Sarah Stuart

Into the Looking Glass

Exploring the Worlds of Fringe

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Produktbeschreibung

A holistic approach to television criticism, this analytical companion to the popular show "Fringe" examines the drama's mythology and unveils its mysteries while exposing significant cultural issues addressed in each episode. With a strong basis in science fiction, "Fringe "has all of the archetypal characters and themes of the genre, from the covert mastermind and the mad scientist to dangerous advances in technology, parallel worlds, and man-made monsters. This guide explores how the show uses these elements to tap into a deeper understanding of the human experience. Less focused on individual episodes, this book is split into three parts, each discussing a broad element of the narrative experience of the first three seasons of this multilayered show.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ECW Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9781770410510
• ISBN-10: 1770410511
• Artikelnr.: 33553956

Autorenporträt

Sarah Clarke Stuart teaches composition, literature, and popular culture at the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville. She is also the author of Literary Lost: Viewing Television through the Lens of Literature and is an active blogger in the world of science fiction television, and a contributor to Lost University, a special feature of the Lost season 6 Blu-ray.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Part I: Establishing Fringe as a Science Fiction Classic
* Olivia Dunham: The Stoic Hero(-ine)
* Walter Bishop: The Mad Scientist
* ZFT: The Clandestine Operative
* Massive Dynamic: The Corporate Conglomerate
* The End of the World: Impending War and Destruction
* Ethically Problematic Science and Technology
* Time Travel: Bugs in Amber
3. Part II: Into a Glass Darkly
* The Father, the Son, and the Trans-Universal Machine
* Technology and Humanity
* Looking-Glass Worlds: The Alternate Universe
* Faith and Science: White Tulips and Soul Magnets
* UNSUB: The Observers
4. Part III: Audience: The Small Screen as Looking Glass
* Transmedia Storytelling: Comics, Games, and Marketing
* The Fringedom: Fans, Critics, and Social Media
* Mirror and Lens: Reflection and Refraction Through the Screen
5. Fringe Episodes
6. Sources
7. Acknowledgements