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Monetizing the Maze: How the Internet Covers Westworld
Myles McNutt / Old Dominion University

November 22, 2016 Myles McNutt / Old Dominion University One comment

Using the new HBO series Westworld, Myles McNutt discusses the shifts in television and media coverage that feeds theory-driven conversations and enables a set of forensic fan practices.

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Brand Loyalty vs. show loyalty, the strange case of Virgin vs. Sky

March 21, 2007 Nichola Dobson / Independent Scholar 2 comments

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.

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Let Me Tell You—

March 9, 2007 Craig Jacobsen / Mesa Community College 6 comments

by: Craig Jacobsen / Mesa Community College
What’s new, or at least notable by degree, is the attention being given to the portrayal of storytelling within broadcast network programming.

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Producers, Publics, and Podcasts: Where Does Television Happen?

January 26, 2006 Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University 7 comments

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
An investigation of the tangled creative relationship between fans and the television industry in the age of the internet.

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Speculation with Spoilers

December 2, 2005 Jonathan Gray / University of Wisconsin - Madison 6 comments

by: Jonathan Gray / Fordham University
It is now possible to discover upcoming plot twists in your favorite television series with a little internet research. How does the proliferation of “spoilers” in online fan communities change the way we understand television spectatorship?

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We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV

November 18, 2005 Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University 3 comments

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
Making sense of the supernatural on prime-time.

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Get Lost in a Good Story: Serial Creativity on a Desert Island

September 23, 2005 David Lavery / Brunel University 7 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Can Lost sustain its suspense while retaining the good faith of and credibility with a deeply inquisitive viewership, determined to puzzle out its mysteries?

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Television For Swing States

April 1, 2005 Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7 comments

by: Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How television can help to create common ground among citizens.

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Over*Flow: “It’s Not Steroids, It’s Testosterone!”: Deconstructing Gender and Sex in Bros (2022)
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"Blonde is a Kind of Person": A Cultural History of the Dumb Blonde
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20 Sep

New in Over*Flow: @renherold and @cinefeminism examine the deconstruction of cis gay masculinity in the 2022 semi-satirical gay rom-com Bros, reassessing its "bad object" status. Read more here: https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/09/over-flow-gender-sex-bros/

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NOPE is about the eye of the camera, but also Black defiance of it. Read Sophia Abbey's brief but excellent piece at @FlowTV, "Gazing Upwards: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Resistance in Nope." #OpenAccess
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Happy Tuesday, and happy Volume 29.07 release day! The final issue of Flow in the spring features work from @baker_r_r, @Naledgesince82, @caitmckinney, @MichaelSocolow, and Michele White! Read the full issue here: http://flowjournal.org

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TGIF!! Celebrate by reading vol. 29.06-up on the site now. Thx to @jenholt13 @rebeccasholt @kevindriscoll and @TrueIcaRash for their contributions!!

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