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A genre is a group of texts that have similar features(Messere,2006) ; genre is another word for category (1957, Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language). In television shows are placed in categories such as situation comedies, soap operas, cartoons and all types of dramas. Sometimes a new show comes along and can not be placed in to any existing category without denying certain aspects of that show(Creighton,2003). The show takes bits and pieces from different categories and then must be placed into its own category. The show I looked at Fox's 24 dose just that. 24 takes from different genres such as crime dramas, political dramas, espionage dramas, and political dramas and makes a genre all for itself. On top of that 24 has something that no show has, it is brought to you in real time. Real Time means that every minute on the show is actually a minute in the characters lives; one show takes an hour out of your life as well as the characters. This plus the fact......

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