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Quality Popular Television: Cult TV, the Industry and Fans (BFI Modern Classics)
James Lyons
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Paperback. Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? This book looks at this category of 'cult' television and the reasons for its emergence. It examines 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 debates about television audiences. Editor(s): Jancovich, Mark; Lyons, James. Num Pages: 215 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? The Sopranos, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends and ER are examples among many of a new era of the 'must-see' programme. These shows and others like The X-Files and Ally McBeal, have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterisation and 'back-story' that puts most of cinema to shame. Quality Popular Television looks at this new category of 'cult' television (mostly US-produced) 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 the book examines the particular ... Read more
Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? The Sopranos, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends and ER are examples among many of a new era of the 'must-see' programme. These shows and others like The X-Files and Ally McBeal, have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterisation and 'back-story' that puts most of cinema to shame. Quality Popular Television looks at this new category of 'cult' television (mostly US-produced) 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 the book examines the particular ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851709413
SKU
V9780851709413
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About James Lyons
Dr Mark Jancovich is Reader and Director of the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham. James Lyons is a lecturer in film at the University of Exeter. He is the author of "John Sayles: Independence, Integrity and the Borders of Identity" (co-written with Mark Jancovich, in Yvonne Tasker, ed, Fifty Contemporary Film Makers) and a member of ... Read more
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