OnShow.com Welcome » television shows http://onshow.com/blog If It's Worth Showing Put It OnShow at OnShow.com Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:13:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 When did television shows start being shown via widescreen instead of the original full screen? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/when-did-television-shows-start-being-shown-via-widescreen-instead-of-the-original-full-screen http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/when-did-television-shows-start-being-shown-via-widescreen-instead-of-the-original-full-screen#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:41:05 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/when-did-television-shows-start-being-shown-via-widescreen-instead-of-the-original-full-screen In 2010 I couldn’t watch tv, then when I finally get to watch tv again in 2011 it’s like bam! Almost everything is widescreen. I own a full screen television set, and it can’t catch the entire it can’t show the entire show because it would be missing parts.
I live in the U.S. and I just wanted to know when was the exact date (if any) that tv shows start to be in widescreen format?

Thank you for reading.

The first show I personally remember was Angel, back around 2004. Other shows may have done it before that, but I remember it being a fairly big deal at the time. A full-screen TV won’t miss anything, it’ll just have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen to preserve the aspect ratio.

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/when-did-television-shows-start-being-shown-via-widescreen-instead-of-the-original-full-screen/feed 2 Why do old retro television shows have "in stereo" at the start of the show? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/why-do-old-retro-television-shows-have-in-stereo-at-the-start-of-the-show http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/why-do-old-retro-television-shows-have-in-stereo-at-the-start-of-the-show#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:49:19 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/why-do-old-retro-television-shows-have-in-stereo-at-the-start-of-the-show I was just watching some retro television shows from back in the 90s. What does in stereo mean?

As compared to just "in mono." It means both side speakers are used with different volumes(say someone yells something far to the left of the screen, the left speaker is louder than the right.) With mono, there is no difference in volume between both speakers.

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/why-do-old-retro-television-shows-have-in-stereo-at-the-start-of-the-show/feed 1 What is it called when a television shows uses sound to transition scenes? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-is-it-called-when-a-television-shows-uses-sound-to-transition-scenes http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-is-it-called-when-a-television-shows-uses-sound-to-transition-scenes#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:31:21 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-is-it-called-when-a-television-shows-uses-sound-to-transition-scenes On the television show LOST they use sounds to transition from one scene in the past to one scene in the future even alternate reality scenes. I was wondering in the " movie/show making business" what this transition is called if indeed it does have a name.

A sound bridge. It was actually pioneered by Orson Welles in Citizen Kane.

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-is-it-called-when-a-television-shows-uses-sound-to-transition-scenes/feed 2 I am in search of some new television shows to watch, do you have any suggestions? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/i-am-in-search-of-some-new-television-shows-to-watch-do-you-have-any-suggestions http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/i-am-in-search-of-some-new-television-shows-to-watch-do-you-have-any-suggestions#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:10:32 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/i-am-in-search-of-some-new-television-shows-to-watch-do-you-have-any-suggestions Looking for some good and fairly new television shows to watch, I prefer crime and drama type shows but I am open to suggestions, thanks.

I’ve already seen Dexter, Bones, Castle, Burn Notice, Weeds, and White Collar from start to the current episodes.

try going for something a little different and try how i met your mother

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/i-am-in-search-of-some-new-television-shows-to-watch-do-you-have-any-suggestions/feed 7 What are some recent television shows with Shakespearean themes? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes-2 http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes-2#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:02:18 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes-2 Television shows with themes of revenge, forbidden love, greed, "a great man brought down by his faults", manipulation, jealousy, etc.

Only television shows, please.
I am very much aware of the Shakespearean themes in Titanic and Batman and I could list a hundred other films with Shakespearean themes. But I did not ask for movies, I specifically asked for television shows! I wish people would actually read the question before answering.

Shakespeare used a large number of varied themes in his work, most if not all of which have also been used in some way or another both before and since. For example, the theme of the corrosive effect of guilt, found in Macbeth, is also apparent in Poe’s The Telltale Heart. The theme of the loneliness of the hero, in Henry V, is also found in Batman. The theme of lovers whose backgrounds are different, used in Othello, is also found in the movie Titanic.

Shakespeare’s plot elements are also sometime used. The plot device of the difficult elder sister and the nice younger sister from The Taming of the Shrew is used intentionally in the movie/TV show 10 Things I Hate About You (which also may demonstrate the theme of "people who hate love who fall in love anyway" found in Much Ado About Nothing))

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes-2/feed 1 What are some recent television shows with Shakespearean themes? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:35:10 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes Television shows with themes of revenge, forbidden love, greed, "a great man brought down by his faults", manipulation, jealousy, etc.

Only television shows, please.

"Sons of Anarchy," has elements of Hamlet and MacBeth. The main character, Jax, is like Hamlet. His biological father was (it is assumed) murdered by Clay, who then married his mother Gemma and became like a father to Jax. Jax’s father used the be the head of the motorcycle club (the king) and now Clay is. Jax is repeatedly referred to as "the prince," (like Hamlet) as he is the vice president of the club. Clay and Gemma’s names start with the same 2 letters as Claudius and Gertrude, the characters they mirror from Hamlet.

Jax is "haunted" by the ghost of his father in the form of a journal his father left behind, wherein he questions the decisions the outlaw motorcycle gang has made and expresses his hope for a new, more peaceful path for the club.

Jax struggles with what to do about Clay, who he suspects was involved in his father’s death. Clay also questions whether he will have to kill Jax, as Jax is gaining influence in the club and threatens Clay’s power.

The mother Gemma is also a lot like Lady MacBeth. She’s tough, manipulative and has a lot of blood on her hands, but every move she makes she sees as being for her family and the motorcycle club.

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-recent-television-shows-with-shakespearean-themes/feed 1 Where can I find animated GIFs of television shows and movies? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-find-animated-gifs-of-television-shows-and-movies http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-find-animated-gifs-of-television-shows-and-movies#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:53:11 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-find-animated-gifs-of-television-shows-and-movies Is there a website where I could find animated GIFs of television shows or movies? I want to use them on tumblr or keep them to myself, but I haven’t the slightest clue as to where to look for them.

well that would be inadvisable as they would use alot of space, like a 30 min one might use 1gb or so

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-find-animated-gifs-of-television-shows-and-movies/feed 1 What are some ways to better kids television shows? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-ways-to-better-kids-television-shows http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-ways-to-better-kids-television-shows#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:17:15 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-ways-to-better-kids-television-shows What are some ways to better kids television shows?
I have written about the affect of media violence and immorality on children.
What are some ways that we can make their shows better by not only cutting
the violence and immorality out and adding in valuable skills?

Thanx in advance

Not have mexicans in them! And have then speek english for once!

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/what-are-some-ways-to-better-kids-television-shows/feed 3 Where can I download and watch television shows? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-download-and-watch-television-shows http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-download-and-watch-television-shows#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:43:13 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-download-and-watch-television-shows I heard that there are web sites where I can download televisions shows the following day. Does anyone know where I can go to do this.

Also, Is this legal?

Watch TV shows the day after they air on Hulu

http://www.hulu.com/

I think it’s legal since they have official ad sponsors.

]]> http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/where-can-i-download-and-watch-television-shows/feed 5 How can I write an article about television shows while incorporating 1 key philosophical question? http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/how-can-i-write-an-article-about-television-shows-while-incorporating-1-key-philosophical-question http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/how-can-i-write-an-article-about-television-shows-while-incorporating-1-key-philosophical-question#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:36:55 +0000 admin http://onshow.com/blog/television-shows/how-can-i-write-an-article-about-television-shows-while-incorporating-1-key-philosophical-question i need to write 5 articles about television shows or reality shows. BUT i have to address one of the philosophical questions in each of my articles. that being 1.what is philosophy? why is it important? 2. what is a good person? 3. what is the meaning of life? 4. what is good and evil? and 5. what is beautiful in art and music?

does anyone have any ideas? really appreciated.

I’m not sure if you mean you have to create a pretend show or if you need to find examples of the questions as they are addressed on tv or if you will be writing about tv in general. ?

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