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In the 21st century there are many aspects in entertainment that have a huge effect on society. There was one show that I believe catches all the aspects of college life and how it effects society and the college life style. Blue Mountain State a comedy the first aired on Spike TV on January of 2010. The main idea of the show is to focus on the football aspect of college life but also gives the idea of what college kids go through. The show covers the topics of hooking up with people, binge drinking, parties, hazing and also gets into the school work aspect of college life.

In the show it tries to relay the message that college is all about drinking and partying, and the people that watch it will think that when they get to college it’s all about those aspects and school work comes second. This could have a huge negative impact on society. If a high school student is watching this and they are going to school for a sport, say football, when they get to the college the person might think football, parties and drinking all come before school. Next thing they know they are failing classes and aren’t eligible to play and end up getting kick out of school. That may be an extreme situation, but it could come to that point if the student focuses more on sports then their work.

The show focuses on three major players of the football team and students at BMS. Alex Moran, a freshmen second string quarterback that wants to stay second string but be on the team to go to the parties and hook up with as many girls as he can. Craig Shilo, A freshmen running back who was last year’s high school national player of the year, but unlike Alex Moran and the rest of the team he is focused more on school and passing college and doing the right things then drinking all the time and trying to get girls. And Thad Castle, a junior linebacker and captain of the team, who is known for his hazing and homoerotic behavior, thinks that there is nothing else to go to school for...