For this project portfolio assignment, you are required to analyze a popular television show that was broadcast between 1955 and 1965. This show must be an American TV program, and you are required to research a show that ran sometime during the ten-year period of 1955 and 1965.
The chosen show for this paper is: "I Love Lucy"
To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:
What is the background of this show? Explain what years it was on TV, describe the channel it aired on, the main characters, setting, etc...
What social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
Did these issues affect the television show in any way?
Did the television show make an impact on popular culture?
Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:
Explain the cultural relevance of the show, given the information gathered from the show's background, and cultural history. How can television act as a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events?