Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Second Edition ix
4. Introduction: An Owner’s Manual for Television 1
5. Part I. TV Form: Aesthetics and Style
6. 1. Better Call Saul: The Prestige Spinoff 13
7. 2. Empire: Fashioning Blackness 23
8. 3. House : Narrative Complexity 32
9. 4. Looking : Smartphone Aesthetics 41
10. 5. Mad Men: Visual Style 51
11. 6. Nip/Tuck : Popular Music 61
12. 7. One Life to Live : Soap Opera Storytelling 70
13. 8. The Sopranos : Episodic Storytelling 79
14. Part II. TV Representation: Social Identity and Cultural Politics
15. 9. 24 : Challenging Stereotypes 91
16. 10. Bala Loca : Producing Representations 99
17. 11. Being Mary Jane : Cultural Specificity 108
18. 12. Buckwild : Performing Whiteness 117
19. 13. Glee/House Hunters International : Gay Narratives 126
20. 14. Grey’s Anatomy : Feminism 135
21. 15. Master of None : Negotiated Decoding 144
22. 16. Orange Is the New Black : Intersectional Analysis 153
23. Part III. TV Politics: Democracy, Nation, and the Public Interest
24. 17. The Amazing Race : Global Othering 165
25. 18. America’s Next Top Model : Neoliberal Labor 174
26. 19. East Los High : Televised Empowerment 183
27. 20. The Eurovision Song Contest : Queer Nationalism 193
28. 21. Fox & Friends : Political Talk 203
29. 22. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee : Feminist Comedy 213
30. 23. The Hunt with John Walsh : True Crime Storytelling 221
31. 24. Parks and Recreation : The Cultural Forum 230
32. Part IV. TV Industry: Industrial Practices and Structures
33. 25. The Ernie Kovacs Show : Historicizing Comedy 241
34. 26. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life : TV Revivals 250
35. 27. I Love Lucy : The Writer- Producer 260
36. 28. Modern Family : Product Placement 269
37. 29. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills : Franchising Femininity 278
38. 30. Roseanne : Programming Flow 287
39. 31. Tales from the Crypt : Content Regulation 297
40. 32. The Toy Box : Transmedia and Transgenerational Marketing 307
41. Part V. TV Practices: Medium, Technology, and Everyday Life
42. 33. Battlestar Galactica : Fans and Ancillary Content 319
43. 34. Everyday Italian : Cultivating Taste 329
44. 35. Gossip Girl : Transmedia Technologies 337
45. 36. High Maintenance and The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl : Indie TV 346
46. 37. Monty Python’s Flying Circus : Layered Comedy 355
47. 38. NFL Broadcasts: Interpretive Communities 363
48. 39. Pardon the Interruption : Sports Debate 372
49. 40. The Walking Dead : Adapting Comics 382
50. Acknowledgments 391
51. About the Contributors 393
52. Index 401