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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462012103321

Autore

Nichols-Pethick Jonathan

Titolo

TV cops : the contemporary American television police drama / / Jonathan Nichols-Pethick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-66473-8

9786613641663

1-136-99467-X

0-203-85502-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

791.45/6556

Soggetti

Detective and mystery television programs - United States - History and criticism

Television cop shows - United States - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 PROGRAMMING THE CRISIS: The Police Drama in the Post-Network Era; 3 THE POLICE DRAMA IN TRANSITION: Reconstituting the Cultural Forum in the 1980s; 4 STOP MAKING SENSE: Reflection, Realism, and Community in Homicide; 5 DO THE RIGHT THING: NYPD Blue and the Making of the Model Citizen; 6 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER: Crime and the Commerce of Law & Order; 7 THIS COP'S FOR YOU: The Multiple Logics of the 21st Century Police Drama; 8 CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television. In TV Cops, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick argues that, perhaps more than any other genre, the police series in all its manifestations-from Hill Street Blues to Miami Vice to The Wire-embodies the full range of the cultural dynamics of television. Exploring the textual, industrial, and social contexts of police shows on American television, this book demonstrates how polices drama play a vital role in the way we understand and engage issues of social orde