The last sixteen weeks of ‘seinclass’ changed my perspective of TV viewing. I came to realize that there is more to the half hour spent in front of the ‘idiot box’ than just mindless time pass.
The topics of the blogs prompted me to think, analyze and critique the episodes to try and understand the mindset and thoughts of the writers. Said to be a sitcom about ‘nothing’ with no apparent morals to be learnt it is also thought to be in line with the philosophy of the time- ‘that life is pointless’.
In the process I personally learnt to evaluate and assess objectively and put down my thoughts as concisely as possible. I personally found it hard to keep my writings short and still be able to convey my message or idea. For instance in the third blog, George Constanza was a character of many diverse traits with every one being important and to pick just one and effectively describe it without diluting the others was tough. Then comparing him to a character from another sitcom required me to use my analytical skills yet again. All in all the ‘sein saga’ was a positive learning experience for me.
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