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Marshall, Rodney

 
9781522846253: Avengerland Revisited: The Definitive Guide to The Avengers on film
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ISBN 10 : 1522846255 ISBN 13 : 9781522846253
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Avengerland Revisited offers the definitive guide to this iconic series, with the filmed era of the show reviewed from every possible angle. Both editions contain the same content.It places the original series within its 1960s context and explores the ingredients which combine to make both The Avengers and The New Avengers unique: iconic characters; innovative script writers and direction; fashions; music; cars; sets and locations; the display of martial arts. Writers examine the structural elements of the show’s winning formula: the main titles; teasers; tags. Essays tackle key themes: the country house trap; graveyards; the art of murder; in addition to looking at why this quintessentially British show is such an international success. Avengers veterans Roger Marshall and Raymond Austin offer insiders’ views and Alan Hayes pays homage to the late, great Patrick Macnee.The Avengers is a unique, genre-defying television series which blurs the traditional boundaries between ‘light entertainment’ and subversive drama. It was a product of the constantly-evolving 1960s and the eclectic 1970s, yet retains a timeless charm.Avengerland Revisited is the definitive guide to that surreal never-never land.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Avengerland Revisited offers the definitive guide to this iconic series, with the filmed era of the show reviewed from every possible angle. Both editions contain the same content. It places the original series within its 1960s context and explores the ingredients which combine to make both The Avengers and The New Avengers unique: iconic characters; innovative script writers and direction; fashions; music; cars; sets and locations; the display of martial arts. Writers examine the structural elements of the show’s winning formula: the main titles; teasers; tags. Essays tackle key themes: the country house trap; graveyards; the art of murder; in addition to looking at why this quintessentially British show is such an international success. Avengers veterans Roger Marshall and Raymond Austin offer insiders’ views and Alan Hayes pays homage to the late, great Patrick Macnee. The Avengers is a unique, genre-defying television series which blurs the traditional boundaries between ‘light entertainment’ and subversive drama. It was a product of the constantly-evolving 1960s and the eclectic 1970s, yet retains a timeless charm. Avengerland Revisited is the definitive guide to that surreal never-never land.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1522846255
ISBN 13 
9781522846253
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
350
Éditeur
Marshall Rodney, Ferguson J Z
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