Do you think radio is still important in the continued development of sitcom?
Radio was a very useful way to hear and advertise sitcoms back in the 1950's radio's were very successful as not many people had or heard of televisions. Nowadays people watch sitcoms on their televisions or computers, not many people listen to sitcoms on the radio because of digital television has become more popular over the years. Television sitcoms have taken over from radio sitcoms because of the lack of media entertainment, on a radio you can't see someone falling over a chair and you can't tell what the characters are wearing or what there facial expressions are like, where as on television you can see everything, you can see colour of clothing, facial expressions, props, characters and names or characters.
Back in the 1950's there were three main BBC radio stations:
- Light programme (music)
-Third programme ( Cultural, intellectual)
- Home service (News, speech, based)
This was very important in the 1950's because this was the only way of advertising other types of sitcoms. Also there were successful radio duos such as Burns & Allen and Fibber McGee & Molly. There were also two influential radio shows such as Sam and Henry, Correll & Godson. In 1926-27 Sam & Henry later became Amos and Any on TV (1951-53) argued to be the first sitcom on American radio.
Correll & Godson both white yet played black characters which had strong accents and both very stereotypical representations of "Negroes" popular at the time. Nowadays you would get criticized for calling someone a "Negroe" because this is racist and unacceptable.
Radio was a very useful way to hear and advertise sitcoms back in the 1950's radio's were very successful as not many people had or heard of televisions. Nowadays people watch sitcoms on their televisions or computers, not many people listen to sitcoms on the radio because of digital television has become more popular over the years. Television sitcoms have taken over from radio sitcoms because of the lack of media entertainment, on a radio you can't see someone falling over a chair and you can't tell what the characters are wearing or what there facial expressions are like, where as on television you can see everything, you can see colour of clothing, facial expressions, props, characters and names or characters.
Back in the 1950's there were three main BBC radio stations:
- Light programme (music)
-Third programme ( Cultural, intellectual)
- Home service (News, speech, based)
This was very important in the 1950's because this was the only way of advertising other types of sitcoms. Also there were successful radio duos such as Burns & Allen and Fibber McGee & Molly. There were also two influential radio shows such as Sam and Henry, Correll & Godson. In 1926-27 Sam & Henry later became Amos and Any on TV (1951-53) argued to be the first sitcom on American radio.
Correll & Godson both white yet played black characters which had strong accents and both very stereotypical representations of "Negroes" popular at the time. Nowadays you would get criticized for calling someone a "Negroe" because this is racist and unacceptable.
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You've shown a good awareness of what we learned in the lesson, Ellie - well done. This blogging seems to be working for you. Keep going!
Don't forget the to consider the question. Is radio still important for the development of sitcom today?
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