Langbeschreibung
Television Entertainment offers a thematically based overview, balancing an interest in art, aesthetics and audiences with the power, politics and production of television, that includes examples from recent and current television, including Lost, reality television, The Sopranos, The Simpsons, political satire, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, soaps, and 24.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - What Is Television Entertainment? Chapter 1 - Art with Strings Attached: Creativity, Innovation, and Industry Chapter 2 - Broadcasting Identities: Affect, Fantasy, and Meaning Chapter 3 - Television Unboxed: Expansion, Overflow, and Synergy Chapter 4 - Keeping it Real: Reality and Representation Chapter 5 - Plugged In: Politics and Citizenship Chapter 6 - Channel Interference: Television and Power Bibliography Index