Private Practice

I was able to watch the episode of Private Practice, and our discussion today in class really lined up with the points from the reading.  Private Practice definitely falls in the category of serial narrative.  In the episode the characters were dealing with issues that clearly stated before this episode and seemed like they would take a while to resolve.  Every character they focused on each had their own issues, and then certain issues intertwined amongst different characters.  This creates a strong relationship between characters and audience members, viewers feel as if they are insiders into everyones problems, and they enjoy watching them unfold.  This enjoyment in watching these problems unfold leads to gap filling, because in a weekly show such as private practice, viewers are going to try to figure out what will happen and how characters deal with these problems.  This relationship depends on both viewer participation, because without the formation of a relationship between a viewer and a show, people would lose interest.