Sources to SHARE! (and contribute to?) im numbering them to make my Q2 post easier. you also need to quote the whole URL in your exam if its a website for some stupid reason.
you need around6 METHODS and 12 SOURCES so pick and choose the ones youll remember.
METHOD: NEWSPAPERS - SECONDARY
1. The Guardian, saturday Febuary 17th 2007 John Patterson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/features/story/0,,2013708,00.html
+ reliable. its a trustworthy source of academic value.
+ its actually EXACTLY what we are researching
METHOD: BOOKS - SECONDARY
2. Television Culture, John Fiske, Routledge 1991 (thats the publisher)
+ useful for audience and genre research, reliable and trustworthy academic style
- not on sci-fi D: borrrring
- toooo much informaaationn D:
3. Television Drama; Audience, Ageny and Myth, John Tulloch (these John guys really like tv), Routledge 1990
+ more specific towards tv drama, including sci-fi!
+ info on audience and tv texts
- sooooo much info
4. Television Audiences and Culture Studies, David Morley, Routledge 1992
+ genre and audience!
- non specific
- too much info again
METHOD: INTERNETS - SECONDARY
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/heroes_%28tv_series%29
+ specific
+ detailed
- unreliable D:
6. http:/comicbooks.about.com/od/comicmovies/fr/heoresreview.htm (doesnt actually work but WHO CARES)
+ good for review of first episode
+ good interview with tim kring (so, overall its useful and specific?)
7. http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500
+ very useful for popularity information in the UK
+ reliable source
- quite hard to use, couldnt specify program you had to specify date
8. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/nielsen-more.htm
+ very useful
+ shows position of heroes in top 20 and gives stats in millions etc...
+ reliable
- would have been hard to find heroes if it wasnt so popular
9. http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/
- vaaaague
- biased lol
+ says the network and production team tho...
10. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813715/companycredits
+ reliable
+ useful for what else the company have done
+ specific
METHODS: MAGAZINES - SECONDARY
11. Heroes, issue 1 dec/07/jan08, Titan Books
- full of crap
- biased/useless
- good for behind scenes technical info
12. Media Magazine, issue 22, december 07, Chris Bruce (AQA EXAMINER!!)
+ reliable
+ exactly our question, specific
- long D:
13. SFX Magazine, issue 30, Future Publishing
+ had stuff on heroes...
- but it wasnt that useful
METHOD: MESSAGEBOARDS - PRIMARY IF YOU POSTED IT - SECONDARY IF YOU STOLE IT
14. http://heroesfanatic.com/forum/generaldiscussion/globaljoy
+ very useful
+ global response, most ages (ie american teenagers)
- lots of crap (ie american teenagers)
METHOD: TEXTUAL ANAL (YEAH!) - PRIMARY
15. Heroes, season one, BBC 9pm - 11pm wednesday july(?) - dec 07
+ useful!
METHOD: INTERVIEWS - PRIMARY
16. Interview with 21 yr old female student who doesnt usually watch tv dramas
+ very useful
17. Interview with 45 and 46 yr old employed couple, (my parents lols) who watch every tv drama on tv
+ very useful
METHOD: FOCUS GROUP - PRIMARY
18. we so did one of those. vary our ages a bit XD
+ awesome to the max
METHOD: InfoTrak - SECONDARY
19. "insatiable appetites" (abi will have to provide more reference than that...)
+ stuff about american tv
- a bit shit
20. "beyond far"
+ very good, specific to tv drama and question
DONE!!!!!!!!!! makes me wish i could type the whole exam D:
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