Matthew Pateman

Joss Whedon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive analysis of Whedonâ s role in shaping the twenty-first-century TV landscape, featuring unique access to drafts of scripts and other source material. The book offers both detailed assessments of individual episodes and overarching histories of production. An essential and timely contribution to TV scholarship. -- .

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Produktdetails

• The Television Series
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 141mm x 216mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9780719077814
• ISBN-10: 0719077818
• Artikelnr.: 47865065

Autorenporträt

Matthew Pateman is Head of Department of Media at Edge Hill University and Professor of Contemporary Popular Aesthetics

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I 1 'Buffy is the Slayer. Don't tell anyone': creating a
cultural phenomenon: the first three years of Buffy 2 'How do you know what
this guy's gonna do?' Producing worlds, changing worlds 1999-2004 3 'There
are so many things I'd like to be': multi-media polymath and rise of
mainstream cult 2005-17 Part II 4 'I must say, it's a delightful change to
have someone else around who can explain these matters': narrative and
genre: the exposition scene in Buffy 5 'I love a story with scope':
narratives in Angel: cross overs, complexity and conclusions 6 'Come with
me now, if you will, gentle viewers': non-Whedon scripted episodes: Jane
Espenson, popular culture and authorship 7 'Why'd this get so complicated?'
Narrative and televisual analysis: a brief excursus using Firefly 8 'I can
bring back the world': Dollhouse: narrating the tabula rasa Coda: 'I'm not
done baking' Appendix 1: Jane Espenson correspondence Appendix 2:
Definitive guide to Whedon output week-by-week Index