Sex, Media, Celebrity: A Queer Culture of Media Production
by: Adam Fish / UCLA
Subcultures become pop cultures and today’s underground emerges as tomorrow’s mainstream.
Tag: Television
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.
Why Do I Love Television So Very Much?
by: Alan McKee / Queensland University of Technology
Why is television my favourite medium, moreso than cinema, radio, even than books? Why does art make me so angry, television so joyful?
TiVoing Childhood
by: Jason Mittell / Middlebury College
What is television to a child who only knows TiVo?
Stripping (Part 2)
by: Daniel Marcus / Goucher College
How does stripping popular series for syndication affect the how viewers receive actors, subplots, and secondary characters? In the final installment of his two-part series on stripping, Marcus explores the impact of syndication practices and raises some interesting questions about how cable channels and DVD technology alter how we watch TV.
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.
Speculation with Spoilers
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?
“You Got to Know When to Hold Em”: Notes Against the Academicization of Television
by: Walter Metz / University of Montana-Bozeman
The relentless pressure to be taken seriously must not prevent TV scholars from admitting that on occasion, like the average viewers, they do slack in front of the tube. Metz watches “Poker TV” or even the Simpson’s just for their saccharine appeals and for relaxation purposes.
The Worst Happened
by: Cynthia Fuchs / George Mason University
While remaining largely unnoticed, Discovery Times’ Off to War provides a much needed perspective on the war in Iraq.
TV in the Season of Compassion Fatigue
by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
What, ultimately, drives the production and consumption of television disaster coverage?