A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Comics to Film (And Halfway Back Again): A DVD Essay
by: Drew Morton / UCLA
By constructing visual essays, cinema and media studies scholars dip their hands into processes they think and write so much about.
Brand Loyalty vs. show loyalty, the strange case of Virgin vs. Sky
by: Nichola Dobson / Independent Scholar
Caught in between disputing media cable providers, audiences find alternative ways to circumvent the
media’s economically driven programming strategies.
Network Television’s Ongoing Struggle with Web-based Television
by: Ray Cha / Independent Scholar
Peers accepted, provide online channels for established media.
Redefining Indecency
by: John McMurria / DePaul University
Television networks fearful of steep fines and consumer backlash rush to ensure decency standards are upheld. This article looks at indecency in myriad of ways, from the Superbowl pre-game and half-time shows to the funeral of Coretta Scott King.
Micro-Ethnographies of the Screen: Sundance 2006
by: Dan Leopard / St. Mary’s College of California
A discussion of the small screens, Sundance, and the future of independent film distribution.
An Arresting Development
by: Jason Mittell / Middlebury College
What can the cancellation of Arrested Development tell us about the present and future state of the television industry?
Devils in the Details
by: Christine Becker / University of Notre Dame
HDTV and the future of television — what are the possibilities?
Broadcasting Is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting
by: John McMurria / DePaul University
As Internet companies move towards increasing video content they have begun to look to television as a model. What lessons can be learned from the history of broadcast as Internet/TV convergence gains momentum? In 4 case studies of Internet/TV convergence, the issues of access, fair use and public initiatives are explored and critiqued.
Comedy is a Woman in Trouble
by: Heather Hendershot / Queens College
Questioning Comedy Central’s fixation on the male audience.
TV Revisiting TV: Why TV Does the “Remake” Better than Movies Do
by: Sharon Ross / Columbia College Chicago
How film remakes TV, and how TV remakes TV, too.
Laughs and Legends, or the Furniture that Glows?: Television as History
by: John Hartley / Queensland College of Technology
How do we write television as history?
Reconsidering the Technological Limitations and Potential of Large Format
by: Mary L. Nucci / Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
An examination of the state of IMAX film and how digital remastering of Hollywood films may affect the format.
