We watching what we eat
Several impacts can be brought about by television shows to the audience about their lifestyles. Focusing upon the eating habits of people in the current times, television programs about cocking can easily influence people into particular habits, especially through the characters presented in the shows. ‘We watching what we eat’ by Kathleen Collins, for example, is the show which has influenced the viewers in the sense of what they eat in actual life with various strategies employed by the show to pass the message as clear as possible. Through the show, several chefs have become famous in the program mostly due to their frequent appearances in the shows. The show portrays the best cooking approaches with the main list of observing the health of the viewers with the appropriate guidelines being issued as well. It is important to understand that there is a greater need to determine the various ways through which such programs affect the viewer’s, especially those with goals set for the program. Therefore, the following discussion dives to investigate the type of influences made by such programs towards the viewers.
The Mike and Molly show, which is another show with a similar type of content showcases the challenges faced by the two characters in their course of dieting in the effort to deal with obesity. In the show, there is the passage of the information that relates to the needs of overweight people determined to lose weight. The couple undergoes discriminatory challenges faced by such a typical couple and the means they use to overcome such challenges. Therefore, the show can influence how people perceive their situations, such as the obesity condition similar to ‘We watching what we eat.’
Looking into the show Mike and Molly, there various means through which the audience gets influenced as well intrigued to be part of the show (Johnson, Maureen Elizabeth, 2013 1-19). First, through the two characters who are in love battling the same health issue and who met through one of such functions, the show reveals to the audience the greater need for support in such a fight or any other similar to the above. Through love or partnership, there is a higher chance for one to overcome a condition, as is seen with Molly, whose result is reduced weight. Despite the scenarios developed through the show, there is a clear message that helps from a loved one or any other person can play a big role in ensuring the achievement of such a long term goal. Secondly, the show reveals to the audience the need to maintain a particular plan over a long while or short, depending on the individual (Collins, Kathleen, 2009 14-25). A strict routine is a big contributor to the achievement of such a large task over time. Therefore, the show reveals the need for mastery of such a routine through constant practice over a long period. The audience, therefore, can easily be motivated by the results of the character and grow higher determinacy to improve their traits. Also, as Mike interacts with his partner Molly in the course of the show, various challenges can be drawn, which they manage to face. These are the exact situation the show intends to explain to the viewer concerning the possible challenges with options of the best ways to deal with such challenges.
Works Cited
Collins, Kathleen. Watching what we eat: The evolution of television cooking shows. Bloomsbury Academic, 2009.
Johnson, Maureen Elizabeth. “Mike & Molly–An Other World.” (2013).
