Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. TV Form
6. 1. Homicide 13
7. 2. House 22
8. 3. Life on Mars 30
9. 4. Mad Men 38
10. 5. Nip/Tuck 47
11. 6. Phineas & Ferb 56
12. 7. The Sopranos 65
13. 8. Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job! 74
14. II. TV Representations
15. 9. 24 85
16. 10. The Amazing Race 94
17. 11. The Cosby Show 103
18. 12. The Dick Van Dyke Show 112
19. 13. Eva Luna 121
20. 14. Glee/House Hunters International 130
21. 15. Grey’s Anatomy 139
22. 16. Jersey Shore 148
23. III. TV Politics
24. 17. 30 Days 159
25. 18. America’s Next Top Model 168
26. 19. Family Guy 177
27. 20. Fox & Friends 186
28. 21. M*A*S*H 195
29. 22. Parks and Recreation 204
30. 23. Star Trek 213
31. 24. The Wonder Years 223
32. IV. TV Industry
33. 25. Entertainment Tonight 235
34. 26. I Love Lucy 244
35. 27. Modern Family 253
36. 28. Monday Night Football 262
37. 29. NYPD Blue 271
38. 30. Onion News Network 281
39. 31. The Prisoner 290
40. 32. The Twilight Zone 299
41. V. TV Practices
42. 33. Auto-Tune the News 311
43. 34. Battlestar Galactica 320
44. 35. Everyday Italian 330
45. 36. Gossip Girl 338
46. 37. It’s Fun to Eat 347
47. 38. One Life to Live 355
48. 39. Samurai Champloo 364
49. 40. The Walking Dead 373
50. Contributors 383
51. Index 391