Television: Introduction to TV drama

 1) How does this His Dark Materials trailer meet the conventions of a TV drama series?

Has a continuous storyline

2) What genre (or genres) are suggested by this His Dark Materials trailer?

Science fiction or fantasy

3) What kind of characters and narratives are introduced in this trailer?

Hero

4) What settings appear in the trailer?

Forests, Run down buildings, Old cities, Labs, Islands

5) Who do you think the target audience for His Dark Materials is? Give reasons for your answer.

Older men since science fiction is usually aimed towards men but since it released just before covid it could've provided a sense of escapism for a range of different audiences

Grade 8/9 Extension tasks:

Read this Guardian TV review from the first episode of His Dark Materials season two. What did the reviewer think of the episode? Also look at the comments from readers below the article - do they agree? 

The article says that its unnecessarily difficult to understand but the comments all talk about how much they love the show

Have a look at this Guardian feature on the top ten Doctor Who stories. How do these fit the conventions of TV drama? Why do you think these narratives were picked in the top ten?

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