Posts Tagged ‘ narrative ’

Aesthetics and Affiliation in Gotham

March 24, 2015
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Aesthetics and Affiliation in <i>Gotham</i>

When Fox’s drama Gotham first premiered, it immediately became clear that its villains were going to be one of the primary foci. After all, while the series’ ostensible protagonists are Detective Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and the very young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz), Gotham’s aesthetic suggests that it is actually the two primary villains, Fish Mooney...
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Downloading Serial (part 2)

October 24, 2014
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Downloading <i>Serial</i> (part 2)

As we wait to fill the serial gaps between Serial episodes, let's explore the podcast's use of temporality.
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Report From the TV Academy Faculty Seminar (Part 1)

November 21, 2012
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Report From the TV Academy Faculty Seminar (Part 1)

A group of TV Studies faculty share their impressions from a week-long Television Academy seminar.
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When Professional Wrestling Gets Real

October 24, 2012
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When Professional Wrestling Gets Real

When little is off-limits in terms of storytelling fodder and anything can be expected, how can the audience tell when something truly unexpected happens?
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Millennial Address and Narrative Synthesis: Another Look at Pretty Little Liars

February 8, 2011
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Millennial Address and Narrative Synthesis: Another Look at Pretty Little Liars

Does Pretty Little Liars hold the key to millennial narrative construction?
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Summer Media: Reading Sookie Stackhouse

Summer Media: Reading Sookie Stackhouse

True Blood begins its third season on HBO this summer, but perhaps more fun than catching up on the show's previous seasons is reading the series of novels and short stories on which the show is based.
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Report from SCMS: Saturday

March 21, 2010
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Report from SCMS: Saturday

In addition to granting Midwesterners like me the chance to reintroduce the concept of sunshine to our bare arms, another one of the advantageous by-products of the Los Angeles setting for the SCMS conference this year has been the opportunity for film and TV industry professionals to join our discussions. Saturday’s sessions offered the...
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Over-Seasoning Buffy

March 6, 2010
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Over-Seasoning Buffy

The concept of "the season" simply doesn't translate from TV to comic books.
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