Quality popular television: cult tv, the industry and fans

Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? Shows like The Sopranos, Buffy the vampire slayer, Friends, ER, The X files, and Ally McBeal have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterisation and a 'back-story' that puts much mainstream cinema to shame. This book examines this ne...

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Weitere Verfasser: Jancovich, Mark (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London bfi Publishing 2003
Ausgabe:first published
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Zusammenfassung:Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? Shows like The Sopranos, Buffy the vampire slayer, Friends, ER, The X files, and Ally McBeal have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterisation and a 'back-story' that puts much mainstream cinema to shame. This book examines this new category of mostly U.S.-produced 'cult' television and the reasons for its emergence. Looking at shows as diverse as Ally McBeal, Martial law, Buffy, Lois and Clark, Star Trek: the next generation and Ellen, this book identifies the particular qualities necessary for success and how they relate to issues such as the economics of network scheduling, the growth of the Internet, and contemporary debates about television audiences. This book provides an invaluable window to transformations in contemporary television culture.
Beschreibung:XI, 204 Seiten
ISBN:0851709419
0851709400