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Cylons in America : critical studies in Battlestar Galactica / edited by Tiffany Potter and C.W. Marshall.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Battlestar Galactica (Television program : 2003).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With its fourth season due to air in January 2008, the award-winning Battlestar Galactica continues to be exceptionally popular for non-network television, combining the familiar features of science fiction with direct commentary on life in mainstream America. Cylons in America is the first collection of critical studies of Battlestar Galactica (its 2003 miniseries, and the ongoing 2004 television series), examining its place within popular culture and its engagement with contemporary American society. Battlestar Galactica depicts the remnants of the human race fleeing across space from a robo
- Contents:
- Contents; A Note on Names; ""I See the Patterns"": Battlestar Galactica and the Things That Matter; I. Life in the Fleet, American Life; II. Cylon/Human Interface; III. Form and Context in Twenty-First-Century Television; Bibliography; Episode List (2003-2007); Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613206473
- 9781283206471
- 1283206471
- 9781441157065
- 1441157069
- OCLC:
- 741691558
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