Performing Arts: Television
"Channels of Discourse Reassembled"Television and Contemporary Criticism
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Examining commercial television in the light of contemporary culture, literary and cinematic criticism, this book addresses the place of semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, and others in the critical analysis of television. With illustrations, 51 television stills. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 432 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Allen, Robert C., ed.)
ISBN: 0415080592
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 1992 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Performing Arts: Television
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"The Contemporary Television Series"
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An engaging and provocative study of the contemporary prime-time 'quality' serial television format, this book gives a timely account of prominent programmes and explores their influential position within the television industry. With illustrations. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 470g.
Author: (Hammond, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 0748619011
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Performing Arts: Television
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"Cylons in America"Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica
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With its fourth season due to air in January 2008, the award-winning Battlestar Galactica continues to be popular for non-network television. This book collects critical studies of Battlestar Galactica (its 2003 miniseries, and the ongoing 2004 television series), examining its place within popular culture and its engagement with American society. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 377g.
Author: (Potter, Tiffany, ed.)
ISBN: 0826428487
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"Doctor Who Talkback Eighties"The Unofficial and Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book
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Signed & numbered ed. Leather / Fine Binding, 200 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 394g.
Author: (Walker, Stephen James, ed.)
ISBN: 1845830156
Publisher: Telos Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television (V. 3)
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"Doctor Who Talkback the Eighties"The Unofficial and Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book
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Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 360g.
Author: (Walker, Stephen James, ed.)
ISBN: 1845830148
Publisher: Telos Publishing Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television (V. 3)
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"D'Oh!"The Psychology of the Simpsons
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In 'D'Oh!', psychologists turn their attention to one of TV's most popular and beloved shows in essays that explore the functions and dysfunctions of the show's characters. Designed to appeal both to the fans of the show and to readers interested in learning more about psychology. With illustrations. Paperback, 216 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Brown, Alan, ed.)
ISBN: 1932100709
Publisher: Benbella Books
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"Exposing Lifestyle Television"The Big Reveal
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Lifestyle television has become one of the dominant television genres, certain shows having become global brands with formats exploited by producers all over the world. This volume presents case studies from across the lifestyle genre, considering a variety of themes. It is suitable for sociologists of culture and consumption. Hardback, 240 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 519g.
Author: (Palmer, Gareth, ed.)
ISBN: 0754674304
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Performing Arts: Television
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"Fighting the Forces"What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
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Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer. These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. With bibliography, index. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 416g.
Author: (Wilcox, Rhonda V., ed.)
ISBN: 0742516814
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Date: 2002 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"Frames and Fictions on Television"The Politics of Identity Within Drama
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TV drama both reflects and contributes to the production of cultural identity. This volume addresses the question of how this identity has been represented within the programmes we see, in relation to issues of social class, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality and national/diaspora identity. New ed. Paperback, 160 pages. Weight: 350g.
Author: (Carson, Bruce, ed.)
ISBN: 184150050X
Publisher: Intellect Books
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Performing Arts: Television
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"Getting Lost"Survival, Baggage and Starting Over in J.J. Abrams' Lost
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"Smart Pop" series; Survival, Baggage and Starting Over in JJ Abrams' 'Lost'. Credited with bringing the supernatural and science-fiction back to mainstream television, 'Lost' is the television show everyone is talking about. Here, some of the biggest names in science fiction writing get to grips with the mysterious developments of this popular TV show. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Card, Orson Scott, ed.)
ISBN: 1932100784
Publisher: Benbella Books
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"Granada Television"The First Generation
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This study is a rich and readable collection of memoirs, some short, some extensive, of those who worked at Granada Television during the first 30 years of its existence. It captures a climate of creative activity now referred to as the Golden Years of British television. With illustrations. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 482g.
Author: (Cox, Michael, ed.)
ISBN: 0719065151
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Performing Arts: Television
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"It's Not Tv"Watching Hbo in the Post-Television Era
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A collection of essays, which argue that HBO, as part of the leading-edge of television, is at the center of television studies' interests in market positioning, style, content, technology, and political economy. It explores the production process itself and the creation of a brand commodity, along with HBO's place as a technological innovator. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 229 x 161 mm. Weight: 368g.
Author: (Leverette, Marc, ed.)
ISBN: 041596038X
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Performing Arts: Television
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"Jack Bauer for President"Terrorism and Politics in 24
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"Smart Pop" series; Terrorism and Politics in 24. A collection of essays shedding light on the underlying issues in 24, one of the most gripping, dramatic and addictive shows on television. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 329g.
Author: (Miniter, Richard, ed.)
ISBN: 1933771275
Publisher: Benbella Books
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"The Legend Reborn"The Making of the New Audio Dramas
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"Dark Shadows" series; The making of the new audio dramas. Kathryn Leigh Scott hosts a revealing backstage look at the rebirth of a television legend. Discover how the cast and crew recreated the series 35 years on, how Barnabas was reborn, and get a sneak preview of what's in store in Season Two. With candid interviews, plus outtakes and studio rushes, The Legend Reborn is the perfect companion to the new audio dramas. Also includes an exclusive bonus CD album, featuring Joseph Fox's haunting music scores, plus previously unheard material. Cd-Audio, Weight: 106g.
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ISBN: 1844352838
Publisher: Big Finish Productions Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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"Look-In"The Best of the Seventies
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Aims to take you back to a time when we had three TV channels, we listened to LPs and singles on our record players, our crackly transistors were tuned to 275/285m Medium Wave for Radio 1, and the Bionic Man could have all that work done for a mere $6m. With artworks, colour & b/w white photos throughout. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 295 x 224 mm. Weight: 878g.
Author: (Kibble-White, Graham, ed.)
ISBN: 1853756229
Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Performing Arts: Television
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