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Deutschland 83: case study blog tasks

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  1 ) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of   Deutschland 83  in the reviews. positive ; Deutschland 83’s first episode of eight was the  most-watched foreign-language drama in UK history .  negative ; The  odd situation is that after decades of being seen as boring and ugly, Germany has found a way of making people abroad think it is cool and sexy – yet Germans don’t like it.   2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? The odd situation is that after decades of being seen as boring and ugly, Germany has found a way of making people abroad think it is cool and sexy – yet Germans don’t like it.  3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you agree with the comments? -" Badly directed, badly produced, lousy continuity and an absurd story of od 6th former wannabe James Bond" i disagree i think this comment is dramatic and i believe th

TV: Capital - Marxism and Hegemony

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology?  Capital was as stuffed full with fashionable causes as Jeremy Corbyn’s function dia ry. this suggest that captial is based on an left wing ideology 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? Maybe that’s one more thing to be added to the list of politically incorrect crimes, things that we can never say and shouldn’t even think. Which, at the risk of understatement, would be a bit of a shame, really. - i disagree as i believe   this show was a fair representation of politics   Take a look at the trailer for new BBC One drama 'Capital' Loaded : 0% Progress : 0% 0:00 Previous Play Skip Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 0:40 Fullscreen Need Text You can be certain it wasn’t the plot that attracted the BBC dra