The Sitcom is Dead. Long Live the Sitcom!: Continuity and Change in the American Comedy Series - Couverture souple

Sukhan, Tiara Lalita

 
9783838303802: The Sitcom is Dead. Long Live the Sitcom!: Continuity and Change in the American Comedy Series
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838303806 ISBN 13 : 9783838303802
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The scripted television comedy series was first presented to audiences via the 'sitcom' form and thus the sitcom has continued to be defined by many of the characteristics with which it was first identified in the 1950s. In examining the evolution of the American comedy series, this book seeks to highlight the similarities between the formulaic studio-bound approach to series comedy (the sitcom) and more contemporary innovations in aesthetic production modes, such as those employed in the ‘single-camera’ comedy. This investigation comes to view the comedy series as being characterised definitively by its narrative conventions rather than its visual style, and it thus redefines the term ‘sitcom’ in a manner which better encompasses the series comedy genre as a whole. The sitcom is explored through aesthetic, narrative, commercial and ideological frameworks in order to highlight salient aspects of its generic form, commercial function, ideological flexibility and future potential. The analysis of specific case studies demonstrates the tension between innovation and convention which continues to characterise the sitcom’s evolution as a televisual form.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The scripted television comedy series was first presented to audiences via the 'sitcom' form and thus the sitcom has continued to be defined by many of the characteristics with which it was first identified in the 1950s. In examining the evolution of the American comedy series, this book seeks to highlight the similarities between the formulaic studio-bound approach to series comedy (the sitcom) and more contemporary innovations in aesthetic production modes, such as those employed in the ‘single-camera’ comedy. This investigation comes to view the comedy series as being characterised definitively by its narrative conventions rather than its visual style, and it thus redefines the term ‘sitcom’ in a manner which better encompasses the series comedy genre as a whole. The sitcom is explored through aesthetic, narrative, commercial and ideological frameworks in order to highlight salient aspects of its generic form, commercial function, ideological flexibility and future potential. The analysis of specific case studies demonstrates the tension between innovation and convention which continues to characterise the sitcom’s evolution as a televisual form.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tiara studied philosophy, English, music and education at the University of Manitoba and completed her Masters degree in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She has spent the last 5 years teaching for the Gifted Kids Programme in New Zealand, and is currently completing a doctorate at the University of Western Ontario.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838303806
ISBN 13 
9783838303802
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
KreGa Onlinehandel GmbH
4950000000000
info@krega-onlinehandel.de

Birkenweg 31
Brakel
33034
Allemagne