Television: Introduction to Science-fiction TV drama

1) How does Class meet the conventions of a TV drama series?
 I can infer that Class has some of the conventions of a TV drama series including:stereotypical characters 

2) What conventions of the science-fiction genre can you find in the Class trailer? List as many as you can and use NCIS to help you.
Narrative

• Time travel
• space travel
• alien invasion
• scienctific advancement

Characters

Aliens who look like humans

Aliens who look different 

Iconography

• space suits
• Colours- blue, silver, grey, green 

3) What other genres are suggested by the trailer (e.g. horror)? Is Class an example of a modern hybrid-genre show?
class is a science fiction genre which is set in a high school.

4) Class is a spin-off from Doctor Who. At what point does the character of the Doctor appear in the trailer?
The doctor appears at the start.
5) Who do you think the target audience for Class is? Is this a typical target audience for the science-fiction genre? Give reasons for your answer.