A history of how teen audiences transformed television, shaping teen dramas, pop culture, and cult fandoms. When teenage......more
In this book, Alison Wielgus analyzes post-network female detective television through the lenses of genre, industry, an......more
A definitive companion exploring the original 1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica, its episodes, mythology, and cultural impa......more
The cultural fascination with ruins is nothing new. Architects, poets and commentators like Rose Macaulay (1953), Christ......more
This Routledge Television Guidebook on Television Music provides a comprehensive overview of the engagement between musi......more
This Routledge Television Guidebook on Television Music provides a comprehensive overview of the engagement between musi......more
TV and Caricature explores how the traditional art form of caricature is adapted for the medium of television. The book ......more
Isabelle Hesse identifies an important relational turn in British and German literature, TV drama, and film published an......more
TV and Caricature explores how the traditional art form of caricature is adapted for the medium of television. The book ......more
Since broadcast television first emerged as a serious alternative to the cinema, more people have seen films on TV than ......more
Ever since HBO-BBC’s Rome burst onto screens in 2005, Rome has appeared on television screens in a variety of dramatic p......more
The Memory Lane Quiz Book - A Gift Book of British Nostalgia & Trivia Looking for the perfect birthday gift for someone ......more
Back in print: the playful and personal memoir of Meredith Willson’s creative tribulations and triumphs before The Music......more
This book explores the twenty-first century upsurge in Gothic screen media emanating from the Basque region of Northern ......more
Following World War II, Germany was faced not only with the practical tasks of reconstruction and denazification, but al......more
Fanvids, or vids, are short videos created in media fandom. Made from television and film sources, they are neither tele......more
Media philosophy can only be found and revealed in media themselves. The essays collected in this volume thus approach t......more
Accolades such as the best TV show of the twentieth century or the longest-running scripted series on American prime-tim......more
This book examines Downton Abbey’s dramatic narrative and visual aesthetics to interrogate centrality of power and privi......more
A look inside the TV show that watches you back In a house designed for manipulation, paranoia, and power plays, sixteen......more
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST THE MANGA AND THE ANIME POCKET GUIDE By Jeremy Mark Robinson Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinju......more
"Filled with hilarious stories and sweet observations, Welcome to Pawnee is a book for any Parks and Rec fan. It’s funny......more
A fun and engaging overview of the popular television series Community as the show fulfills its own prophecy of concludi......more
Claudette Colbert’s mixture of beauty, sophistication, wit, and vivacity quickly made her one of the film industry’s mos......more
A solid investigation of the facts. I learned a lot about an interesting subject. The book is a reference for anyone who......more
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Global TV Series and the Political Imagination explores the transformative power of television in the digital age. We li......more
Horrifying Children examines weird and eerie children’s television and literature via critical analysis, memoir and auto......more
Blast off to the Space Age, when the future was always bright! Futuristic is a full-color hardcover about a time of limi......more
What happened to the 1960s ideas of machine art, cybernetic art, algorithmic revolution , and the hopes for a democratiz......more
This book offers a historical and comparative overview of public interventions in European film industries--from Scandin......more
TV-Philosophy in Action is inspired by philosopher and series-devotee Sandra Laugier’s monthly columns published in the ......more
Local Television: Histories, Communities, and Aesthetics offers critical analyses of an expansive range of practices, po......more
Local TV offers critical analyses of an expansive range of practices, policies, and debates in local television historie......more
Step behind the scenes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in this unofficial and unauthorized companion for SVU superf......more
Embark on a voyage through a chronological history of anime that explores both the marquee cinematic touchstones and end......more
Christmas has long been portrayed as a time of joy, reflection and resolution, balancing sentiment with spectacle. Capit......more
After 30 years, the beloved award-winning comic book series The Sandman has finally been adapted to the screen. This is ......more
The anthology brings together various approaches and contexts to Twin Peaks, addressing the show’s unique production and......more
This affectionate adaptation of a telenovela offered much-needed representation of Latinx lives on US television. Jane t......more
This is the first book to explore the hold of TV series on our lives from a philosophical and ethical perspective. Sandr......more
In About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as we......more
From Entertainment Weekly writer and debut author Samantha Highfill, a definitive and deliciously nostalgic look into th......more
The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historica......more
The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historica......more
Queen Victoria in Bewitched. Harriet Tubman in Timeless. Amelia Earhart in Star Trek: Voyager. Historical women appear r......more
This transnational study explores gender and sexuality in television programming from across Latin America and the Iberi......more
In AMERICAN MOVIE COMIC BOOKS (1930s-1970s), author PETER BOSCH continues his remarkable history of Hollywood’s ongoing ......more
