Using Gabler’s essay as a framework, discuss a television series that is a wish fulfillment and contrast it with one that is, in your opinion, more realistic (For example, This is Us vs. Shameless; Jane the Virgin vs. Vida). What insights about cultural mythology can you draw from these differences? Use general summaries of the shows, specific examples of scenes and/or episodes and dialogue, and quotes/paraphrase from at least three outside sources (could be essays from our book) to support and illustrate.

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