Television

When the BBCs television series Sherlock debuted in summer 2010 and traveled to the U.S. via PBS a few months later, no oneincluding Hartswood Film...

Arranged by category (action-adventure, cartoons, circus and magic, comedy, fun and games, information, kindly hosts and hostesses, puppets and ...

Reversing a common science fiction cliche, Farscape follows the adventures of the human astronaut John Crichton after he is shot through a wormh...

Since its 2013 premiere, Orange Is the New Black has become Netflix's most watched series, garnering critical praise and numerous awards and advanc...

The subjects of this book constitute a significant cross section of BBC science fiction television. With such characters as the Doctor (an enigm...

On stage from her childhood, Martha Raye (1916-1994) proudly embraced the role of the clown, her gift for slapstick comedy enhanced by a fine si...

For more than 30 years, Lifetime has aired a broad range of programming, including original movies, sitcoms, dramas and reality shows. As other net...

Vampire characters are ubiquitous in popular culture, serving as metaphors for society's most sensitive subjects--sexuality, gender roles, race,...

From 1963 to 1989, the BBC television program Doctor Who followed a time-traveling human-like alien called The Doctor as he sought to help people, ...

This is the first ever compilation on Internet television and provides details of 405 programs from 1998 to 2013. Each entry contains the storyl...

Television's Community follows the shenanigans of a diverse group of traditional and nontraditional community college students: Jeff Winger, a f...

Individually and together, The Five Sedgwicks are among the unsung heroes of early filmmaking in Hollywood. Their work took them from vaudeville...

Animation has been part of television since the start of the medium but it has rarely received unbiased recognition from media scholars. More of...

A spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. became successful in its own right. The show aired from 1969 through 1971 and was consiste...

While the American soap opera is known primarily for its marketing value, producers, health professionals, politicians, and rebels elsewhere foc...

As Doctor Who nears its 50th anniversary, it is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless...

Civilization seems to move ever more toward the power of words over weapons. But many people, especially Americans, still believe wrongs in life...

During its 33-season run, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001) left an indelible mark on millions of children and their caregivers. Perhaps n...

Speculative science fiction, with its underlying socio-political dialogue, represents an important intersection of popular culture and public disco...

As the popularity of film grew and audiences demanded longer stories, Hollywood began borrowing plots as well as actors and directors from Broad...