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I think that TV drama is a show that tries to depict real life, but with more drama and action than normal to make the show more enjoyable and pleasurable to watch. Television dramas try to have problems that we would encounter ourselves, which is true, but to an extreme as they have lots of these problems happen all at once which is less true to real life. They have elements that the audience can relate to so that they want to watch it, and also have unrealistic, ridiculous situations which make them fun to watch and even to laugh at.

I agree with this statement as many television drama series’ are somewhat exaggerated, and do not accurately depict the people’s lives. The writers attempt to establish a synthetic relationship between the characters and audience by giving them certain personal problems to deal with, but are dealt with in an unrealistic, and sometimes embarrassing manor. The characters in the series do not act the way regular people do, often going out of their way to do something which regular people wouldn’t and often put themselves at risk.

 In the criminal drama ‘Dexter’ the protagonist Dexter often puts his life at risk chasing murderers and serial killers in his spare time, and often risks being caught as well. Dexter often finds himself in between a rock and a hard place as he must make difficult moral decisions, which he finds difficult. Being a psychopath makes these moral decisions harder for him as either outcome wouldn’t emotionally affect him. This drama definitely exaggerates real life but is based upon it, and the way it is created, allows the viewer to relate in some ways to Dexter.