Cult Telefantasy Series: A Critical Analysis of The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, Heroes, Doctor Who and Star Trek - Couverture souple

Short, Sue

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ISBN 10 : 0786443154 ISBN 13 : 9780786443154

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2011

Synopsis

From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status. Focusing on eight such series, this work analyzes their respective innovations and influences. Assessing the strategies used to promote "cult" appeal, it also appraises increased opportunities for interaction between series creators and fans and evaluates how television fantasy has utilized transmedia storytelling. Notable changes within broadcasting are discussed to explain how challenging long-form dramas have emerged, and why telefantasy has transcended niche status to enjoy significant prominence and popularity.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Sue Short lectures in film and media at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has contributed articles to numerous media journals. Cult Telefantasy Series is her third book.

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786443154
• ISBN 13: 9780786443154
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Palumbo Donald E., Sullivan III C.W.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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