1. TV Drama: A look at cultural values and ideology Aiden Yeh WTUC Nov. 2006
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8. Rhetorical Discourse in TV Drama Reality TV Drama Reaction to Anger Releasing Aggression You show the same kind of behavior in your work place and you would get FIRED in no time! A character in a TV drama shows aggressive behavior i.e. shouting, throwing things, beating someone up, etc. He/she would be most likely to be left alone to ‘cool down’
19. Episode 1 Chila ( Ayesha Dharker ) always dreamed of a fairytale romance , and it seems all her dreams have finally come true. She looks like a movie star for her wedding to her handsome millionaire, Deepak Sharma (Ace Bhatti ) , and her two best friends, Sunita ( Meera Syal ) and Tania ( Laila Rouass ) , are there to enjoy the day with her. Tania is making the wedding video. She's a successful TV director, so she's the obvious choice, but plenty of the guests are bitching about her because she's moved away from her community, and fallen out with her family . Meanwhile, Sunita is covered in baby sick. Her own fairytale marriage to Akaash ( Sanjeev Bhaskar ) seems to be disintegrating. Back home she locks herself in the bathroom and cuts her arm with a razor blade. It's not the first time.
20. Episode 1-2 Tania's eager to move from directing cable tv shows about psychic pets to making proper documentaries . She's over the moon when she finally gets the chance, but disappointed her boss wants it to be a documentary about her 'community '. Now engaged to Martin, Tania persuades her two friends and their husbands to take part in her film, despite Deepak's objections. Chila is so excited by the prospect she persuades Deepak to host a 'premiere' for the film at his club. He's not keen, but somehow she talks him into it.
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22. Episode 2-1 After the screening of Tania 's film, Akaash is hurt and having trouble handling the situation. Meanwhile Chila has big news - she's pregnant and Deepak is delighted. Chila and Sunita are furious with Tania, but give her the chance to apologise - instead she tells them she thinks she did a good thing by making the film, and it seems the friendship is over. On the night Tania's film goes out, the two couples have dinner and try to ignore it, but when Tania phones Deepak he runs to her side.
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