Wednesday 2 July 2008

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Meangirls (2004)- However, when she moves out of Africa, she's to learn the rules of high school . She makes friends with two teenagers, Damian and Janis, who, in the terms of high school are"out crowd." Soon she meets the Plastics, the three crude, beautiful, popular girls, consisting of Regina, Gretchen, and Karen.
Mean Girls is based on the non-fiction book Queen bees and wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate, and the effect they can have on girls. Similar to its inspirations Clueless and Heathers.




Desperate Housewives (2004)- This is also braodcasted on channel 4. This cas created by Marc cherry, and was produced by ABC Studios and Cherry productions. In April 2007 it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 115 to 119 million viewers. what is it about; After the death of a close friend, four strong-minded women take on life and all its offerings -- in sometimes very funny and darkly humorous ways.

Why it is relevant to Ugly Betty; the women in it are shown as glamourous icons, they are always looking lavish. This brings the question up about Beauty, appearance. do u always have to be dolled up with designer clothes and make up? or can you just be yourself? i want to use this to see if just because they are dolled up does this affect the population of the show? what comedy- drama is more popular?

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