TY - BOOK AU - Jancovich,Mark AU - Lyons,James TI - Quality popular television: cult TV, the industry and fans SN - 0851709400 AV - PN1992.3.U5 Q35 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - British Film Institute KW - Television programs KW - United States N1 - 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 ER -