Cult television / Sara Gwenllian-Jones and Roberta E. Pearson, editors.
Contributor(s): Gwenllian-Jones, Sara
| Pearson, Roberta EPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, C2004001: 10136ISBN: 0816638314Subject(s): Television programmes | Science fiction and fantasy | GenresDDC classification: 791.456 GWE
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Exploring the definition and appeal of cult TV from Emma Peel to Buffy
A television series is tagged with the label "cult" by the media, advertisers, and network executives when it is considered edgy or offbeat, when it appeals to nostalgia, or when it is considered emblematic of a particular subculture. By these criteria, almost any series could be described as cult. Yet certain programs exert an uncanny power over their fans, encouraging them to immerse themselves within a fictional world.
In Cult Television leading scholars examine such shows as The X-Files; The Avengers; Doctor Who, Babylon Five; Star Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to determine the defining characteristics of cult television and map the contours of this phenomenon within the larger scope of popular culture. Contributors: Karen Backstein; David A. Black, Seton Hall U; Mary Hammond, Open U; Nathan Hunt, U of Nottingham; Mark Jancovich; Petra Kuppers, Bryant College; Philippe Le Guern, U of Angers, France; Alan McKee; Toby Miller, New York U; Jeffrey Sconce, Northwestern U; Eva Vieth.Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. ix)
- Part I. Cult
- 1. Toward a Constructivist Approach to Media Cults (p. 3)
- 2. The Mainstream, Distinction, and Cult TV (p. 27)
- 3. Quality Science Fiction: Babylon 5's Metatextual Universe (p. 45)
- 4. "Bright Particular Star": Patrick Stewart, Jean-Luc Picard, and Cult Television (p. 61)
- Part II. Fictions
- 5. Virtual Reality and Cult Television (p. 83)
- 6. Charactor; or, The Strange Case of Uma Peel (p. 99)
- 7. Flexing Those Anthropological Muscles: X-Files, Cult TV, and the Representation of Race and Ethnicity (p. 115)
- 8. Monsters and Metaphors: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Old World (p. 147)
- Part III. Fans
- 9. How to Tell the Difference between Production and Consumption: A Case Study in Doctor Who Fandom (p. 167)
- 10. Trainspotting The Avengers (p. 187)
- 11. Star Trek, Heaven's Gate, and Textual Transcendence (p. 199)
- 12. A Kind of German Star Trek: Raumpatrouille Orion and the Life of a Cult TV Series (p. 223)
- Contributors (p. 241)
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