The Real Me Through Media

Keeping a Media Diary was very interesting because I got to see what typical programs I like to catch up on online and how often I watch them and realize how bad and cheesy my usual taste in programs are such as musicals like Glee and The Vampire Diaries, but realise I still love them. I can't help going back to the same programs every week at the same time they are too addictive and I can't wait to see what happens next. I also realized how addicted I can get to programs as I just started watching a series called Once Upon A Time and couldn't stop once I'd seen the first episode. It shows exactly the type of person I am even in the title, that I love fairy tales and fantasy and a good romance. It's exactly the program I've been looking for I can't believe I've only just started watching it now, I've always loved Disney princess movies and stories and this is the perfect series to satisfy my taste with the right amount of cheese and romance but also the mystery and adventure side to it that keeps you on edge and unlike films it lasts longer to keep the excitement and drama going. This week has also made me realize that action is not my favourite genre, but when in a cinema it does make the experience more exciting and intriguing on the big screen. However the fight scenes in action films are still too dragged out for me and it leaves my mind wondering to other places and thinking I’d rather be spending my time watching a fantasy and or comedy. Watching The Grand Budapest Hotel made me realize I am very easily pleased and amused in a comedy even the simple things make me chuckle and smile and when there's a famous face it does make the film more exciting and intriguing it can’t be helped, but it does help when their performance is good. I think my media diary does reflect my gender as it's mainly focused on girly programs that would probably interest very little boys and men and even older women. My taste does also reflect my age especially through the sit-coms I watch, I think they would probably only be enjoyed by people my age as they reflect on younger/ 20 something’s issue rather than middle aged and married. I think my blog is different in a way in that I'm an older teenager who's not embarrassed or afraid to say she enjoys watching cheesy programs and films and doesn't just enjoy the things that everyone loves and watches (but I do love The Walking Dead). I don't think there are enough reviews and blogs on typical girl programs like Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries apart from describing basically what happened and what might happened next or criticisms. I think I can contribute to the blogging world and tell people what I’m really thinking about my favourite programs and try and show people how good they can be and tempt other types of people into watching them.

My Media Diary

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