Tag: Primetime
Strategies of Innovation in ‘High-End’ TV Drama: The Contribution of Cable
To Watch a Predator
by: Eric Freedman / Florida Atlantic University
Do the suspects of Dateline: To Catch a Predator have any right to privacy, or can they be freely featured as part of the flow of network television?
Trauma Time: Family, Community and Criminality in Close to Home
by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
How CBS’ Close to Home redefines motherhood, community and family values.
Stripping (Part 1)
by: Daniel Marcus / Goucher College
Several dramatic series have gained popularity and success through the process of being stripped for syndication. Stripping what was originally a weekly show offers viewers a different experience, allowing them to watch a new episode every day.
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?
We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV
by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
Making sense of the supernatural on prime-time.
