Saturday, January 18, 2014

The King of Queens-Communication Through Television






I chose to observe an episode of The King of Queens for this assignment. I have watched the movie a time or two before, so I was not totally unfamiliar with the characters. What I could not figure out was why Arthur and Doug were sleeping together and where was Carrie. While watching the episode with no sound, I could tell that Doug was being especially nice to Arthur and spending a lot of time with him. Doug would look at Arthur in a very nice way and was smiling a lot. Arthur seemed to be really enjoying the time he was with Doug. In the other shows that I had seen, I knew that Doug was not that fond of Arthur and this was strange to me. I thought Doug was acting strange, but I could not figure out what was going on. After watching with sound, I was able to see that Carrie was working at night and Doug was not able to sleep without someone else in the bed. So he was extremely nice to Arthur and in turn Arthur agreed to sleep with him. Arthur was not aware that Doug was using him until the end.
I found this exercise helpful as I was observing body language. If we pay close attention we can tell more about a person than we realize just by watching their actions and facial expressions.
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 18, 2014 at 1:17 PM

    Hi Amy,
    In response to your post, I found it to be a very interesting show that you have analysed. In the future I hope to watch that show. I totally agree with you that if we pay attention we are able to tell more about a person. However, my question to you today is" How effective do you think it would be if you were to give your students this exercise to do within the classroom? Do you think it could teach them something about the importance of communicating with language? Once again I love your post, keep it up.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 18, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Amy,
    Thanks for your post. I agree with you, by really watching body language expressions, we can understand what the characters are feeling. This does carry over to our everyday life. I like the show you chose, and I can understand the questions you had throughout this episode. I would love to try this exercise with my staff and children.

    Christina

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  3. UnknownJanuary 18, 2014 at 6:06 PM

    Hi Amy,
    I agree that viewing the show with the sound turned off forces us to focus more on the details of the interaction between the characters and less on the actual message of the words of the conversation. This exercise enabled me to realize how much more there truly is to communicating than the verbal message. Thanks for sharing!
    Tiffany

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