Second lives : black-market melodramas and the reinvention of television /

We hear everywhere that we are in a golden era of television. Prestige dramas are the stars of streaming services and cable networks alike, luring viewers into binge watching hours of programming with writing, production values and acting talent typically associated with feature-length films. In Sec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Szalay, Michael, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2023].
Subjects:	Fiction television programs > United States > History and criticism. Television series > United States > History and criticism. Television programs > United States > History > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : television's second life
The gangster mourning play
The informal abject : housework and reproduction in Weeds and Orange is the new black
AMC's white-collar supremacy : Breaking bad, Mad men, and Halt and catch fire
Managed hearts : The Americans and news corporation
Waiting for the end in Twin peaks, The wire, Queen Sugar, and Atlanta
Conclusion : streaming and you.