Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Television in transition :

Shimpach, Shawn.

Television in transition : the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero / Shawn Shimpach. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - x, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.

Introduction: the time and space of television in transition -- Television in transition -- The hero -- How to watch television -- Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan -- Smallville : "no flights, no tights" : doing business with Superman -- 24 : in real time -- Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space -- Conclusion: do when need another hero?

9781405185356 140518535X

2010002110


Heroes on television.
Action and adventure television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Action and adventure television programs--History and criticism.--Great Britain

PN1992.8. A317 / S55 2010

791.45/652