The media text that I have chosen to analyse is the ‘Channel
4’ TV show ‘Come Dine with Me’. This is a reality show in which 4 – 5
contestants have to host an evening for the other guests by cooking a
three-course meal and present entertainment. They individually judge each
other’s nights with a score out of 10 and at the end of the week whoever has
the most points wins £1000 in cash.
Name of the
text – TV show ‘Come Dine with Me’.
Date/Time
of air – One show is aired once a day, generally between 4pm and 5pm, spilt
into 4 short consecutive shows.
Where did
you find it? – This show is most commonly run on the British TV show
channel ‘Channel 4’. It is also occasionally shown on the TV show channel ‘E4’.
Genre – This show
is under the genre of cooking shows but it is also a competition show.
Institution
producing the text – Shiver Productions, formally ITV studios until 2013.
Target
Audience – This show is generally shown in the evening when people are
coming home from work or school, indicating that the audience is people that
are in work and education who are interested in cooking and hospitality. This
show can be consumed by people of all ages, as it is appropriate for everyone
with the small elements of humour that it has to offer. However I would say
that it would be greatly consumed by working to middle class people as this is
the class of people that the contestants tend to be. I would also say that
there is no specific geographical location where this show is watched more
because the show is filmed all over the UK.
Your
reaction to the text – I enjoy watching this TV show as I am a regular
consumer of this text and I have been for a long time. I like the comedic
element of the show because it adds a lot of appeal to more young people such
as myself to watch this show. The times of the day that this show are
convenient for me as I generally come home from school at the time that the
show airs. I also believe the show to be educational as the contestants cook a
range of different meals from a range of different countries and cultures.
Why would
people consume the text? – I believe that people would watch this show because it
is entertaining for a lot of people as there is comedy and a lot of amateur
cooking. The audience can also gain something from the show as the ‘Channel 4’
website have a page full of all the recipes used in the show, so the audience
can give some of the dishes a try for themselves.
Could some
people react in different ways to the text? – Some people
may connote this show in a negative way because the narrator makes fun of the
contestants behind their backs. While some will find this entertaining and
funny to watch, others will be offended by it, claiming that it is slamming the
cooking skills of the contestants and portraying them as lower class people
when most are rather high class and important business people that are to be
respected.
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