Heather Urbanski

The Science Fiction Reboot

Canon, Innovation and Fandom in Refashioned Franchises

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Produktbeschreibung

This analysis examines several recent reimagined science fiction franchises (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, V, and Star Wars) in order to capture how "reboots" work from a fan perspective. Previous encounters with these stories make the reboot experience distinct for fan-viewers, who bring with them a set of expectations and knowledge, often tied to franchise canon that cannot be separated from the new film or television series. Even when elements of the original versions are maintained, memories of them influence the narrative encounter. This book considers reimagined texts from several levels, including the medium, the characters, and the world building, to break down and then explore the reboot experience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780786465095
• ISBN-10: 0786465093
• Artikelnr.: 36395823

Autorenporträt

Heather Urbanski is currently an assistant professor of English at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction: The Reboot Experience Part I : Narrative Theory
1.
How Stories Work Part II : Text Introduction
2.
Red Shirts and Blue Lightsabers: Description as Visual Signs
3.
Puppets and Suits versus Digital Effects: Medium and deleteTechnology
4.
Power of the Score: Music and Sound Part III : Story Introduction
5.
Cheering in the Theater: Sequence and Chronology
6.
"A certain point of view": Focalization Part IV : Fabula Introduction
7.
"Our destinies have changed": Events and Process
8.
Alien Terrorists in New York: Setting and Place
9.
Family Relations and Tensions: Actors and Characters 10.
Medical Student to FBI Agent: Actors and Functions Part V : Narrative Worlds of Science Fiction Introduction 11.
World Building: Alternative Narratologies for Science Fiction 12.
The Franchise World: The Role of Narrative Context and deleteCanon 13.
The "Real" World: Traces of the Cultural Context Afterword: The Fandom Experience Appendix: For Further Reading Chapter Notes Works Cited Index