Create aTVShowNetwork.

a. Choose yourfavoritetelevisionshowandchooseafullepisode.Therewill be manypeoplewhoappearintheepisode,andmostwillbeminor characters(evenwithoutnames),thoughtheattentionwillfocusonthe main characters.

i. Make alistofallthepeoplewhoappearandnoteroughlyhowlong they areintheshow.

ii. Use thisinformationtosetcriteriaforwhichpeoplewouldqualifyas nodes inanetworkofcharactersfromtheshow.

b. What shouldcountasanedgeinyourTVshownetwork?Shoulditbe people whointeractinsomeway?Peoplewhoappearinthesamescene?

Peoplewhoaretogetherforaminimumamountoftime?Peoplewhohave preexistingrelationships(familymembers,friends,etc.)?

i. Define whatconstitutesanedgeandthenre-watchtheshow.

ii. Make anadjacencylistusingthecharactersyouselectedasnodesin part (a).

iii. If appropriate,notethenumberofinteractions,timeofinteraction, numberofscenes,orotherimportantinformationthatwilldescribe each edge.

c. Analyzethenetworkyoubuiltin(b).
i. Whichnodesaremostimportantandhowdidyoumeasurethat?
ii. Whichnodeshavethehighestcentrality?
iii. How doesyouranalysiscorrespondwithyourunderstandingofthe show?
iv. Do yourchoicesaboutnodesandedgesprovideanaccuratepictureof the socialnetworkinthisepisode?