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Television in transition : the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shimpach, Shawn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Subjects:
Heroes on television.
Action and adventure television programs > United States > History and criticism.
Action and adventure television programs > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the time and space of television in transition
  • Television in transition
  • The hero
  • How to watch television
  • Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan
  • Smallville : "no flights, no tights" : doing business with Superman
  • 24 : in real time
  • Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space
  • Conclusion: do when need another hero?