Investigating Heroes: Essays on Truth, Justice and Quality TV
by
David Simmons (Editor)
McFarland & Company (series)
by
David Simmons (Editor)
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Paperback Book Details
- 177 Pages
- Paperback
- Released: November 28, 2011
- Originally Released: 2011
- Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
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Edited by | David Simmons |
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Premiering in September of 2006, the weekly NBC television series "Heroes" was an immediate commercial and critical hit, lasting four successful seasons. "Heroes" follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each successive episode exploring how these people react to and utilize their powers for good or for evil. This collection of essays explores a variety of issues surrounding "Heroes", examining the series' content, marketing and reception. Also investigated is the show's fusion of "cult" and mainstream elements of television, analyzing its ability to combine so-called lowbrow elements (comic books and superheroes) with a high-quality television form prizing such factors as moral ambiguity and depth of characterization--and what this blending process suggests about the current hybrid state of genre television, and about the medium as a whole.
Product Info
- ISBN: 0786459360
- EAN: 9780786459360
- Shipping Weight: 5.70/lbs (approx)
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