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The Television Genre Book

Creeber, Glen(Edited by)Miller, Toby(Edited by)Tulloch, John(Edited by)
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As with film, genre is central to the industry and visual form that is television.

This book provides an introduction to the subject's core debates, issues and concerns.

It is divided into eight sections: what is genre?; drama; soap opera; comedy; popular entertainment; children's television; and news and documentary.

The central analysis is supported by in-depth "grey box" studies and relevant information on a varied range of television programmes such as: "The Oprah Winfrey Show"; "The Simpsons"; "Star Trek"; "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"; "Twin Peaks"; "Walking with Dinosaurs"; "The Singing Detective"; "Big Brother"; and channels such as CNN, Discovery and MTV.

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Product Details
BFI Publishing
0851708498 / 9780851708492
Paperback
791.45
01/09/2001
United Kingdom
English
xi, 163p. : ill.
25 cm
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