Nowadays, where digitalization takes the first place in advancement, people have more freedom in watching entertainment, including TV Series. While there are many new TV series made every day, sometimes people don’t realize that now the show has cultural influence. Yes, culture is shaping how TV series made nowadays. But how does that work? Let’s find out.
The Breakdown of How Culture Shapes TV Series Nowadays
There are several interesting points that can be discussed about how culture can influence the content of TV series, also how the audiences receive them.
Character Representation
In some TV series, the influence is highlighted in how the characters behave, dress, and sometimes also how they speak. For the example, western TV series often showcase the independent women which reflect the values of feminism, female empowerment, and gender equality.
It’s not just that, there are also a character that represent a loyal companion which shows loyalty, or brotherhood. This culture and character representation often reflect the Asian culture, especial in Chinese drama.
For the example, The drama Word of Honor, some characters in that Chinese drama is deeply loyal to the brothers, and even willing to sacrifice their own personal goal, which mean brotherhood above everything.
Theme and Value of the Story
Realize it or not, some TV series is deeply reflects on belief, social norm, and values of the culture they come from. In some eastern TV series (Chinese Drama or Korean Drama), the value of family duty, respect for elderly and social hierarchy often highlighted. These theme and the value of the story is deeply influenced by eastern culture.
Not only that, the reason why some TV shows or some drama become so popular is because they feel the same thing in what the TV reflects. Which means, they share the same culture, the same value, the same feeling just like what they see in TV series. Then boom, the TV series become so popular because people feel the same way and share the same thing of what happened in their everyday’ s life.
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Trends and Social Issues
When it comes to trends, TV series must bring it to gain the popularity and people’s attention. Yes, TV series is also included as an art work or creation which can bring social issues and trends not to just gain popularity but also to raise the awareness, or to raise the concern.
For example, in western cultures, TV shows often showcase the importance of privacy. Since technology now has advanced and almost all people are now having their own smartphone, privacy is becoming the number one concern. The trends usually comes along side with some issues which then can become the theme of TV series to raise people awareness.
In some eastern countries, the trends and issues usually lay more in a more sacred way which is deeply reflect the culture. In some eastern countries, a family centered drama which focus on traditional and religious way usually become so popular. It shares the same goal, to raise concern and to wake people that the matter is indeed very important to notice.
Visual and Decoration
There is no doubt, the drama or TV Shows will give the audience marvelous visual. But, it’s not just that, the amazing visual will usually contain certain culture. For example, if you like to watch eastern show, like Turkish drama, or Indian Bollywood, or maybe Chinese drama, the character usually wear certain fashion which influenced by the culture.
Every country has different culture and that’s what makes the drama unique. Not just the fashion, but the decoration, settings and even buildings will also be adjusted with the culture. This visual is what gives people same feeling, and for people who don’t know about the culture of certain countries, this will help them to be curious and finally learn about other country’s culture. This is a win win situation both for Drama Production House and the audiences.
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Language and Humor
Well, this is the last thing, language and humor. Indeed, in every different region will have different language and sense of humor. But we also cannot deny the fact that some humor can also be a universal humor. Even sometimes when certain humor will have a more impact for audience in the same culture.
Language plays an important role in shaping the TV shows to be more unique and gain more attention for the audience. It is also a tool for the country to spread their cultural habit, idioms, phrase and also humor to be applied in global audience.
Not only about the drama, it also related to business. When the culture of some country has spread globally, people around the world will likely become so curious to taste about the food, the product, even learn about their language and cultural behavior.