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David Lavery / Brunel University

The Crying Game: Why Television Brings Us to Tears

March 9, 2007 David Lavery / Brunel University 23 comments

by: David Lavery / Brunel University
On media and the observation that we still have no valid, philosophically sophisticated theory of why we laugh and cry.

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24: Jumping the Shark Every Minute

September 8, 2006 David Lavery / Brunel University 3 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennesse State University
24, a show that experiments radically with the nature and form of televisuality, has taken “shark-jumping” to a new level.

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(TV)antipathy: A Prolegomena to the Metaphysics of Television Hating, Part Two

June 16, 2006 David Lavery / Brunel University 3 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennesse State University
Part Two of Two–An evolving commentary on the critical tendency to love-to-hate TV.

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(TV)antipathy: A Prolegomena to the Metaphysics of Television Hating, Part One

April 14, 2006 David Lavery / Brunel University 5 comments

By: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Part One of Two–An evolving commentary on the mind-numbing role of TV in individual and social life.

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The Allusions of Television

January 26, 2006 David Lavery / Brunel University 9 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
TV’s taking a bad rap within the halls of the academy. Here are a few reasons why it’s not just a “vast wasteland” for the literarily challenged.

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Irony Irony: The Mission (Accomplished) of The Daily Show

November 18, 2005 David Lavery / Brunel University 9 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Sham or not, The Daily Show remains deeply committed to its mission: “truthiness.”

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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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Over*Flow: “Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympics”
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