TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shimpach, Shawn
TI  - Television in transition: the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero 
SN  - 9781405185356
AV  - PN 1992.8.A317 .Sh55 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Heroes on television
KW  - Action and adventure television programs
KW  - United States
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Great Britain
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index; MC
N2  - 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?
ER  -