The Contemporary Television Series

Michael Hammond; Lucy Mazdon

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2005

The Contemporary Television Series

Michael Hammond and Lucy Mazdon

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748679645

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About this book

An engaging and provocative study of the contemporary prime-time 'quality' serial television format, this book gives a timely account of prominent programmes such as 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, The Sopranos and The West Wing and explores their influential position within the television industry. Divided into the areas of history, aesthetics and reception, the text provides an illuminating overview of an increasingly hybrid television studies discipline. Chapters consider the formal and aesthetic elements in the contemporary television serial through approaches ranging from those concerned with issues of gender and sexuality, national identity, and reception to industry history and textual analysis. The book also includes British examples of 'quality' serial television emphasizing not only their cultural specificity but also the transnational context in which these programmes operate.

Key Features

Section introductions provide student-friendly explanations of the various approaches and methodologies employed in the book
Chapters are written by an international team of experts in the field of television studies
Ideal for use as a textbook on courses in contemporary television taught at undergraduate level

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Preface Lucy Mazdon Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Part I: Histories
Introduction: Histories Lucy Mazdon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. The Writer/Producer in American Television Roberta Pearson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. The Lack of Influence of thirtysomething Jane Feuer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. Twin Peaks: David Lynch and the Serial-Thriller Soap Linda Ruth Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. Quality/Cult Television: The X-Files and Television History Catherine Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Part II: The Series/Serial Form
Introduction: The Series/Serial Form Michael Hammond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5. Television and the Neo-Baroque Angela Ndalianis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
6. Serial Narrative and Guest Stars: Ally McBeal’s Eccentrics Greg Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
7. The Representation of Youth and the Twenty-Something Serial Sarah Cardwell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
8. Violence and Therapy in The Sopranos Jason Jacobs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
9. Television, Horror and Everyday Life in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Eric Freedman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Part III: Receptions
Introduction: Receptions Michael Hammond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
10. Cult TV, Quality and the Role of the Episode/Programme Guide Matt Hills Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
11. Creating ‘Quality’ Audiences for ER on Channel Four Janet McCabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
12. The Bartlet Administration and Contemporary Populism in NBC’s The West Wing J. Elizabeth Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Filmography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	256

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: May 4, 2005
ISBN: 9780748679645