Television in transition : the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero / Shawn Shimpach.
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TextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781405185356
- PN 1992.8.A317 .Sh55 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.
Contents: Introduction: the time and space of television in transition -- Television in transition -- The hero -- How to watch television -- Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan -- Smallville : "no flights, no tights" : doing business with Superman -- 24 : in real time -- Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space -- Conclusion: do when need another hero?
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