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“Putting Out Fires”: An Original Situational Comedy Pilot Episode Examining Modern Motherhood, Keely Gonyea

Honors College

Even in an age of easily accessible and ever-changing digital content, television remains one of the most influential modes of media. Shows, on television and on streaming services, play key roles in informing their audiences of societal conventions. Situational comedies are an easily identifiable genre on television and their popularity has not wavered as seen by their steadfast presence during primetime viewing slots. This thesis explores and analyzes how situational comedies have created spaces for potentially harmful stereotypes for their female characters, specifically mothers. The creative work of this thesis offers an original situational comedy pilot episode that looks to …

Corporate Monster, Chelsea Adamczyk

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Mara Brokowski never wanted to be an agent of the apocalypse. Before the end of the world, she was her bank's Primary Compliance officer. Everything changes after she finds something strange and nefarious in her bank's files. In this twisted world, she must learn to overcome a crippling drug habit, learn to trust herself and others, and navigate a strange world of conspiracy, celebrity mutants, and evil plastic surgeons. Along with the help from an underground opposition group, Mara just might learn to defeat the...

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