1What's Luther's target audience?
all genders; 25-40; C-B; mass - entertainment, escapism, safety
2What's Luther's actual audience?
all genders; 20-24, 41-75; A, D; ethnic minorities - entertainment, social interaction, aspiration, surveillance, esteem, self-actualization, love and belonging
3Can the target audience and the actual audience overlap?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. The target audience may actually watch the show, yes, but they REMAIN the target audience nontheless
4What's The Sweeney's target audience?
male; 35+; C-B; mass - entertainment, escapism, aspiration, safety, esteem
5What's The Sweeney's actual audience?
all genders; 20-34; A, D - entertainment, social interaction, surveillance, self-actualization, love and belonging
6What genre are Luther and The Sweeney?
crime dramas
7What subgenre is Luther?
individual detective - has most screen time, catches criminal, focus on his struggles - Propp's hero, undermines Alvorado
8The Sweeney release date
January 2 1975
9Luther release date
May 4 2010
10Luther's narrative structure
Multistranded: Luther's mental health; Madsen; Zoe and Luther; Alice and Luther
Linear
Open narrative: Alice isn't caught
11The Sweeney narrative structure
Closed narrative: every episode has a new storyline
Linear
Narrative arc = corruption