Television

Pencils down--graphite and eyebrow--and eyes to front of the room for this one-of-a-kind lesson. Since debuting over a decade ago, the world of ...

The ever-popular "Whedonverse" television shows--Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse--have inspired hundreds of articles and ...

The millennials, who constitute the largest generation in America's history, may resist a simple definition; nevertheless, they do share a numbe...

There are two ages in the history of television: before HBO and after HBO. Before the launch of Home Box Office in 1972, the industry had change...

From 1955 to 1964, American television was awash in adult Westerns, as much as one quarter of all prime-time programming. During its six seasons...

As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even ...

This book explores the paradox of mediated authenticity – the idea that our understanding of society is based on mediated representations of realit...

This unprecedented volume includes 30 essays by teachers and students about the teacher characters who have inspired them. Drawing on film and tele...

First televised in 2011, Death in Paradise remains one of the most popular shows in the U.K. The detective series is frequently ignored, panned ...

In this sixth edition of Television Sports Production, regional Emmy Award-winning producer Jim Owens walks readers through the planning, setup, di...

International in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, A Companion to Reality Television presents a complete guide to the study o...

No doubt the years hunting monsters and saving the universe have had their toll on the Winchesters, but their toughest and most gruesome battles ar...

Two years ago Bernie Nolan was given the initial all-clear after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Over the moon, Bernie set about rebuilding...

In the summer of 2010, Ragan Fox was one of twelve people selected to participate in the twelfth season of CBS's reality program Big Brother. Offer...

For over two decades, Television has served as the foremost guide to television studies, offering readers an in-depth understanding of how televisi...

Acting has traditionally been considered a form of pretending or falsehood, compared with the so-called reality or truth of everyday life. Yet in t...

The official inside story from the cast and exclusive untold secrets from one of the most beloved Australian series in television history Epic shiv...

Beyond representation explores whether the last thirty years witnessed signs of 'progress’ or ’progressiveness’ in the representation of ‘marginali...

Examines representations of ancient epic and epic conventions in film and television Demonstrates how adaptation and revision of ancient epic conv...

Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, the mobile phone has become a quick, convenient, and immensely popular gateway for accessing and consuming n...

For decades after its invention, television was considered by many to be culturally deficient when compared to cinema, as analyses rooted in commun...

An encyclopedic behind-the-scenes look for fans of The Andy Griffith Show.In October 1960, The Andy Griffith Show began its eight-year reign as one...

Mockumentary is now an established part of the spectrum of television styles, with both deep roots in television history and a key part of innovati...

Looking at contemporary film and television, this book explores how popular genres frame our understanding of on-screen performance. Previous studi...