad2e652de3474405cd2903f9be33417bc2d42d1bf%2Cunknown%2C
Assigned video link：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanhEVEgkYI

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