Researching The Entertainment Of "Lecture Room" By The Theory Of Masscult Criticism

Under the television media environment of judging the program by audience rating, by far,"Lecture Room"which has some academic taste has existed seven years in science and educational channel in CCTV as a TV Column talks. It is a surprise that"Lecture Room"which had experienced low audience rating in early moment has broken the record of audience rating and got a good diffusion effect and became a famous program in science and educational channel even all the CCTV. Yi Zhongtian, Yu Dan and other"academic stars"that appeared in"Lecture Room"became famous stars in people's eyes quickly and the masses paid attention to them more than any current famous entertainment stars.This thesis is just the one that it grasps the field of masscult which is a popular topic and attempt to start with the sight of masscult criticism. It neglects the technicality and culture taste and other qualities, analyzing its entertainment quality as the important things, and analyses a series of entertainment elements it has as a lecture television program. The thesis takes these entertainment qualities of"Lecture Room"into the sight of masscult criticism and reflects on them. Analyzing some masscult qualities of"Lecture Room"with some theories of masscult criticism such as Dialectics of Enlightenment, the ideology of masscult, commodity nature, this thesis expects to find a way to breaking binary opposition which between the elitism and the masses or between the elegance and the popularity for television programs (especially for the entertainment television programs), and do some exploration works for our television programs suiting both refined and popular tastes.In this Pan-entertainment era the TV screen filled with entertainment programs, it's a worth studying hot phenomenon that the TV Column talks"Lecture Room"is becoming popular with some entertainment elements. Upon completion of the specific definition about the entertainment quality of"Lecture Room", the article will make a thorough and meticulous analysis and research for the entertainment quality that hiding behind the content of"Lecture Room".In the theory part of this thesis, the author will reflect and look at the entertainment quality of"Lecture Room"from both the positive and negative aspects with a point of view of masscult criticism. In the research and analysis of its meaning and value of the entertainment, in order to make a comprehensive inspection, this thesis have to take into account the adverse effects to the audience.Suiting both refined and popular tastes is the most important quality of"Lecture Room". It is different from other similar TV programs because"Lecture Room"is a dynamic process that takes audience explores the truth of things. As a TV Column talks, the producers of"Lecture Room"first brought some entertainment elements such as the story of the conflict, the suspense and the star system to the TV programs. Without doubt, they made an excellent TV program which suits both refined and popular tastes. In this sense, they are undoubtedly open up a brand-new form of entertainment. Such entertainment is built on the basis of the objective facts. It is different from other TV programs which only focus on the sensory stimulation of low-level entertainment. They will enhance the content of programs and concern audience's soul. So they made a real enjoyment which concerns audience's soul. Overall, the greatest significance and value of"Lecture Room"is that it opened up a brand-new form of entertainment.