When Patrick McGoohan first starred in "e;Danger Man"e; in 1960 and as 'Number 6' in cult show "e;The Prisoner"e;, industry insiders hailed the arrival of an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned.
This book examines the growing visibility and cultural legitimation of female showrunners and their productions in US television, presenting the role of women in the contemporary media landscape and analysing the feminist sensibility governing female storytelling in the 2010s.
This book examines the growing visibility and cultural legitimation of female showrunners and their productions in US television, presenting the role of women in the contemporary media landscape and analysing the feminist sensibility governing female storytelling in the 2010s.
Now in its ninth edition, the industry-leading Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing provides an essential introduction to broadcast journalism in the modern newsroom.
Now in its ninth edition, the industry-leading Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing provides an essential introduction to broadcast journalism in the modern newsroom.
A timely investigation into the rise of Peak TV and the perfect storm that caused a rapid decline in Hollywood workWhen Hollywood writers and actors went on strike in 2023, they drew attention to the rapidly changing nature of film and television production.
A timely investigation into the rise of Peak TV and the perfect storm that caused a rapid decline in Hollywood workWhen Hollywood writers and actors went on strike in 2023, they drew attention to the rapidly changing nature of film and television production.
Since the early days of film noir, hundreds of television programs--including pilots, series and anthology episodes--have adopted its distinctive style, themes and subjects.
Using the contents of BBC Scotland’s television archive pertaining to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, this book argues that television archive material is a powerful memory tool which shapes how we connect with the past.
Using the contents of BBC Scotland’s television archive pertaining to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, this book argues that television archive material is a powerful memory tool which shapes how we connect with the past.
With a unique definition of the classic situation comedy television genre as developed out of its history on radio, this critical study highlights the best American sitcoms from the 1950s, TV's first decade as a household medium.
With a unique definition of the classic situation comedy television genre as developed out of its history on radio, this critical study highlights the best American sitcoms from the 1950s, TV's first decade as a household medium.
This work discusses the impact of television show audience participation and expectations in the age of social media through reception theory, content analysis, and primary research on social media platforms.
This work discusses the impact of television show audience participation and expectations in the age of social media through reception theory, content analysis, and primary research on social media platforms.
This book traces the intertextual genealogy behind Netflix’s new series Ripley, directed by Steve Zaillian, and offers a critical examination of Tom Ripley’s enduring appeal across different media.
Accolades such as the best TV show of the twentieth century or the longest-running scripted series on American prime-time television have elevated The Simpsons to the pop culture pantheon, while also suggesting the very vintage character of the program.
Far more than a building of brick and mortar, the prison relies upon gruesome stories circulated as commercial media to legitimize its institutional reproduction.
Far more than a building of brick and mortar, the prison relies upon gruesome stories circulated as commercial media to legitimize its institutional reproduction.
Accolades such as the best TV show of the twentieth century or the longest-running scripted series on American prime-time television have elevated The Simpsons to the pop culture pantheon, while also suggesting the very vintage character of the program.
Arranged by category (action-adventure, cartoons, circus and magic, comedy, fun and games, information, kindly hosts and hostesses, puppets and marionettes, westerns, and specials), more than 200 children's shows are detailed.
Timon est un noble de d'Athenes, tres (trop) genereux avec ses amis qu'il invite regulierement a des festins somptueux, auxquels il offre des cadeaux hors de prix, a tel point qu'il se retrouve un jour sur la paille et ne peut plus payer ses creanciers.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written around 1594 to 1596.
