American science fiction tv : Star Trek, Stargate and beyond / Jan Johnson-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson-Smith, Jan.

Series:

Popular television genres.

Popular television genres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction television programs--United States.

Science fiction television programs.

Science fiction television programs--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : I. B. Tauris, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Star Trek to Farscape and Stargate SG-1, and the epic series Babylon 5, Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals in the 1960s, this vibrant and perplexing genre set about developing the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Looking at the sense of wonder that infuses science fiction, she traces the genre back to the heroic journeys of the Classical epic as well as to the notion of the sublime so deeply embedded in the American consciousness. Drawing on Caldwell's notion of televisuality, she shows how sfx and cgi technologies have made it possible to

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One. Science Fiction in Context; One. Science Fiction; Two. Histories; Part Two. The Series; Three. Yesterday's Enterprise; Four. The Sacrifice of Angels; Five. Wormhole X-treme!; Six. Babylon 5; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Based on a Ph.D. thesis entitled "Between the Candle and the Star"--Bournemouth University, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612528774

9781282528772

1282528777

9780857710352

0857710354

9786000007584

6000007582

9781417583645

1417583649

OCLC:

614919327