Comedy has really gone through a transformation. I feel that the change that happened is not a change for the good of things. There are many bad perceptions that young age groups get from watch the new comedy shows.
There used to be the Brady Bunch and other shows like the Flintstones. They were really good to watch and laugh as a family. Then comedy changed, and the Simpsons became a hit. People thought it was funny to have a drunken dad that goes around choking his son and yelling at his family all the time.
After the Simpsons came the show South Park. They beat the world record for the most swear words in an animated show. The estimation of swear words was 399. If the show ran for a full 30 minutes, without advertisements, that would be around 13 swear words a minute in the episode. Most shows are around 20 minutes, so they averaged 20 swear words a minute. That is one every 3 seconds.
The new comedy episodes are teaching nothing to the younger age groups, except how to disrespect and hurt others. Shows like South Park and Simpsons should be put on television stations that younger age groups usually do not watch. This kind of comedy should be targeting adults rather than the age group they are going for now.
Soon all shows and advertisements are going to have swearing and other sorts of vulgar footage that should not be on television unless only adults watch. Kids should not be hearing swear words at that young of age because when they hear a word over and over, they start to using the words. I really hope that comedy will not advance any farther than what they are at now, and hopefully they will start cutting down on the inappropriate words and footage on televisioin episodes.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
A League of Superstars
The last time I watched a NBA game, I came to realize that one player can make quite a significant difference for a team. The NBA is a mostly a league of superstars. You do not hear about anybody playing great defense and grabbed nine rebounds in a game, unless they led the team in scoring that night, or if that person was already well known.
For example, the game I was watching the last game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers. Before this game was even played, sport analysts were talking about two people. Any guesses? Kobe and Lebron. In the end the Lakers beat the Cavaliers. The following day all I heard was how Kobe compared to Lebron. They did not talk about any other player besides them two.
Another example is when Kobe Bryant played against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. That night he scored 61 points and broke a record at Madison Square Garden, most points scored by a single player at New York. Everybody was chanting MVP, and it was not even at LA. Everybody just looks at how much he scored, and that was 61, but what else did he do? Not a whole lot. He did not grab a single rebound and only had three assists. A player like Kobe can easily get more than three assists a game with all the double teams he draws.
My last example is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nobody knew who they were, unless you lived in Ohio. When Cleveland drafted Lebron James, it put them on the map. To this day everybody knows about the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lebron James. Lebron has lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs many times and got them to the NBA Championship game numerous times. He is a superstar, and he shows it by dominating every game.
The NBA has to turn their status around, no defense and more scoring, otherwise; the number of people that watch the NBA are going to drop becasue everybody will be watching college hoops instead. Whoever wants to win the next NBA Finals will be playing as one team, and not as individuals. In this era of basketball, no one has ever won a NBA championship without some help. Cleveland found that out and so did the Lakers.
For example, the game I was watching the last game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers. Before this game was even played, sport analysts were talking about two people. Any guesses? Kobe and Lebron. In the end the Lakers beat the Cavaliers. The following day all I heard was how Kobe compared to Lebron. They did not talk about any other player besides them two.
Another example is when Kobe Bryant played against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. That night he scored 61 points and broke a record at Madison Square Garden, most points scored by a single player at New York. Everybody was chanting MVP, and it was not even at LA. Everybody just looks at how much he scored, and that was 61, but what else did he do? Not a whole lot. He did not grab a single rebound and only had three assists. A player like Kobe can easily get more than three assists a game with all the double teams he draws.
My last example is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nobody knew who they were, unless you lived in Ohio. When Cleveland drafted Lebron James, it put them on the map. To this day everybody knows about the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lebron James. Lebron has lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs many times and got them to the NBA Championship game numerous times. He is a superstar, and he shows it by dominating every game.
The NBA has to turn their status around, no defense and more scoring, otherwise; the number of people that watch the NBA are going to drop becasue everybody will be watching college hoops instead. Whoever wants to win the next NBA Finals will be playing as one team, and not as individuals. In this era of basketball, no one has ever won a NBA championship without some help. Cleveland found that out and so did the Lakers.
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