This book expands our understanding of postwar television and US culture by focusing on variety programs. It looks at ho......more

From the star of the "deeply funny, unexpectedly informative" (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth, a he......more

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The Persistence of Television examines more than 60 years of television to identify the elements that have entertained a......more

This book examines the soap opera ratings in the U.S., UK, and Australia to identify the trends and analyze the discussi......more

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The actors who played Topanga, Shawn, and Eric on Boy Meets World expand on their hit podcast, Pod Meets World, in a nos......more

Jane Leeves--who starred as Frasier’s beloved and eccentric Daphne Moon--tells her unique and intimate story of coming i......more

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This interdisciplinary book of twelve chapters explores not only Shakespeare, but also more than Shakespeare, including ......more

Presenting a wide range of new scholarly approaches, this is the first volume to critique the highly influential televis......more

This is the first dedicated overview of the international television romantic comedy genre, Mary Irwin builds on the cri......more

Television in the 1950s was home to a stunning lineup of heroic personae. They were policemen, private eyes, Old West la......more

A step-by-step practical guide to all types of comedy writing, filled with invaluable advice, exercises, interviews, too......more

The bestselling cookbook for fans of The Golden Girls--celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary TV series! Relive......more

Go inside the writers’ room and onto the set of the honorary queen of comfort shows--with exclusive interviews from the ......more

How does serial drama earn, keep, and reward our attention for so long--over episodes, seasons, months, and years? While......more

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Step into the shadowy halls of Nevermore Academy to save the school from assured destruction in this officially licensed......more

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Combining history, theory, case studies and practical guidance, this book offers a critical introduction to interdiscipl......more

The American Film Institute has ranked Some Like it Hot as the greatest comedy of the 20th century for 25 years. However......more

This open access book presents a dozen academic essays that variously discuss obscure films by Ingmar Bergman, or hither......more

This open access book offers a feminist cultural history of Spain of the 1970s, exploring the work of women in the audio......more

Since the 1950s, television flooded the American soundscape with not just pictures but sounds, a constant aural stream i......more

Since the 1950s, television flooded the American soundscape with not just pictures but sounds, a constant aural stream i......more

Television Is Where You Find It is a revelatory journey into the overlooked world of feature filmmakers who brought thei......more

Part memoir, part manifesto, this is the story of a woman determined to go deep inside a business she was raised to hate......more

Part memoir, part manifesto, this is the story of a woman determined to go deep inside a business she was raised to hate......more

This book explores the ’culture of caution’ within Islamic television talk show production, with a primary focus on the ......more

This book explores the intricate landscape of youth representation on television, shedding new light on how tweens, teen......more

To watch television is to watch bodies in motion: walking, dancing, cooking, fighting, running, playing, travelling, and......more

Exploring the phenomenon of Femslash fanfiction (fan narratives that bring together heterosexual female characters from ......more

A thoughtful exploration of the work of this unique comedian and writer. Caroline Aherne was one of the most influential......more

Hermes Press continues its long association with the original Gothic suspense television series "Dark Shadows" with the ......more

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Designing Eurovision is the first book-length study of the visual and design elements of the Eurovision Song Contest (ES......more

Designing Eurovision is the first book-length study of the visual and design elements of the Eurovision Song Contest (ES......more

Adored by battalions of devotees and maligned by others for melodramatic twists and turns, soap operas have had an outsi......more

For the past 25 years, castaways have arrived on a secluded island to compete for the coveted $1 million prize on one of......more

An Atria Book. Atria Books has a great book for every reader....more

The Total Black Experience is the first book to chronicle the history and social significance of Positively Black, one o......more

The Total Black Experience is the first book to chronicle the history and social significance of Positively Black, one o......more

This edited collection offers the first authoritative study of masculinity in the British situation comedy. The volume u......more

Examining Netflix’s global influence through its complex global-local dynamics in Korean media. Korea is a global entert......more

From the creator of the highly popular Kardashian Kolloquium comes a new media manifesto for the TikTok age, blending th......more

New York City’s downtown scene of the 1970s and 1980s is synonymous with underground film, video, and performance art. M......more

The ultimate (unofficial) Survivor book for fans from the contestant-turned-host of Rob Has a Podcast. Rob Cesternino ha......more

The Bachelor franchise has been around for over two decades and amassed an army of fans across its four shows. While con......more

This book offers various approaches to understanding the short form in television. The collection is structured in three......more

Technologies and technological futures are always socially situated, relational, and enmeshed in (dominant) narratives o......more

It’s finally time for Jan, Jan, Jan! As Jan Brady, America’s most memorable middle child on the beloved TV sitcom, The B......more

THE BUMPER QUIZ BOOK BASED ON THE HIT TV SERIES, AND LET’S PLAY THE WEAKEST LINK . . . AT HOME! Everyone’s favourite gam......more

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A rumination on the revolutionary 1980s Swiss road movie Reisender Krieger. In the search for the one true Swiss road mo......more

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and R......more

Irony and Sincerity in Contemporary Television: Playing Nice in Aesthetics and Politics argues that the 21st-century pol......more

The emerging field of historical game studies focuses on the representations of the past in digital games. One aspect, h......more

This book analyzes, for the first time, innovative Mexican television drama of the current decade. It provides an accoun......more

On the evening of 26 January 1926, inventor John Logie Baird held a public demonstration in his workspace on London’s Fr......more

The unbelievable insider stories of how they ’got the shot’! Cinematic Immunity tells the story of New York City’s movie......more

An exploration of how nonlinear storytelling opens a post-Newtonian reality and changes both the hero’s journey and how ......more

The Wit and Wisdom of Dad’s Army is packed with amusing quotes from the TV show, including many classic one-liners from ......more

Reality television and social media display how people sometimes go to extreme lengths to obtain fame. When the pursuit ......more

This book encloses an interdisciplinary examination of Korean music’s evolution, contextual interactions, and global pos......more

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Black and Blue TV explores the ways television productions have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement. Television......more

Black and Blue TV explores the ways television productions have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement. Television......more

This book explores the synergetic cooperation and sometimes complex relationship between Western pop songs and East Asia......more

This book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the identity-forming interplay between text, textiles, and skin in ......more

Across Time and Space is a journey through all televised Doctor Who episodes. It began as a blog. Doctor Who fan Tony Cr......more