essay on classification tv-shows
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Introduction
One way of making complicated things simple to understand is through classification. The entertainment industry classifies movies and TV shows using various principles such as genre. There are many TV shows in the entertainment industry which are divided and classified using various classification principles.
Due to similarities in characteristics of these TV shows it becomes important use better classification principles than the generally used. Different TV shows depict different themes in the plot. Thus theme can be an ingenious classification principle. This paper seeks to divide and classify TV shows using theme as a classification principle.
Theme as a Classification Principle
The main principle of division and classification is theme. TV shows can be divided into different categories depending on the predominant theme depicted.
A close observation of the series suggests that theme of conflict of interests is most predominant. Under this theme, House can be categorized into three types. These types include conflict of moral values, gender conflicts and intellectual conflicts.
According to my classification system, TV shows can be classified according to main theme of the show. House lies in theme of conflict. Then, a chosen TV show is categorized according to the type of conflict that is dominant. Different shows in House series demonstrate different types of conflicts.
Conclusion
It can conclusively be said that, division and classification can be used to categorize any movie or a TV show. In this case, the theme of TV show was used as the main principle of classification. Under the theme of conflict, three different types of conflicts were used to categorize the TV shows.
There may be faint elements of overlap of the types of conflicts used to categorize the shows. However, the examples from the whole series serve the purpose well. The theme principle can be applied to categorize any other TV show as well.