Friends to Watch Friends

Narrative fiction programming, or as we like to call it television, quickly became the prime-time event of family night, the center of the den/living room, and the implied statement on actual television shows, as it rose to popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Speaking from a reel world perspective, tv shows were seen through in two main feature modes: serial and episodic. Episodic in particular, also nown as the sitcom, evaluates and presents the predictable and familiar plot development. With not much charater arc, each episode doesn't neccesarily connect to the others in a plot line, each standing alone and raising both a question and answer on it's own. Some more than others will introduce a lesson that is learned throughout the thirty minutes of viewing.

For instance, if you were to look at the popular television series, Friends, you can understand the labeled aspects and certain characterisitics of an episodic sitcom found in this show. Where six best friends modify a three-act structure, accumlating mini-resolutions throughout there times living in Manhattan in neighbored apartments. Now running as late-night re-runs on TBS, this television show cycles through it's plots in one way or another, brining back the mini series drama and amusement, repeating patterns and creating a seasonal text. Escalated with humor and wit, involving relationships between Rachel and Ross or Monica and Chandler,this group of pals bring into character a new twist or action that keeps the audience glued to the screen, as well as keeping it's ratings up, and keeping the mold of an american tv sitcom.