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Quality popular television : cult TV, the industry and fans / edited by Mark Jancovich and James Lyons.

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : British Film Institute, 2003.Description: xi, 204 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0851709400
  • 0851709419
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1992.3.U5 Q35 2003
Contents:
1. Introduction / Mark Jancovich and James Lyons. PART 1: INDUSTRIES, NETWORKS AND PROGRAMMING : 2. Vertical Vision: deregulation, industrial economy and prime-time design / Jennifer Holt -- 3. 'Must see TV': programming and indentity on NBC Thursdays / Nancy San Martin -- 4. The changing face of American Television Programmes on British Screens / Paul Rixon. PART 2: 'CONTENT IS KING': FORMATS, SHOWS, EVENTS : 5. Long-format TV: Globalization and network branding in a multi-channel era / John McMurria -- 6. 'Must see' queer TV: history and serial form in Ellen / Anna McCarthy -- 7. 'You're not going to see that on TV: Star Trek: the next generation in film and television / Roberta E. Pearson and Maire Messenger-Davies -- 8. Brave new Buffy: rethinking 'TV violence' / Lisa Parks. PART 3: COMMODITY AUDIENCES: CULTS, FANS, AND DEDICATED AUDIENCES : 9. Martial Law and the changing face of martial arts on US television / Andrew Willis -- 10. Superman on the set: the market, nostalgia and television audiences / Ian Gordon -- 11. Web wars: Resistance, online fandom and studio censorship / Sara Gwenllian Jones. AFTERWORD : 12. What is television for? / Alan McKee.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PN1992.3.U5 Q35 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000728583

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Mark Jancovich and James Lyons. PART 1: INDUSTRIES, NETWORKS AND PROGRAMMING : 2. Vertical Vision: deregulation, industrial economy and prime-time design / Jennifer Holt -- 3. 'Must see TV': programming and indentity on NBC Thursdays / Nancy San Martin -- 4. The changing face of American Television Programmes on British Screens / Paul Rixon. PART 2: 'CONTENT IS KING': FORMATS, SHOWS, EVENTS : 5. Long-format TV: Globalization and network branding in a multi-channel era / John McMurria -- 6. 'Must see' queer TV: history and serial form in Ellen / Anna McCarthy -- 7. 'You're not going to see that on TV: Star Trek: the next generation in film and television / Roberta E. Pearson and Maire Messenger-Davies -- 8. Brave new Buffy: rethinking 'TV violence' / Lisa Parks. PART 3: COMMODITY AUDIENCES: CULTS, FANS, AND DEDICATED AUDIENCES : 9. Martial Law and the changing face of martial arts on US television / Andrew Willis -- 10. Superman on the set: the market, nostalgia and television audiences / Ian Gordon -- 11. Web wars: Resistance, online fandom and studio censorship / Sara Gwenllian Jones. AFTERWORD : 12. What is television for? / Alan McKee.

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