The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader (Essential Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture)
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| Management number | 232000277 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $4.14 | Model Number | 232000277 | ||
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"A richly detailed and critically penetrating overview . . . from the plucky adventures of Captain Video to the postmodern paradoxes of The X-Files and Lost." —Rob Latham, coeditor of Science Fiction Studies Exploring such hits as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Lost, among others, The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader illuminates the history, narrative approaches, and themes of the genre. The book discusses science fiction television from its early years, when shows attempted to recreate the allure of science fiction cinema, to its current status as a sophisticated genre with a popularity all its own. J. P. Telotte has assembled a wide-ranging volume rich in theoretical scholarship yet fully accessible to science fiction fans. The book supplies readers with valuable historical context, analyses of essential science fiction series, and an understanding of the key issues in science fiction television. Read more
| ASIN | B0078XFUDO |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0813138732 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 8.1 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 350 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Part of series | Essential Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture |
| Publication date | May 2, 2008 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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