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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463934203321

Titolo

Remake television : reboot, re-use, recycle / / edited by Carlen Lavigne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-5047-9

0-7391-8334-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

791.45/75

Soggetti

Television remakes - United States - History and criticism

Television adaptations - United States - History and criticism

Television programs - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Interrogating The Walking Dead; Chapter Two: A Remake by Any Other Name; Chapter Three: The Nostalgic Revolution Will Be Televised; Chapter Four: Multiverses and Multiversions; Chapter Five: Look-(Stop Me If You've Read This One) But There Were These Two Spies; Chapter Six: Once Upon a Time in the 21st Century; Chapter Seven: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Romney Lost; Chapter Eight: "These Aren't Your Mother's Angels"; Chapter Nine: Forbrydelsen, The Killing, Duty, and Ethics; Chapter Ten: "I Was Hoping It Would Pass You By"

Chapter Eleven: That Haunting, Eerie ReturnChapter Twelve: Smart, Sexy, and Technologically Savvy; Chapter Thirteen: Remaking Public Service for Commercial Consumption; Chapter Fourteen: Who Are We? Re-Envisioning the Doctor in the 21st Century; Chapter Fifteen: "More Village"; Index; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle, edited by Carlen Lavigne, examines multiple definitions of television remakes, from reboots (like Charlie's Angels) to adaptations (The Walking Dead) and sequels (Doctor Who). It addresses cross-cultural issues while also interrogating the changing contexts and challenges posed by