Television

A funny and illuminating guide to life on the U.S.S. Cerritos from Star Trek: Lower Decks, through the eyes of the beloved lower deckers themselves...

These are the highly controversial memoirs of Austin Mitchell, local TV star of the 1970s and MP for Great Grimsby. Austin was the poster boy for ...

The Homer Simpson-esque stereotype has been a persistent trope in cartoons since programming aimed directly at children and adolescents began. Y...

Taking a postmodern critical approach, this collection of new essays explores The CW Network's popular television drama The Vampire Diaries, taking...

Why is reality television flourishing in today's expanding media market? Religion and Reality TV: Faith in Late Capitalism argues that the reality ...

Since the 1960s, documentary films have moved closer to the mainstream, thanks to the popularity of rockumentaries, association with the independen...

Since the 1960s, documentary films have moved closer to the mainstream, thanks to the popularity of rockumentaries, association with the independen...

In the first dedicated title on this landmark political comedy, James Walters provides an in-depth study of the programme's achievements, by examin...

The contradictions and complexities of the cyborg therefore hold particular appeal to programme makers of dramatic TV narratives. Bronwen Calvert e...

Television is a massive industry in China, yet fewer people are watching television screens. This ground-breaking study explores how television con...

Television is a massive industry in China, yet fewer people are watching television screens. This ground-breaking study explores how television con...

Horror is a universally popular, pervasive TV genre, with shows like True Blood, Being Human, The Walking Dead and American Horror Story making a b...

'Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satiric...

In this book, Lea Gerhards traces connections between three recent vampire romance series; the Twilight film series (2008-2012), The Vampire Diarie...

The West Wing or Generation Kill in Space? A show about God-fearing sex-obsessed robots? Or a complex meditation on fate, dreaming and eternal recu...

Before Saturday March 26th 2005, Doctor Who had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team l...

From the show's modest beginnings to its massive Emmy sweep, Youre My Happy Ending tells the story of how Schitts Creek became the surprise hit tha...

A unique theory of trust building in engagement journalism that proposes journalists move to an ethic of care as they prioritize listening and lear...

Screenwriters are storytellers and dream builders. They forge new worlds and beings, bringing them to life through storylines and idiosyncratic det...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks...