Mad Men being a subscribers only channel on Sky Atlantic limits the viewers it can gain, As this programme is set at older date it may prevent elderly audiences which may have been around at that time to view the channels as they may find it unnecessary to subscribe for one channel.
As Mad Men is Character driven (story is based behind characters rather than a plot) it is likely to appeal to a high class of audience who takes personal interest in the characters; for example females may have interest in Joan as she is represented in the olden 60s feminist manner (sexist view by the writer) There is a story behind each character therefore which gives audiences more options to favourite someone specifically as they all differ in some way.
It is likely that the audience stay attached to the series throughout as the show has received various awards for such; e.g 15 Emmy Awards & Golden globe awards within the first 4 seasons. This suggests that modern audiences which 'flick channels' are less likely to view this, as attached fans are most likely to be the main audience.
As Mad Men is Character driven (story is based behind characters rather than a plot) it is likely to appeal to a high class of audience who takes personal interest in the characters; for example females may have interest in Joan as she is represented in the olden 60s feminist manner (sexist view by the writer) There is a story behind each character therefore which gives audiences more options to favourite someone specifically as they all differ in some way.
It is likely that the audience stay attached to the series throughout as the show has received various awards for such; e.g 15 Emmy Awards & Golden globe awards within the first 4 seasons. This suggests that modern audiences which 'flick channels' are less likely to view this, as attached fans are most likely to be the main audience.
LOST
Lost is about a group of multinational people which are involved in a mysterious plane crash, resulting to be trapped on an abandoned island with a unknown creature which may be causing a threat to the survivors of the crash. The beginning of season 1 episode 2 straight away indicates that LOST is an hybrid genre production, the producers have done this by involving action drama by making Jack the 'Male Hero' role for rescuing injured survivors and leading the majority of the group; Kate is seen as the 'Female main character' as she creates many enigma codes related to the handcuffs and Marshall rescue etc. Each character plays a role, these are the typical roles you would see in an action film; scenes such as shooting the polar bear also reinforces this genre. Sci-fi is another genre which arises in this episode, scenes such as fighting the polar bear on an abandoned island suggests this (what is a polar bear doing on habitat where it doesn't belong?) other issues such as the unknown creature the person in the recording is talking about, are all conventions of a sci-fi. The Narrative is from a traditional Fantasy genre, it introduces the audience to a group of role-playing characters which are about to embark on a journey type quest to escape from the island; thus creating a mixed hybrid genre.
Lost is a much more modern production more suitable for a passive audience; the use of sounds (Diegetic by the use of source music), camera angles,
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