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Science Fiction Theatre

by J.P. Telotte

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 Contextualizes Science Fiction Theatre within the budding American television industry of the 1950s, as powerful networks and independent producers and syndicators vied to create and distribute programming to an audience eager to embrace this new, free medium.
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The Golden Girls

by Kate Browne

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 Drawing on feminist literary studies and television studies, Kate Browne makes a case for The Golden Girls as a TV milestone not only because it remains one of the most popular sitcoms in television history but also because its characters reflect shifting complexities of gender, age, and economic status for women.
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Will & Grace

by Tison Pugh

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 Places Will & Grace in its historical context of the late 1990s and early 2000s, considering how it contributed to contemporary debates concerning queer life. Tison Pugh demonstrates that while heralding a new age of queer representation, characters were homogenized to normalize queerness for a mainstream US audience.
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Parks And Recreation

by Holly Willson Holladay

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 An homage to Parks and Recreation and an exploration of how the show evolved as a traditional network sitcom in a post-network era. This deep dive into the series highlights the new norm of digital fandom, where social media has become a means for fans to engage with the series beyond its runtime.
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Mad Men

by Gary R. Edgerton

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 Offers a succinct analysis of one of the most skilfully produced, artistically innovative, and culturally resonant scripted series in modern television. The book opens by explaining how Mad Men functions as a representative example of much deeper and more profound structural changes happening in television since the 2000s.
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Between Heaven And Earth - New Explorations Of Great Biblical Texts

by Gerhard Lohfink

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The Good Place

by Erin Giannini

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 Although it had a life span of only four seasons, The Good Place made a lasting impact on American television culture. Erin Giannini argues that the show redefines the classic sitcom structure by mixing the genres of fantasy and comedy, while simultaneously teaching the viewers the importance of character development.
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

by Kendall R. Phillips

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 By carefully focusing on the historical and artistic contexts in which Kolchak: The Night Stalker emerged, Kendall Phillips offers insights into the way the series both reflected contemporary horror narratives and changed them.
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Homicide: Life On The Street - Life On The Street

by Lisa Doris Alexander

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 Renowned for its unique visual style, Homicide fundamentally changed the police procedural genre. The show was an anomaly in the â€˜90s for its honest portrayals and discussions of race. Lisa Doris Alexander uses Critical Race Theory as a lens to highlight how the show illustrated the impacts that racial politics can have on policing.
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Batman - The Animated Series

by Joe Sutliff Sanders

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 For millions of fans around the world, the voices of Batman and the Joker introduced in Batman: The Animated Series (BTAS) remain the default. In this study, Joe Sutliff Sanders argues that BTAS is not only a milestone of television but a milestone in the public persona of one of the most recognisable characters in the world.
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Breaking Bad

by Christopher Sharrett

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 Examines the innovations of Breaking Bad through a study of its main character, using psychoanalysis, genre study, gender studies, American studies, and the graphic arts to assist an exploration of the supreme danger of modern, postindustrial toxic masculinity embodied in Walter White.
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Treme

by Jaimey Fisher

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 Analyses how the HBO television series Treme treads new ground by engaging with historical events and their traumatic aftermaths. Instead of building up to a devastating occurrence, David Simon's drama unfolds with characters coping in the wake of catastrophe, in a mode of what Fisher explores as a prevailing mode of â€œafternessâ€.
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Twin Peaks

by Julie Grossman e Will Scheibel

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 Takes fans through the world that Mark Frost and David Lynch created and examines its impact on society, genre, and the television industry. Grossman and Scheibel explore the influences of melodrama and film noir, the significance around the idea of ""home,"" as well as female trauma and agency.
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Batman

by Matt Yockey

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 Offers a fresh understanding of the persistent popularity and ongoing value of the original Batman series.
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From Things Lost - Forgotten Letters And The Legacy Of The Holocaust

by Shirli Gilbert

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 An intimate history of the Holocaust that casts new light on our understanding of victimhood and survival.
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The Killing

by John Alberti

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 Looks at how the focus The Killing shifts the police procedural away from the idea that solving the mystery of whodunit means resolving the crime, and toward dealing with the ongoing psychological aftermath of crime and violence on social and family relationships.
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The Way Of Discipleship - Women, Men, And Today'S Call To Mission

by Anthony J. Gittins

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All Creation Is Groaning - An Interdisciplinary Vision For Life In A Sacred Universe

by Carol J., Op Dempsey e Russell A. Butkus

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 Provides a vision of living life in a sacred universe. This book reflects an interdisciplinary approach so as to build bridges of understanding between the Bible and contemporary disciplines.
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The Dick Van Dyke Show

by Joanne Morreale

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 Considers the influence of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on television sitcom history.
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Have Gunâ€”Will Travel

by Gaylyn Studlar

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 One of the most successful series of its time, Have Gun-Will Travel became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1950s and made its star, Richard Boone, a nationwide celebrity. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar draws on a remarkably wide range of episodes from the series' six seasons to show its sophisticated experimentation with many established conventions of the Western.
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The Honeymooners

by Wayne State University Press

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 Examines the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of the Honeymooners in the context of postwar American values. This book chronicles the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and his wife, Alice, as they search for domestic happiness inside a confining Brooklyn apartment.
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24

by John Mccullough

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 A comprehensive overview of the innovative primetime drama "24."
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Monty Python'S Flying Circus

by Marcia Landy

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 Marcia Landy examines Monty Pythons Flying Circus within the context of its time, analyzing the show's influence on 1960s and 1970s British television as well as British cultural influence on the show's legendary material. Landy explores not only why the series' complex form of comedy was important but also why it was so well received.
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The Flip Wilson Show

by Meghan Sutherland

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 When ""The Flip Wilson Show"" debuted on NBC in 1970, the major legislative victories of the civil rights movement had been won, but the broadcast airwaves were far from integrated. This title analyzes the social, political, and institutional context of ""The Flip Wilson Show"", which ran on NBC between 1970 and 1974.
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