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Humans (Representation (The black male character is made to look like a…
Humans
Representation
The black male character is made to look like a friend but at the same time somebody who is below Russell Tovey's character in terms of status - Takes orders from his character
Goes against the stereotypes of the normal family setup - Working mother, father that juggles work and childcare, teenage daughter rebelling against her parents and the common ideologies but in an unconventional way
Also has a disabled character but the actress that plays her is not actually disabled so does not necessarily accurately portray representations of all backgrounds (Jill Halfpenny) - Has previously been in ITV dramas
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Synths are black, asian, white - Different range of backgrounds for the actors/actresses
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Audience
Fanbases of Colin Morgan, Will Tudor, Katherine Parkinson - A younger audience may relate to Theo Stevenson's roles as Horrid Henry in the film adaptation and in 'Millie Inbetween'
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Fans inherited from previous dramas ie Life On Mars, Ashes to Ashes
Audience is intended to be one that can relate to the family set up of Joe, Laura, Mattie, Toby and Sophie
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End of audience theory - Audience invited to influence some of the production and able to critique it themselves
Fans of the genre in general ie science fiction, dystopian drama
Industry
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Star casting - Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd), Colin Morgan (Merlin), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians)
Fake shopfront put up in London to promote the TV series and ebay had adverts put up for a Synth named 'Sally'.
Fits in with the brand values of Channel 4 - It is innovative as an idea but is inspired by the Swedish show Real Humans
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Media Language
Male gaze in the sexualised nature of Anita/Mia, with full makeup and tight dresses - Sees Toby become infatuated with her as a result. She is meant to be pretty as she is arguably the main synth in the show
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References to other TV shows such as the nurse brought in for George to replace Odie - Clear parallels with Nurse Ratchett from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Postmodernism - Tries to ask the question of what consciousness actually is - Places moral debates for the audience at the end of each episode through the development of story arcs and individual character's stories
Enigma code - More questions than answered from the first episode as it sets up multiple narrative arcs.
Hybridises genres through binary opposites ie nature vs technology working alongside family vs job. Ties in elements of several genres - Cross genre (Drama, dystopian, sci fi)
Binary opposites - Device vs Conscious being,