The Resource The essential cult TV reader, edited by David Lavery
The essential cult TV reader, edited by David Lavery
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Resource Information
The item The essential cult TV reader, edited by David Lavery represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The Essential Cult TV Reader is a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some shows gaining large, mainstream audiences. By exploring the defining characteristics of cult TV, The Essential Cult TV Reader traces the development of this once obscure form and explains how cult TV achieved its current status as legitimate television. The essays explore a wide range of cult programs, from early shows such as
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (410 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction: how cult TV became mainstream / David Lavery
- Absolutely fabulous / Angelina I. Karpovich
- The adventures of Brisco County, Jr. / Bartley Porter and Lynnette Porter
- Alias / Henrik Örnebring
- Angel / Joyce Millman
- The avengers / Angelina I. Karpovich
- Battlestar Galactica / Ian Maull and David Lavery
- Blake's 7 / Steven Duckworth
- Buffy the vampire slayer / Milly Williamson
- The comeback / Joanne Morreale
- The daily show and The Colbert report / Sam Ford
- Dark shadows / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley
- Dexter / Michele Byers
- Doctor Who / Matt Hills
- Farscape / Jes Battis
- Firefly / J.P. Telotte
- Freaks and geeks / Jonathan Gray
- Heroes / Nikki Stafford
- The league of gentlemen / Leon Hunt
- Life on Mars / Robin Nelson
- Lost / Marc Dolan
- Miami vice / Jon Stratton
- Monty Python's flying circus / Marcia Landy
- My so-called life / Michele Byers
- Mystery science theater 3000 / Robert Holtzclaw
- The prisoner / Douglas L. Howard
- Quantum leap / Lynnette Porter
- Red dwarf / Dee Amy-Chinn
- Roswell / Stan Beeler
- The Simpsons / Jonathan Gray
- South Park / Jason Jacobs
- Stargate SG-1 / Angela Ndalianis
- The Star trek franchise / Rhonda V. Wilcox
- Supernatural / Alison Peirse
- This life / Stephen Lacey
- Torchwood / Matt Hills
- 24 / Steven Peacock
- The twilight zone / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley
- Twin peaks / David Bianculli
- Ultraviolet / Stacey Abbott
- Veronica Mars / Sue Turnbull
- Wonderfalls / Stan Beeler
- Xena : warrior princess / Carolyn Skelton
- The X-files / Mikel J. Koven
- Isbn
- 9780813150208
- Label
- The essential cult TV reader
- Title
- The essential cult TV reader
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by David Lavery
- Title variation
- Essential cult television reader
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Essential Cult TV Reader is a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some shows gaining large, mainstream audiences. By exploring the defining characteristics of cult TV, The Essential Cult TV Reader traces the development of this once obscure form and explains how cult TV achieved its current status as legitimate television. The essays explore a wide range of cult programs, from early shows such as
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Essential readers in contemporary media and culture
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- Television series
- Television viewers
- Television series
- Television viewers
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- Television series
- Television viewers
- Great Britain
- United States
- Label
- The essential cult TV reader, edited by David Lavery
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: how cult TV became mainstream / David Lavery -- Absolutely fabulous / Angelina I. Karpovich -- The adventures of Brisco County, Jr. / Bartley Porter and Lynnette Porter -- Alias / Henrik Örnebring -- Angel / Joyce Millman -- The avengers / Angelina I. Karpovich -- Battlestar Galactica / Ian Maull and David Lavery -- Blake's 7 / Steven Duckworth -- Buffy the vampire slayer / Milly Williamson -- The comeback / Joanne Morreale -- The daily show and The Colbert report / Sam Ford -- Dark shadows / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley -- Dexter / Michele Byers -- Doctor Who / Matt Hills -- Farscape / Jes Battis -- Firefly / J.P. Telotte -- Freaks and geeks / Jonathan Gray -- Heroes / Nikki Stafford -- The league of gentlemen / Leon Hunt -- Life on Mars / Robin Nelson -- Lost / Marc Dolan -- Miami vice / Jon Stratton -- Monty Python's flying circus / Marcia Landy -- My so-called life / Michele Byers -- Mystery science theater 3000 / Robert Holtzclaw -- The prisoner / Douglas L. Howard -- Quantum leap / Lynnette Porter -- Red dwarf / Dee Amy-Chinn -- Roswell / Stan Beeler -- The Simpsons / Jonathan Gray -- South Park / Jason Jacobs -- Stargate SG-1 / Angela Ndalianis -- The Star trek franchise / Rhonda V. Wilcox -- Supernatural / Alison Peirse -- This life / Stephen Lacey -- Torchwood / Matt Hills -- 24 / Steven Peacock -- The twilight zone / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley -- Twin peaks / David Bianculli -- Ultraviolet / Stacey Abbott -- Veronica Mars / Sue Turnbull -- Wonderfalls / Stan Beeler -- Xena : warrior princess / Carolyn Skelton -- The X-files / Mikel J. Koven
- Control code
- ocn900344483
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (410 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813150208
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129b934
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900344483
- Label
- The essential cult TV reader, edited by David Lavery
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: how cult TV became mainstream / David Lavery -- Absolutely fabulous / Angelina I. Karpovich -- The adventures of Brisco County, Jr. / Bartley Porter and Lynnette Porter -- Alias / Henrik Örnebring -- Angel / Joyce Millman -- The avengers / Angelina I. Karpovich -- Battlestar Galactica / Ian Maull and David Lavery -- Blake's 7 / Steven Duckworth -- Buffy the vampire slayer / Milly Williamson -- The comeback / Joanne Morreale -- The daily show and The Colbert report / Sam Ford -- Dark shadows / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley -- Dexter / Michele Byers -- Doctor Who / Matt Hills -- Farscape / Jes Battis -- Firefly / J.P. Telotte -- Freaks and geeks / Jonathan Gray -- Heroes / Nikki Stafford -- The league of gentlemen / Leon Hunt -- Life on Mars / Robin Nelson -- Lost / Marc Dolan -- Miami vice / Jon Stratton -- Monty Python's flying circus / Marcia Landy -- My so-called life / Michele Byers -- Mystery science theater 3000 / Robert Holtzclaw -- The prisoner / Douglas L. Howard -- Quantum leap / Lynnette Porter -- Red dwarf / Dee Amy-Chinn -- Roswell / Stan Beeler -- The Simpsons / Jonathan Gray -- South Park / Jason Jacobs -- Stargate SG-1 / Angela Ndalianis -- The Star trek franchise / Rhonda V. Wilcox -- Supernatural / Alison Peirse -- This life / Stephen Lacey -- Torchwood / Matt Hills -- 24 / Steven Peacock -- The twilight zone / Jonathan Malcolm Lampley -- Twin peaks / David Bianculli -- Ultraviolet / Stacey Abbott -- Veronica Mars / Sue Turnbull -- Wonderfalls / Stan Beeler -- Xena : warrior princess / Carolyn Skelton -- The X-files / Mikel J. Koven
- Control code
- ocn900344483
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (410 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813150208
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt129b934
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900344483
Subject
- Electronic books
- Great Britain
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Television | General
- Television series
- Television series -- Great Britain
- Television series -- United States
- Television viewers
- Television viewers -- Great Britain
- Television viewers -- United States
- United States
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