In Interface Frictions, Neta Alexander explores how ubiquitous design features in digital platforms reshape, condition, ......more
In Interface Frictions, Neta Alexander explores how ubiquitous design features in digital platforms reshape, condition, ......more
This book is the first comprehensive overview of the history of female-presenting AI and robots in US and UK live-action......more
Darkness in Primetime: How Classic-Era TV Foresaw Modern Society’s Descent into Hell reveals how television shows of the......more
Cultural Specificity in Transnational Television Drama examines two European television industries: those of Germany and......more
Debating Authenticity merges phenomenology, paratextual analysis, genre studies, cultural theory, and trans scholarship ......more
What makes The Chosen so popular, and how does it portray Jesus and his disciples? The Chosen is the first-ever multiple......more
For viewers who experience autism, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or other cognitive variat......more
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry sought to create a work of science fiction that would immerse viewers not only throug......more
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In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running l......more
In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running l......more
The rollicking saga of reality television, a "sweeping" (The Washington Post) cultural history of America’s most influen......more
The Legacy of The X-Files examines the content and production of the show, its reception, its use of legend and folklore......more
In The Big Picture: A Personal History of Independent Television Production in Canada, veteran producer Pat Ferns chroni......more
Offering a nuanced understanding of the performing arts’ relationship to politics Through careful readings of key politi......more
Offering a nuanced understanding of the performing arts’ relationship to politics Through careful readings of key politi......more
Between 1993-1994, The Bill was regularly beating rival EastEnders in the ratings. But having increased Albert Square’s ......more
Mothers on American television takes an in-depth look at how motherhood is represented on some of the most popular telev......more
This anthology critically evaluates archives and archival processes that collect, order, and preserve elements of televi......more
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This monograph recuperates the concept of entertainment as a legitimate basis for ’small screen’ criticism. It suggests ......more
Join a two-year mission through Star Trek’s highs, lows, and behind-the-scenes revelations from Deep Space Nine to Voyag......more
This is the first book-length study of The Golden Girls, which ran for seven award-winning seasons from 1985-1992 and pr......more
Television/Death intertwines the study of death, dying and bereavement on television with discussion of the ways that te......more
""Can I pull you for a chat?" "Where’s your head at?" "Maybe we should call it the ’friendship island’?" "Do I put all m......more
Date better, raise your standards, and learn to be true to yourself with these heartfelt lessons from the Villa."Can I p......more
Fictional TV politics played a pivotal role in the popular imaginaries of the 2010s across cultures. Examining this curi......more
The book presents the dramatised history documentaries aired by British public service broadcasters in the 2000s constit......more
Televising Transnational Trauma offers a critical analysis of global media representations of the traumatic history of s......more
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Survivor with a look back at one of history’s most popular and long-running reality sh......more
Born Alfred Reginald John Truscott-Jones, Welsh American actor Ray Milland (1907-1986) appeared in more than 135 theatri......more
How Spanish-language television networks continue to thrive in a rapidly changing media landscape. The US television ind......more
How Spanish-language television networks continue to thrive in a rapidly changing media landscape. The US television ind......more
"A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life ......more
A look at the entire history of Doctor Who for avid fans who want to better understand the history and societal impact o......more
Wide-ranging, in-depth analysis of Spanish-language television fiction after the 2008 global financial crisis. Crisis TV......more
Walter Brennan (1894-1974) was one of the greatest character actors in Hollywood history. He won three Academy Awards an......more
Designing the BBC is a compelling history of the groundbreaking work of the BBC’s Television Graphic Design Department f......more
Designing the BBC is a compelling history of the groundbreaking work of the BBC’s Television Graphic Design Department f......more
"After Mass Media explores how the business of series and movies have fragmented to become an international business of ......more
"After Mass Media explores how the business of series and movies have fragmented to become an international business of ......more
Celebrate your best Z Swagger life with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing fan book on everything there is to......more
Cole Porter (1891-1964) remains one of America’s most popular composer-songwriters, known for the many urbane, witty, ro......more
Citational Media foregrounds the potential of a body of counter-archival practices that have emerged in contem-porary vi......more
This Handbook offers new and previously unexplored comparative approaches to the field of New Cinema History. The volume......more
An insightful guide to the under-explored medium of anime, Crunchyroll’s Essential Anime features 50 influential and unf......more
Screening Sherlock is the first book-length academic study of the film and television career of the most famous detectiv......more
Uncover the truth behind Netflix’s The Crown with this guide separating royal fact from dramatic fiction. For six season......more
Welcome to the Wild West of Scotland In 1995, BBC One’s Hamish Macbeth broke all the rules of Sunday night TV. Set in th......more