Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans

Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans

Unabridged — 13 hours, 46 minutes

Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans

Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans

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Overview

In 2014, the U.K. science-fiction television series Black Mirror was released on Netflix worldwide, quickly becoming a hit with U.S. audiences. Like other beloved British imports, this series piqued Americans' interest with hints of dark comedy, clever plotlines, and six-episode seasons that left audiences frantic for more. In Transatlantic Television Drama, volume editors Michele Hilmes, Matt Hills, and Roberta Pearson team up with leading scholars in TV studies and transnational television to look at how serial dramas like Black Mirror captivate U.S. audiences, and what this reveals about the ways Americans and Brits relate to each other on and off the screen.



Focusing on production strategies, performance styles, and audience reception, chapters delve into some of the most widely-discussed programs on the transatlantic circuit, from ongoing series like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Orphan Black, and Sherlock, to those with long histories of transnational circulation like Masterpiece and Doctor Who, to others whose transnational success speaks to the process of exchange, adaptation, and cooperation such as Rome, Parade's End, Broadchurch, and Gracepoint.

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"This is a varied and wide-ranging collection that shows almost unfailing excellence (unsurprisingly given the calibre of many of the authors included); it is a valuable addition to this rapidly expanding field." — Shannon Wells-Lassagne, Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies

"For anyone interested in the relationship between British and American television, this book is a must-read. It significantly updates and expands the existing literature in the field and manages to address a wide variety of aspects that emerge in the transnational relationship between the two countries. Hills, Hilmes, and Pearson have managed to bring together the top names in the study of the transatlantic relationship to investigate developments in the production, in the textual construction, and in fan and audience practices based on British and American television drama." —Elke Weissmann, Reader in Film and Television, Edge Hill University

"As we experience what many now call a golden age of television drama, this wonderful collection provides a valuable contribution to the long history of drama exchange between Britain and the United States. Focusing on imports, adaptation, and co-productions, it represents a worthwhile addition to reading lists, at a watershed moment when the way we locate and consume drama is undergoing radical change." —Jeanette Steemers, Professor of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London

Product Details

BN ID: 2940170693955
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 02/06/2019
Edition description: Unabridged
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