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The Best of Television: The Inaugural Flow Critics’ Poll

September 22, 2006 Jason Mittell / Middlebury College 10 comments

by: Jason Mittell / Middlebury College
And the winner is…

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Wasn’t That Show Cancelled? – The Increasing DVD Phenomenon

September 22, 2006 Nichola Dobson / Independent Scholar 9 comments

by: Nichola Dobson / Independent Scholar
The expectation seems to be emerging that at the end of any series, or season, the show will be distributed and sold on DVD.

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Reality TV Is Undemocratic

September 22, 2006 Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa 9 comments

by: Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa
In its broadest sense, the term “democratic” is invoked to indicate that the public has been given a choice of some sort, or even more generally that it has been provided with the opportunity to “participate.” Are the limited forms of engagement that Reality TV provides truly “democratic”?

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Television and the Practice of “Criticism”

September 22, 2006 John Corner / University of Liverpool 3 comments

by: John Corner / University of Liverpool
How contemplating criticism for television calls into question the very nature of criticism itself.

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Rethinking Meaning Making: Watching Serial TV on DVD

September 22, 2006 Amanda D. Lotz / University of Michigan 5 comments

by: Amanda Lotz / University of Michigan
The rapid rise of TV on DVD prompts us to rethink and reexamine television audiences.

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lonelygirl15: The Pleasures and Perils of Participation

September 22, 2006 Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 comments

by: Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
The Internet has been the site of a zillion hoaxes, so what is so special about lonelygirl15?

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