The set in both shows is very different. In Kilroy there is one big set of seating and that is all you see. This is because the people are all you’re meant to see. They are participating in the show so that’s all that needs to be shown. In Jerry Springer there is a stage where all the action happens. It is there to look like the front room of someone’s house to make people think that this is what happens inside peoples houses all the time. On the stage one or two people at a time sit in chairs and sort out their problems. They sit in front of a huge audience which is not nicely decorated like the stage but you do see it when the audience asks questions.
The audience is another key part of the show because without them there cannot really be a show at all. Before the show they are asked to be loud and say their opinion as much as possible. They are also some times asked to shout the hosts name at the beginning of the show but that tends to happen more in the American A.D.Ps because loudness is a popular thing over there whereas over here in England we prefer more straight down to the point shows.
In Kilroy the audience is the main part of the show because it is a show where you the host Kilroy wandering around the audience on the stands getting their opinion of the subject at hand. Now if the audience were told to be quiet all the time there would be no show because they need to be vocal.
In Jerry Springer the audience are there to be loud and get the guests on the stage to react angrily. They hear what the guests on stage have to say and are either with or against them. If they are against them they will boo that person and take it in turns to ask provocative questions of this person. The audience on the show are not really there to sort this persons problems out they are there to make entertainment which over in America is violence and foul language. Whereas on Kilroy, they have specialist in the crowd to solve the problems of others in the crowd.
The guests on the shows are different, because in Kilroy they don’t really have guests. The only type of guest which they really have is specialists e.g. Doctors and Psychologists. But they sit with the audience so until they are introduced you just see them as another member of the audience. But apart from that they don’t have any guests.
Whereas of Jerry Springer the guests are members of the general public which have got problems which will be entertaining. For example on the episode I watched there was a couple which had split up but the man did not want to leave so he lived in the back garden in a cardboard box. Because of this he won the audiences sympathy and suddenly his wife was evil. I found it hard to believe that this man was living in a cardboard box but it was entertaining when he refused to leave the stage until his wife took him back.
The host plays an important role in the show to and in Kilroy and Jerry Springer; the two hosts are completely different. Kilroy is a man who ties to be every body’s friend. He always wears a suit which gives the impression that he is important. He is the guy who gets the debate going by asking questions of the shows topic. He is also the peace keeper of the audience when they get too noisy. He also cracks the odd joke now and then to keep the audience interested in the show because once they get bored so do the people watching at home.
Jerry Springer on the other hand is there to do almost the complete opposite at times. He is there to make the show interesting. He is already famous from when he was a politician and got in the news a lot for that. He is there to start people asking the questions by asking a few himself. He also wears a suit so again he looks important and he also cracks the odd joke.
The topics raised are also quite different. In the episodes I watched Kilroy was about getting fit for the New Year and Jerry Springer was about a man who was living in a box. These to subjects are completely different to each other. You can see that in Kilroy the things they debate are about you and how you can help yourself. You can actually benefit from watching it.
Whereas in Jerry Springer you can see that not many people live in their back garden in a box so not many people can relate to it meaning that people will watch it mainly as entertainment than a programme that can help them.
So both shows are called A.D.Ps but are completely different to each other. Kilroy is called an A.D.P because it is a programme where the audience discuses various subjects and solve peoples problems.
Jerry Springer is an A.D.P because although it is not based around the audience it still has the audience take part, whether it’s asking questions or just shouting out his name at the beginning of the show. Without the audience both these shows would not work.