| Description |
xii, 256 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: The not TV industry / Marc Leverette -- Para-television and discourses of distinction / Avi Santo -- And now no word from our sponsors / Tony Kelso -- Will yingshuiji buzz help HBO Asia / Shawn McIntosh -- It's not TV, it's HBO's original programming / Janet McCabe and Kim Akass -- The not TV text / Brian L. Ott -- Carnivale / David Marc -- Challenging sitcom conventions / Lisa Williamson -- Cocksucker, motherfucker, tits / Marc Leverette -- Baltimore on the wire / Blake D. Ethridge -- The not TV audience / Cara Louise Buckley -- K street / Conor McGrath -- Praise you like I should / Rhiannon Bury -- Fashion(able/ing) selves / Cara Louise Buckley and Brian L. Ott -- No country for the infirm? / Joanna L. Di Mattia |
| Summary |
Summary: "This collection of new essays by an international group of media scholars argues that HBO, as part of the leading edge of television, is at the center of television studies' interests in market positioning, style, content, technology, and political economy. The contributors focus on pioneering areas of analysis and new critical approaches in television studies today, highlighting unique aspects of the "HBO effect" to explore new perspectives on contemporary television from radical changes in technology to dramatic shifts in viewing habits." |
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"It's Not TV provides fresh insights into the "post-television network" by examining HBO's phenomenally popular and pioneering shows, including The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Sex and the City as well as its failed series, such as K Street and The Comeback. The contributors also explore the production process itself and the creation of a brand commodity, along with HBO's place as a market leader and technological innovator."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Home Box Office (Firm)
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Cable television -- United States.
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Television broadcasting -- United States.
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| Author |
Buckley, Cara Louise.
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Leverette, Marc.
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Ott, Brian L.
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| LC no. |
2007039971 |
| ISBN |
0203928865 (e-book) |
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0415960371 (hardback) |
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041596038X (paperback) |
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9780203928868 (ebook) |
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9780415960373 (hardback) |
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9780415960380 (paperback) |
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