Television

Even as the major superhero film franchises appear to be exhausting their runs The Umbrella Academy demonstrates that the superhero genre is still extremely effective at creating role models with lasting psychological resonance and allegories with extraordinary emotional impact.

Fans and the billion-dollar franchises in which they participate have together become powerful agents within popular culture.

For the major broadcast networks, the heyday of made-for-TV movies was 20th Century programming like The ABC Movie of the Week and NBC Sunday Night at the Movies.

When Ozzie Nelson died in 1975, he was no longer a household name.

When the Television Food Network launched in 1993, its programming was conceived as educational: it would teach people how to cook well, with side trips into the economics of food and healthy living.

There is an entire generation that grew up on Nickelodeon.

This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies.

In October 1957, Screen Gems made numerous horror movies available to local television stations around the country as part of a package of films called Shock Theater.

Since 1966, the Star Trek television franchise has used outer space and the thrilling adventures of the crews of the U.

The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades.

Since the emergence of on-demand streaming platforms, television as a storytelling medium has drastically changed.

After Charmed ended in 2006, witches were relegated to sidekicks of televisual vampires or children's programs.

Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together.

This is the first book to take a deep dive into the philosophical, social, moral, political, and religious issues tackled by Seth MacFarlane's marvelous space adventure, The Orville.

In recent years, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television.

Science has always been part of Doctor Who.

In this reference work 222 musicals developed specifically for television are fully detailed, including musical episodes from nonmusical shows, animated specials that appealed to adults as well as children, and operas and related works commissioned for the small screen.

This collection examines the peculiarly modern phenomenon of voyeurism as it is experienced through the digital screen.

In the early days of television, "e;comedy"e; often meant stale vaudeville routines and stand-up.

Telling an American Horror Story collects essays from new and established critics looking at the many ways the horror anthology series intersects with and comments on contemporary American social, political and popular culture.

Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Shuri, and Black Widow.

NBC's Hannibal only lasted for three seasons but became a critical darling and quickly inspired a ravenous fanbase.

What comes to mind when you think about superheroes?

This collection of new essays examines how the injection of supernatural creatures and mythologies transformed the hugely popular crime procedural television genre.

What makes a horror television drama interesting?

A staple of television since the early years of the BBC, British crime drama first crossed the Atlantic on public broadcasting stations and specialty cable channels, and later through streaming services.

The first and only of its kind, this book is a straightforward listing of more than 25,000 trivia facts from 2,498 TV series aired between 1947 and 2019.

Becoming a TV director is nothing like other professions.

The ongoing popularity of Leslie Stevens' 1960s television masterwork The Outer Limits, as well as later series creations Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has kept his name familiar to television fans.

In past decades portrayals of mental illness on television were limited to psychotic criminals or comical sidekicks.

In many pop culture texts, "e;monsters"e; can be read as metaphors for marginalized Others in U.

The end of the world may be upon us, but it certainly is taking its sweet time playing out.

Joss Whedon's works, across all media including television, film, musicals, and comic books, are known for their commitment to gender and sexual equality.

Supernatural is one of the most successful horror TV shows ever, providing fifteen seasons of the adventures of Dean and Sam Winchester as they hunt monsters and save the world.

Both in life and death, Queen Victoria is among the most popular monarchs to be committed to film.

In 1995, Star Trek: Voyager brought a new dynamic to Star Trek's familiar, starship oriented, show.

The BBC America series Orphan Black (2013-2017) won acclaim for its compelling writing, resonant themes and innovative special effects.

Imagine an educational television series featuring America's greatest jazz artists in performance, airing every week from 1956 to 1958 on KABC, Los Angeles.

This critical examination of two dystopian television series--Black Mirror and Electric Dreams--focuses on pop culture depictions of technology and its impact on human existence.

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Despite years of propaganda attempting to convince us otherwise, popular media is beginning to catch on to the idea that the home is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for a woman to be.

Science fiction and fantasy are often thought of as stereotypically male genres, yet both have a long and celebrated history of female creators, characters, and fans.

Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.

The horror anthology TV show American Horror Story first aired on FX Horror in 2011 and has thus far spanned eight seasons.

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Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television.

Squirrels have made numerous appearances in mass media over the years, from Beatrix Potter's Nutkin and Timmy Tiptoes, to Rocky the flying squirrel of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and to Conker and Squirrel Girl of video game fame.

Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre's most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies.

Much has been written about the Walt Disney Company's productions, but the focus has largely been on animation and feature film created by Disney.

Originally known as a brand for greeting cards, Hallmark has seen a surge in popularity since the early 2010s for its made-for-TV movies and television channels: the Hallmark Channel and its spinoffs, Hallmark Movie Channel (now Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) and Hallmark Drama.