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Production Mythology, Release Reality: Syfy’s Defiance

January 21, 2013
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Production Mythology, Release Reality: Syfy’s <i>Defiance</i>

While a complex production mythology makes Syfy's ambitious transmedia series/game Defiance unique, the first of two parts explores how this mythology also breeds uncertainty as the franchise's April debut nears.
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Nick Moms vs. NickMom

December 14, 2012
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Nick Moms vs. NickMom

Nick Jr.'s new NickMom lineup fits with its brand but ends up missing the mark with a core segment of its audience, highlighting the ambivalence surrounding contemporary representations of motherhood.
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Revisiting the Political Dimensions of John Fiske’s Work

September 5, 2012
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Revisiting the Political Dimensions of John Fiske’s Work

Part one in a series on "The Wisconsin Discourses."
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Save “Their” Show: Public Appeals of Studio Campaigning

August 28, 2012
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Save “Their” Show: Public Appeals of Studio Campaigning

As DirecTV, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon emerge as players in content distribution, we are seeing evidence of active campaigning by production studios finding new homes for their canceled shows.
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“You Want Me to Be Anderson Cooper”: Negotiating Queer Visibility on Husbands

August 23, 2012
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“You Want Me to Be Anderson Cooper”: Negotiating Queer Visibility on <i>Husbands</i>

Beyond the issue of depicting same-sex intimacy, Husbands does not really challenge the current norms of queer visibility.
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Campaign Contributions: “Mainstreaming” the Emmy Race

July 13, 2012
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Campaign Contributions: “Mainstreaming” the Emmy Race

While usually confined to niche websites, the Emmy nomination race broke into mainstream outlets as digital pages are turned over to Emmy contenders in exchange for potential advertising revenue.
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Diet by Disney?

July 4, 2012
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Diet by Disney?

The new "Mickey Check" logo for "Disney-approved" licensed food and beverage products is merely a new take on an old (and problematic) approach.
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Why Little Mosque Matters [Part 5]

June 28, 2012
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Why Little Mosque Matters [Part 5]

Why does Little Mosque matter to viewers, and why does it matter to television scholars?
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Report from the ATX Television Festival

June 10, 2012
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Report from the ATX Television Festival

What is a “television festival”? What might such an event look like? The answers emerged at the ATX Television Festival, held in downtown Austin, TX from June 1st to 3rd.
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The Pitch: Creativity in Advertising

May 14, 2012
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The Pitch: Creativity in Advertising

AMC's The Pitch documents the legacy of the Creative Revolution by showing proponents of creativity in advertising insisting on the value of artfulness over scientism.
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The Brotherhood of NBC

February 10, 2012
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The Brotherhood of NBC

When NBC aired its "Brotherhood of Man" promotion before the Super Bowl on Sunday, it provided a useful take on the network's biggest strength...and its potential weakness.
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Accessing the Cinematic Cloud

January 31, 2012
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Accessing the Cinematic Cloud

Recent comparisons to the early experience of using an ATM seem to offer quite a bit of potential for describing how we will be buying and watching movies and television shows in the near future.
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Posted in Current Events, Film, Film, Industry, Industry, Technology, Technology, TV, TV | 11 Comments »

SOPA: Just Say NOPA

December 22, 2011
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SOPA: Just Say NOPA

Whatever you’ve been doing on the internet in the last few weeks, chances are you ran across something about SOPA. And for good reason—SOPA might just be the most dangerous internet legislation the US government has ever considered.
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Posted in Film, Industry, Internet, Music, Politics, Technology, TV | 2 Comments »

Problematic Promotional Moments

October 13, 2011
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Problematic Promotional Moments

What happens when the television production schedule leads to promotions which are out of date by the time they air?
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DC Comics Goes All In

June 18, 2011
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DC Comics Goes All In

Is the comics industry doomed or simply too insular?
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