I decided to watch the new T.V. show Vegas. I have always liked Denis Quaid and Mike Chiklis. It is an hour show and truthfully, I could not watch the whole show set on mute. I did make it but a half an hour but that was not easy. The first scene was a love scene so it was fairly easy to see where things were going between the first two set of characters. The show is based in Vegas during the early 1960s. Because the show takes place in a different era this makes the show more interestingly to watch and seem to hold my attention visually more easily. Watching the show without the sound was an interesting experience. By just watching the actors body language, so much of their intent was revealed.
There was one particular scene where the sheriff Denis Quaid arrived and sitting in his office was his old love interest. It was funny to watch this scene without the sound and then watch it with the sound.
The assumptions I made while I was watching the show in the muted position were pretty close to the plot of the show, except for one. Not until I watched the show with the sound, did I understand the interaction and relationship between Mike Chiklis and his wife. Until I watched the show with the sound on did I truly understand the relationship between those two characters.
I found this activity to be a good example of how important it is to hear the interactions between people as way of truly interpreting what is clearly taking place in the communication process.
Hello MIllie,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you it is hard to watch anything on mute, because I feel like Iam going to miss something important. What we we do without sound on a TV.
Hello Shereva,
ReplyDeleteHow true we need to watch the tv so that we can understand the depth of the plot and the interactions between the characters.
Millie,
ReplyDeleteYou make a lot of great points about the importance of having the sound on when watching television. The show I watched was a reality show. Do you think watching reality television on mute would be easier or harder?
Millie,
ReplyDeleteSound is very important when watching television. Without sound, we would not really understand what was going on and we would all have our own opinions about the show. It was hard watching the show without the sound but I was glad to have to the sound back.