INTRODUCTION: Summer Heights High is a show based on a public school education using both the positives and negatives in all forms of comedy. The show is based around three individual and extremely unique characters:
Jonah Takalua, an early developed Year 8 student with very little intelligence or consideration due to the way he has been raised. He uses the fact that he is of Tonga descent to mess with teachers and students, causing distractions and disturbances in both the classroom and the playground.
Ja'mie King; A private school girl in year 11 who has stepped out of her comfort zone and participated in …show more content…
The structure of the series involves a detailed and inside look on all the perspectives and situations faced by the three characters. This particular series mocks both the public school education system and the personalities of the three main characters and the people they are associated with. This creates a satirical plot, but due to the regular use of comedic values it falls under the category “comedy”.
GENERIC FEATURES: The breakdown and analysis of the series Summer Heights High reveals the level of sophistication and intelligence, as long as specific thought paths which have been used to create an overall hilarious, realistic life situation which never seizes to amuse its audience. Not only does this show include classic situation comedy features, it has been structured slightly differently to an average sitcom in an effort to better relate to the audience and acknowledge the full comedic perspective on all situations.
The following generic features listed contribute to both the success and structure of the …show more content…
Ja'mie King spikes the interest in teenage girls due to her unique personality and stuck up attitude which not only makes her popular, but also is responsible for some of the horrible dilemmas Ja'mie faces.
Mr G is an all-round character who makes everybody laugh and triggers the wacky instinct in people's sense of humour and perspective on life. The audience absolutely loves this character, because he is so entertaining and there is never a dull moment while he is on the screen. Mr G relates to anybody with a sense of humour and is able to connect with each audience member individually just by his incredible comedic values and importance in the series.
MOVEMENT TO OR FROM FREE-TO-AIR AND PAY TV:
This series consists of 8 episodes due to this it was only exclusive on free TV which created a large demand for the series to be sold on DVD which lead to great success. Summer Heights High was on TV once a week for an eight week period. The series was available for the public to view on ABC 1 during the years 2007 and 2008. Soon after the series had come to an end on free-view TV it was released on DVD which increased the profit and popularity of the