So in my ideas for this story, the main character would be a consistent viewer of some kind of show. By focusing on one show, I believe I'd be able to develop the constant presence in the character's life. I feel it'd also prevent repetitiveness in the story, if I had to introduce a new show or piece of media several times throughout the film. That's also the same reason I decided to go with TV shows as opposed to movies, so that I can keep the media consumed simple and have an excuse for multiple viewings from the main character. For the I wanted the show to be some kind of overstimulating show that would imply the main character's obsession with the show, so I thought about Talk Shows and Game Shows.
I mentioned these ideas to my instructor, and she recommended I watch some early reruns of the Price is Right not only to get a feel for an engaging show, but also to reference the host, Bob Barker. She described him as a very energic and confident personality, that had a bit of creepiness.
Now in the film the main character would essentially be mimicking the personality of the TV Personality, so modeling a character with similar confident and likeable attributes would definitely be appealing to someone with none of that. While I'm still on the fence about whether the host would be for a Game Show or Talk Show, I do know how I want to present this character and their personality.
Some other episodes of The Price is Right I watched include the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5o48YOPVHM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5L_mqwpZUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bswz5spVO-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DypqO9TO97U
(this last one is just a clip I find cool)
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