'If I could push a button and five people in the world would die, but I'd get free cable for life, I'd do it.' -Liz Lemon (30 Rock)

Television is something that on a daily basis we all come into contact to, whether that be through sitting down and watching a programme ourselves, or through walking in on our mothers getting their daily dosage of soaps. TV saturates our lives and that is why it is so important that we write about it and our understanding of it. Television is a shared experience, and it is through this blog that I intend to share my experience with you. TV can be shocking, inspiring, and controlling; it submerges its audience into a fantasy world and provides us with escapism from our daily lives. People turn to television for routine and security, knowing that Hollyoaks will be on at the same time everyday assures people. It provides distraction from our own problems by providing assurance that no matter what is going on with ourselves, we know that those living on Albert Square have got it much worse.

Firstly let me assure you that my references to British soaps in this introduction are the only time in which you will see them mentioned here. Much to my own disappointment I am whole heartedly more interested in American television than I am in British. My disappointment comes from the fact that firstly I am British, and secondly I spent the past 3 years at University studying film and television only to discover that in fact I prefer American content. Having said that this does not mean I will only look at such programming, I will of course be looking at British and American content. It is worth mentioning that I particularly have interest in HBO and my entire dissertation was built around the idea of HBO having a channel to broadcast from in Britain. My favourite shows on television at the minute are 30 Rock, Community, Sons of Anarchy, Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire; I tell you this purely so you can ascertain whether this blog will be of interest to you. My main aim of this is to keep me writing about a subject I have such interest in. I invite anyone who visits this site to write down their own opinions on what I have to say and in particular on the programmes of which I am reviewing. I hope that you find this site interesting and if you have any comments feel free to share them.

                                                                        Hayley Porter