The article analyzes one of the main features of contemporary
television series - that they stimulate the formation of a "culture
of misunderstanding." Their key tool to support action, to search
for new plots, to construct artificial images, to enhance tension
is creating misunderstandings. That brings a certain mentality
among those who watch the series - not to try to sit on the table
of negotiations to solve their problems, but wasting time and
nerves on unnecessary suspicions, conflicts and battles.
The article analyzes the impact of this "culture of
misunderstanding" on the subjects and the development of modern
protest events and communities.
Key words:
Serial; misunderstanding, culture, civil
protest