Very Special Episodes : Televising Industrial and Social Change

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohn, Jonathan, Editor.

Porst, Jennifer, Editor.

Wissner, Reba, contribution by.

Scepanski, Philip, contribution by.

Selznick, Barbara, contribution by.

Diffrient, David Scott, contribution by.

Giggey, Lindsay, contribution by.

Copple Smith, Erin, contribution by.

Becker, Ron, contribution by.

Giannini, Erin, contribution by.

White, Mimi, contribution by.

Mills, Brett, contribution by.

Alexander, Apryl, contribution by.

Becker, Christine, contribution by.

Lagerwey, Jorie, contribution by.

Nygaard, Taylor, contribution by.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Other Title:

Very Special Episodes

Place of Publication:

Rutgers University Press

Summary:

Very Special Episodes examines how the quintessential "very special episode" format became a primary way in which the television industry responded to and shaped social change, cultural traumas, and industrial transformations. With essays covering shows ranging from the birth of Desi Arnaz, Jr. on I Love Lucy to contemporary examples such as a delayed episode of Black-ish and the streaming-era phenomenon of the "Very Special Seasons" of UnReal and 13 Reasons Why, this collection seriously and critically uses the "very special episode" to chart the history of American television and its self-identified status as an arbiter of culture.

ISBN:

9781978821170

1978821174