His dark materials- Audience and industry

 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.

Teens - 20+


2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas.

Personal Identity: Friendships, loss, isolation. teenage protagonists

Personal Relationships: Will represents enigma character unuse to magic character, children need protection

Diversion (Escapism): Supernatural different worlds talking animals


3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer. 

Visceral: Exciting action and magical moments make you feel strong emotions.
Vicarious: You feel like you’re on the adventure with the characters.
Voyeuristic: You get to see secret, weird things you normally wouldn’t.

4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in this BBC website article on the critical reception for His Dark Materials and watch the fan reaction video above.

Fans of His Dark Materials Season 2 mostly liked it, especially enjoying the growing bond between Lyra and Will, the impressive visuals, and how closely it stuck to the books. However, some felt the pacing was slow and certain episodes dragged on Fans of His Dark Materials Season 2 mostly liked it, especially enjoying the growing bond between Lyra and Will, the impressive visuals, and how closely it stuck to the books. However, some felt the pacing was slow and certain episodes dragged on 

Critics gave it generally positive reviews, praising the show's look and the performances, particularly Ruth Wilson as Mrs. Coulter. However, some thought it lacked the magic and excitement of the first season .(empireonline.com, bbc.com)

Critics mostly liked the show, saying it looked great and the actors, especially Ruth Wilson, did a good job, but some felt it wasn’t as exciting or magical as the first season.


5) What might be some of the preferred and oppositional readings for His Dark Materials? Why did some fans love it? Why have other people criticised it? 

Some fans loved His Dark Materials because of the strong characters, cool story, and how it stayed true to the books, while others criticized it for being confusing, slow, or not as fun as they hoped.


Industries

1) Which companies produced this His Dark Materials series?

bad wolf bbc hbo

2) What were the UK viewing figures for A City of Magpies? How did this compare to season 1 of His Dark Materials?

Some fans loved His Dark Materials because of the strong characters, cool story, and how it stayed true to the books, while others criticized it for being confusing, slow, or not as fun as they hoped.

3) What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this.

HBO helped make His Dark Materials by giving lots of money and support, which was important because it made the show look and feel really high quality.

4) What famous stars are in His Dark Materials and why do you think they were selected for the show? Watch the Comic Con panel video in the notes above to see the stars talking about the show.

His Dark Materials has famous stars like Dafne Keen and Ruth Wilson, who were picked because they’re really good actors and fit their characters perfectly.

5) Who are Bad Wolf and what do they produce?

Bad Wolf is a TV company that helps make shows like His Dark Materials and other cool dramas.


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