vendredi 10 juin 2022

The series consequences in our lives

Andréa BIGOT

The series are part of our daily lives since many years. Indeed, with the creation about streaming services online, like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney +, Canal VOD…the vision of series generalized in all the world. The fact that we can see his series anywhere, unlimited, with Internet or not, with all series, online, mean that people watch longer and longer.

Beyond the fact about series can influence our addiction, increase tiredness, the view, she can influence too positively in saving lives, but also deteriorating them, or even provoke the death in some people…

How the series were able to saves lives :

Most of series that we watch are inspired on a true story, and the young people and adults are based on them in daily life. Several series can save lives like Grey’s Anatomy, Dr House, 13 Reasons Why, The Office or Urgence…

Grey’s Anatomy :


A Woman has successfully to diagnose a cancer breast cancer thanks to the medical series.

Indeed, while breastfeeding, she noticed that she has a breast lump. But the first medical advice said that it was a simple accumulation of milk. When an episode of the series tackles the subjects about a woman, breastfeeding, having a breast lump merging about accumulation of milk, but it was a cancer. The young woman asks a second opinion, who was also a cancer. Thanks to this discovery, with chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiation, she could have saved about his breast-cancer.

Dr House :


A German doctor saved his patient thanks to Gregory House.

The health of his patient degraded for no reason, no explication. Until one day, who the German doctor remember an episode of Dr House, where a patient suffering from cobalt poisoning. Having a hip replacement few years ago with cobalt, the poisoning was discovered, the patient was treated, he’s out of danger. The patient can say thank you to Dr House…

13 Reasons Why :


We all know that 13 Reasons Why represents the harassment, it can be moral, physical, or sexual.

But this series, was able to save many laves of young teenagers or adults. The “trash” side of the series was able to open our eyes about what is the harassment. This subject has often been taboo. The series allowed parents to open the dialogue with their children. And the young people were able to discover the effects of harassment and understand that I can have an irreversible impact on some young people (suicide).

13 Reasons Why was also able to avoid the worst for some teenagers ready to commit this act. Indeed, seeing the consequences of suicide on their loved ones, it discouraged.

It’s important to denounce acts of harassment, so that it does not happen again to anyone.

The Office :


Un man can realized a cardiac massage thanks to The Office.

A woman driving her vehicle puts on theses hazard lights. She was unconscious, not breathing. The man following this vehicle stopped to see what was going on. He found the unconscious young woman and decided to give her a cardiac massage. One of the episodes of The Office explained how to do this, thanks to Stayin’Alive music. Two other women present during these events called the emergency services, which intervened after the man. The cardiac massage having worked, the woman regained consciousness, and the man saved his life.

 

How the series was able to influenced negatively the lives :

The series also influence in a negative way. Many children, teenagers, adults spend their time watching series on their phone, computer, TV… But this can have consequences on our daily lives and can cause incidents.

Squid Game :


Squid Game is a series (prohibited for children under 16 years old) which appeared in 2021, and which made talk a lot about her.

Indeed, young children had fun reproducing the violent scenes of the series by playing “1, 2, 3 soleils”. Th looser was whipped with a rope. A young girl having lose, she received a blow to the face. Children who do not understand the seriousness of series do not realize how they can be dangerous.

An awareness among parents and teachers was subsequently put in place.

Vampire Diaries/New Girl/ Sex and the City :


Series have a great influence on clothing styles.

The main actresses of some series influence the clothing styles of young teenagers. For example, Elena Gilbert (Vampire Diaries) or even Hanna Marin (Pretty Little Liars), always well dressed, see their looks copied.

This is not necessarily negative, but it can be subject to discrimination.

 

Conclusion :

Watching series can have an impact on our daily lives. This is why it should not be abused (2 hours maximum per day). Even if the viewing of series can save lives, it is important to respect the viewing conditions to avoid any incident. It is also important to raise young people’s awareness of sensitive subjects (violence’s, harassment), because these are subjects that are not sufficiently considered today, and many suffer from them.


Bibliographie :

Grey’s Anatomy : 5 fois où la série médicale a sauvé la vie des fans (serieously.com)

Dr House sauve une vie (pour de vrai) (telerama.fr)

Brian Yorkey : "13 Reasons Why a sauvé des vies" | Konbini

États-Unis. Il sauve la vie d’une femme… grâce à la série « The Office » (ouest-france.fr)

Squid Game : des enfants imitent les jeux violents de la série Netflix à l'école | Actu

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