According to Wilcox and Lavery (2002), "Quality TV usually has a quality pedigree.", "Desirable demographics notwithstanding, quality shows must often undergo a noble struggle against profit-mongering networks and non-appreciative audiences.", "Tends to have a large ensemble cast.", "Has a memory.", "Creates a new genre by mixing old ones.", "Tends to be literary and writer-based.", "Is self-conscious.", "The subject matter of quality TV tends toward the controversial." and "Aspires toward 'realism'." .
I don't know much about reality televisions because after I've went to University I actually didn't watch many. The only American drama series I've watched is Supernatural. Indeed, I think Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are quite similar. They're both about killing demons and other supernatural creatures, isn't it? Well, the big difference is Supernatural doesn't really have a heroine, but instead it has two handsome heroes. To say in truth the reason I started to watch this was just, simply because I like the casts. I think the Winchesters Brothers' relationship are very strong and you never get bored to see what will happen to them next. Maybe not all but I do think Supernatural does have some of those identified characteristics. For example the one that says "Tends to have a large ensemble cast.", the heaven wants Dean's power and the hell wants Sam's. Sam has demon power because the yellow demon has done something... One of the angel Castiel helps the Winchesters brothers as they fight. Also, I think the one says "Creates a new genre by mixing old ones" should be applicable too. As I've said I think the theme/background of Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are quite similar. However there is one point, which is Supernatural tends to tell more on the brothers' relationship, rather than on their love experiences. Females who have sexual relationships with them usually die immediately or either being separated.
References
Wilcox, R. & Lavery, D. (2002). Introduction, in R. Wilcox & D. Lavery (eds) Fighting the forces: what's at stake in Buffy the vampire slayer. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield.
A good intial response Winnie and it's good that you attempted to bring in a discussion of a primary text, although it would have been good to develop this is more detail, perhaps looking at some of the other areas discussed by Wilcox and Lavery (2002). Also what about the last component of the question? Don't forget to include page numbers when quoting directly from the theoretical text.
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