Gogglebox

What is it about?

Gogglebox is a ‘reality’ show that features families watching tv and sharing their opinions. The show ranges through many different families of different ages, gender and ethnicity’s and listens to their opinions on show that are aired. The show travels to the families houses and records their comments. 

Where is it filmed?

Gogglebox is filmed in the houses of the people featured, it travels from Brighton to Essex and a range of other places.

Do I like it?

I do like the show because although it is constructed and some people may play up to the cameras slightly to make themselves more interesting, it’s still good to here other peoples opinions on topics, TV shows and news stories.

Representation

The show features many different ethnicities, ages, sexualities, and classes and shows both genders, however these people are not represented to be that different from one another, as their opinions are not completely different.  This shows that we don’t all think completely different just because we look different. It represents everyone to be modern day families.

Audience

The show has a very wide audience because of the wide range of people featured in the show. The show caters for people of all ages and races as so many different people would be able to easier relate. It’s not a show that only shows one race and gender, they make sure everyone is able to understand or relate in some way. It targets families, most likely those with teenagers because it's post watershed and may contain swearing.

Message

The message of the show if that we aren't all as different as we think we are. When you watch it you might agree with one of the opinions put across by the elderly couple Leon and June and that just goes to show that you might have a 40 year age gap but that doesn't mean you don’t share the same opinions about a story on the news. It rules out the thought that only people of the same age and ethnicity think and feel the same things, it shows a wider range of similarities.

Production values

Gogglebox is filmed using a stationery camera that stays in the rooms with the families watching television. They use close ups to give you a greater feeling of the emotions that the people are giving as they give opinions and when they hear other people’s opinions. When these close up are used it is obvious that editing has been used because they want to show that particular person’s face. They may zoom in to do this or they may have other cameras in the room filming everything in close ups ready to edit in later. It does seem staged because their all their living rooms are so clean and sometimes they come across as it they are acting for the cameras.