Task 4

Compare and contrast

Doctor Who is anti realist fantasy drama , this drama is set in parallel universes which change every time a new episode comes on. There are different props used for different episodes depending on where the directors have set the certain episode. Also most of their storyline are based on some fictional characters like the doctor and non fictional characters like the daleks.In doctor who, the directors are clever in using many flashbacks and old stories related to the up coming episode, which is shown at the end of each episode. By showing these flashbacks it enables the audience to understand what has been happening in the previous episodes which is an advantage for the intended target audience.

Eastenders is a realist drama which is based on real life events that happen to people in their everyday lives, in this realist drama each episode leads to a new equilibrium. Eastenders has stories which audience can relate to, so this means that the audience can interact and enjoy watching. In this drama  there are different locations a club, a pub, on the streets and even at some of the characters houses. in this realist drama there are many things that are relevant to the audience, in each episode there are mixed emotions and in each story every characters have their own problems, which need to be solved and sometimes different characters in the story can help solve them. in this realist drama some characters are loved and hated and each episode brings  a new equilibrium that need to be solved.

The difference between “Doctor Who and Eastenders” is that Doctor who is an anti-realist drama that doesn’t relate to the audience lives and on the other hand Eastenders is a realist where is relates to real life events. A difference between Doctor Who and Eastenders is that Eastenders is set on real life situations where as Doctor Who is based on made up equilibrium which has been conjured up by someones imagination. For example, space-ships, aliens, werewolves, vampires.