from reality and because of that we want to be fooled. Yes there is a mob presence in New Jersey; do they operate the same way as on the television show? Of course not, they try to be as low key as possible. You can almost say that on the show they are portrayed as heroes, where in reality they are just criminals. By them being portrayed as heroes, people start to think that what they are doing isn’t so wrong or feel that maybe I can get away with certain types of crime as well. Society starts to believe that what the criminals are doing isn’t so bad. The similarities that do exist are that they are regular people with problems just like the rest of us. They have the same family problems and marital problem just like the rest of the world. They portray feelings of anger, love, deceit, and happiness, but their lives in general are false. If the media made this show as realistic as the mob in the real world, the show would be cancelled after the 3rd episode. Who wants to watch people doing illegal things leading every day normal lifestyles? Everyone has a misconception that every mobster is rich and extremely powerful, not true! That would only account for about 10% of the mob, the rest are plain criminals that spend most of their lives in hiding or in prison.Television has provided the world with an opportunity for escape from reality, a chance to go somewhere else or be someone else for a short time. It is in a person’s nature to be something better then they are, television has allowed them to do that. Sometimes people can get carried away and take what they watch to seriously and end up hurting themselves or someone else. As time goes by the need for people to be dazzled and keep their curiosity heightened, television has to come up with new and exciting ways to do it. Whether is through a story line or through elaborate explosions or amazing sets, its getting harder and harder to please the average person to stay tu...
