How to watch television / Ethan Thompson, Jason Mittell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Ethan.

Contributor:

Mittell, Jason, Editor.

Thompson, Ethan, Editor.

Series:

User's Guides to Popular Culture ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television programs--Political aspects.

Television programs.

Television programs--Social aspects.

Television programs--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines social and cultural phenomena through the lens of different television showsWe all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that program’s cultural significance, creative strategies, and its place in a broader social context.How to Watch Television brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on television culture, writing about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a particular television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture. The essays model how to practice media criticism in accessible language, providing critical insights through analysis—suggesting a way of looking at TV that students and interested viewers might emulate. The contributors discuss a wide range of television programs past and present, covering many formats and genres, spanning fiction and non-fiction, broadcast and cable, providing a broad representation of the programs that are likely to be covered in a media studies course. While the book primarily focuses on American television, important programs with international origins and transnational circulation are also covered.Addressing television series from the medium’s earliest days to contemporary online transformations of television, How to Watch Television is designed to engender classroom discussion among television critics of all backgrounds.

Contents:

How To Watch Television

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. TV Form

1. Homicide

2. House

3. Life on Mars

4. Mad Men

5. Nip/Tuck

6. Phineas & Ferb

7. The Sopranos

8. Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!

II. TV Representations

9. 24

10. The Amazing Race

11. The Cosby Show

12. The Dick Van Dyke Show

13. Eva Luna

14. Glee/House Hunters International

15. Grey’s Anatomy

16. Jersey Shore

III. TV Politics

17. 30 Days

18. America’s Next Top Model

19. Family Guy

20. Fox & Friends

21. M*A*S*H

22. Parks and Recreation

23. Star Trek

24. The Wonder Years

IV. TV Industry

25. Entertainment Tonight

26. I Love Lucy

27. Modern Family

28. Monday Night Football

29. NYPD Blue

30. Onion News Network

31. The Prisoner

32. The Twilight Zone

V. TV Practices

33. Auto-Tune the News

34. Battlestar Galactica

35. Everyday Italian

36. Gossip Girl

37. It’s Fun to Eat

38. One Life to Live

39. Samurai Champloo

40. The Walking Dead

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-78402-491-0

0-8147-2946-0

OCLC:

855504921