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Quality Popular Television

Paperback • 2008 • English

Quality Popular Television: Cult TV, the Industry and Fans (BFI Modern Classics)

By Jancovich, Mark, Lyons, James

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About the book

Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? Looking at shows as diverse as "Ally McBeal", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Star Trek" it examines the particular qualities necessary for success and how they relate to issues such as the economics of network scheduling.

Television
Television: styles and genres
Television: reality shows

Book details

ISBN

9780851709413

Publisher

British Film Institute

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Quality Popular Television

Format

Paperback

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