“Watching TV Makes You Smarter” Journal.
In “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” how has modern storytelling expanded itself and in what mediums? (Video games, streaming services, etc). Offer examples from several mediums. The development of the anti-hero has evolved in today’s programming and in movies. Define what an Anti-Hero is. What evidence in the article speaks to the development of flawed main characters? Offer connections by quoting from the text. According to the author’s reference to shows like “24,” how is the story itself impacted by our post 9/11 world? How does it differ from the shows prior to 9/11?