Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vii
4. Notes on contributors ix
5. The Television Series xii
6. Moments in Television, the collections xiv
7. Acknowledgements xviii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Configurations of man, monster and hero in The Incredible Hulk 29
10. 2 Game of Thrones’ Epic 9s 52
11. 3 ‘I felt the touch of the kings and the breath of the wind’ 75
12. 4 From the everyday to the epic and back 95
13. 5 The epic in the everyday 116
14. 6 Storms and teacups 140
15. 7 Spies with ties 163
16. 8 Columbo 186
17. 9 Lost in the everyday 207
18. Index 226