Top 3 TV Shows

The subject I chose for my "Top 3" is Television Shows.

Original, right?

I'm judging three TV shows that I have watched regularily based on: level of entertainment (storyline, drama, suspense, holds interest, etc.), characters (are they well-rounded characters that the audience can relate to? Appealing? Are creative in the sense of their biographies?) and overall what you learn or can take from the show.

First, the ratings:

1. House MD

2. Surviving Disasters

3. Heroes

1. House MD:

Is House a form of entertainment? Certainly; it isn't a show just for doctors. An 'Average Joe' such as a high school student could follow the series, then talk about it with their friends with confidence.

The storyline is captivating: while it is always changing with each episode (when a new patient is taken into the hospital) the plot with the main character, Gregory House, is easy to follow and interesting. Looking past the list of diseases, medicines and crazy hospital tools that are listed off, the show provides suspense, drama, and even romance. The show does an amazing job of building up the suspense during the few minutes of show time you get, then leading to a peak just as commercials hit. This leaves the audience on the 'edge of their seat', waiting for the two minutes of screeching commercials to end and for the show to come back on.

Character-wise, there are many people in the series that the audience can take a liking to. Each character has their own unique personality, allowing a bit of head-on-head clash every now and then. Not only does this add drama, but it also adds into the romance category. On the topic of characters, each has their own interesting past that can connect with not only the audience, but others in the show. Gregory House's plotline that was mentioned before is about him, a genius doctor, struggling with an addiction that he is having difficulties overcoming while treating patients to the best of his ability.

So what can an 'Average Joe' walk away with, in the sense of knowledge, after watching an episode of House MD?

A lot.

The show is educational, describing many forms of diseases and what they do, as well as listing off (as mentioned before) hospital tools. House allows the audience's mind to get active, and guess what disease or illness the patient may have.

House MD is rated my number one in the top three for its suspense, drama, characters, and amazing plotline.

2. Surviving Disasters:

Suspensful, full of action, and a plotline that always changing, Surviving Disasters takes the audience through many different scenarios that are - sadly - very much possible. This show is second in my top three for the amount of suspense and knowledge that is given to the audience. There is only one character that you see in every episode, and that is the Host, who was once in the military. The fact that the Host was in the military is reassuring, and it's obvious that he knows what he's talking about.

Moving into more details on characters, there is always a small group of 'survivors' or 'victims' that are taken with the Host through the show. However, the Host will always turn to the camera and address you, speaking as if you were in the situation as well. This makes the show fun to watch.

What can be taken from this show are many tips of how to survive a plane hijaking, or an office building that is in flames. You learn how to treat a victim of burn wounds, how to break through walls to avoid a fire in the hall, and how to land a 747 aircrafts.

Because of the fact that I may be in a dangerous situation one day in my life, and I have learnt extensive knowledge from the show, Surviving Disasters is rated number two.

3. Heroes:

My third favourite TV show is Heroes. Though the show has an interesting plotline and characters, it isn't very educational. However, there is romance, action, comedy and suspense, and each character has their own 'past' that, a bit further into the show, connects up with one or more characters in either a good or bad way.

Back on the subject of education, the only real form that the audience gets is about the character. There isn't much information that someone could take and apply to the outside world, where people can't fly, control elements, or absorb other's powers and chop half their head's off during the process.

For the lack of education in the show, Heroes is my number three.