Featuring ships of the Borg and vessels of the Delta Quadrant, the first of two companion volumes of ships from STAR TRE......more
What makes a horror television drama interesting? Like any other drama, it is often the character development or plot, a......more
The British journalist C. P. Scott once said of television, ’Not a nice word. Greek and Latin mixed. Clumsy.’ From its e......more
LEXX Unauthorized, Series 4 - The Little Blue Marble. The final chapter in the saga of LEXX, and its crew: Kai, an undea......more
Since the 1990s, the expropriation of canonical works of cinema has been a fundamental dimension of art-film exploration......more
Why are psychoanalysts fascinated with literature and other arts? And why do so many novels, plays, films, and televisio......more
When the Television Food Network launched in 1993, its programming was conceived as educational: it would teach people h......more
The compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling, based on t......more
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Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, and Jimmy Kimmel--these comedians are household names whose satirical takes ......more
Gender representation in Mexico’s contemporary audio-visual landscape This book focusses on gender and the audio-visual ......more
The book is divided into chapters: I. Politics and history, II. Technologies and media, III. Traditions and law, IV. Sci......more
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Instant New York Times bestseller! The Emmy Award-winning star of General Hospital chronicles his astonishing and emotio......more
Since 1966, the Star Trek television franchise has used outer space and the thrilling adventures of the crews of the U.S......more
A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EAR From the author of Queen Sugar--now a critically acclaimed series on......more
A deep dive into the wildly successful 1990s animated series Batman. It’s possible that no other version of Batman has b......more
Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet......more
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The word "ventriloquism" has traditionally referred to the act of throwing one’s voice into an object that appears to sp......more
Busted families, broken hearts, secrets and corruption are the lifeblood of The CW’s gothic horror series Riverdale. The......more
Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of Engl......more
The contributors to Media Crossroads examine space and place in media as they intersect with sexuality, race, ethnicity,......more
The contributors to Media Crossroads examine space and place in media as they intersect with sexuality, race, ethnicity,......more
This book offers an introductory guide to sports TV, its history in the United States, the genre’s defining characterist......more
Readers of the Routledge Television Guidebook on Sports will be introduced to the history of sports television in the Un......more
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At the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, a global audience of nearly one billion viewers were treated to th......more
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Through interviews with world-renowned UCLA screenwriting professor Lew Hunter, Oscar-winning screenwriters and multiple......more
Telling an American Horror Story collects essays from new and established critics looking at the many ways the horror an......more
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Go behind the scenes of the animated series Legend of Korra Book One - Air--created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan......more
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Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s c......more
Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of popular 1980s c......more
Kathy Garver, the heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair, was a journeywoman actress who appeared in such classic ......more
In recent years, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television. In particular, Black characters h......more
NBC’s Hannibal only lasted for three seasons but became a critical darling and quickly inspired a ravenous fanbase. Brya......more
This collection examines the peculiarly modern phenomenon of voyeurism as it is experienced through the digital screen. ......more
Between 1995 and 2000, the number of music videos airing on MTV dropped by 36 percent. As an alternative to the twenty-f......more
Between 1995 and 2000, the number of music videos airing on MTV dropped by 36 percent. As an alternative to the twenty-f......more
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The notion of seriality and serial identity performance runs as a strong undercurrent through much of the fields of gend......more
He was Red Skelton’s favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy. In his 15-year Hollywoo......more
What makes someone a playwright? How do their identities and ideas interweave and co-exist? What permanent truths can we......more
What makes someone a playwright? How do their identities and ideas interweave and co-exist? What permanent truths can we......more
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This book defends an account of ambiguity which illuminates the aesthetic possibilities of film and the nature of film c......more
Science has always been part of Doctor Who. The first episode featured scenes in a science laboratory and a science teac......more
As the videogame industry has grown up, the need for better stories and characters has dramatically increased, yet tradi......more
Acting in the Million Dollar Minute deals exclusively with the art of acting in commercials. Updated, revised, and expan......more
This book illustrates how Queen Sugar acts as an industry model for exemplary representation of Black women in televisio......more
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This book provides an analysis of five of the best known comedies of the award winning American film makers Joel and Eth......more
This collection of new essays examines how the injection of supernatural creatures and mythologies transformed the hugel......more
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Featuring a classic quote from Monica Geller and the yellow iconic frame of her apartment door, this notebook includes 2......more
Through popular movies starring Bruce Lee and songs like the disco hit "Kung Fu Fighting," martial arts have found a cen......more
This book explores "Making of" sites as a genre of cultural artefact. Moving beyond "making-of" documentaries, the book ......more
With its focus on the popular television genre of Nordic noir, this book examines subtle and explicit manifestations of ......more
Using rhetorical criticism as a research method, this book examines how public memory is created in the first four seaso......more
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Since 1980, when neoliberal and neoconservative forces began their hostile takeover of western culture, a new type of po......more
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This book is a research conducted on the pan-Arab TV station al-Mayadeen. It investigates a growing political trend and ......more
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LEXX Unauthorized, Series 3 - It’s Hot and It’s Cold. The continuing story of Kai, an undead assassin, Zev, a combinatio......more
Music and the Atomic Bomb on American Television, 1950-1969 is the first book to consider the important role that music ......more
As humans, it is our trust in something larger than ourselves that invests our lives with meaning and value. We hope tha......more
A pioneering study at the intersection of religion and media, Small Screen, Big Picture treats television as a virtual m......more
"Drawing from decades of experience, performing, writing, teaching, improvising, directing, and casting comedy, Los Ange......more
Music and the Atomic Bomb on American Television, 1950-1969 is the first book to consider the important role that music ......more