02864nam 2200625Ia 450 991045015620332120200520144314.01-282-52877-797866125287740-85771-035-4600-00-0758-21-4175-8364-9(CKB)1000000000243143(EBL)676372(OCoLC)614919327(SSID)ssj0000102411(PQKBManifestationID)11109202(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102411(PQKBWorkID)10049909(PQKB)10722559(MiAaPQ)EBC676372(Au-PeEL)EBL676372(CaPaEBR)ebr10132992(CaONFJC)MIL252877(EXLCZ)99100000000024314320030311d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican science fiction tv[electronic resource] Star Trek, Stargate and beyond /Jan Johnson-SmithLondon I. B. Tauris20051 online resource (319 p.)Popular television genresBased on a Ph.D. thesis entitled "Between the Candle and the Star"--Bournemouth University, 2001.1-86064-882-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One. Science Fiction in Context; One. Science Fiction; Two. Histories; Part Two. The Series; Three. Yesterday's Enterprise; Four. The Sacrifice of Angels; Five. Wormhole X-treme!; Six. Babylon 5; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexFrom Star Trek to Farscape and Stargate SG-1, and the epic series Babylon 5, Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals in the 1960s, this vibrant and perplexing genre set about developing the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Looking at the sense of wonder that infuses science fiction, she traces the genre back to the heroic journeys of the Classical epic as well as to the notion of the sublime so deeply embedded in the American consciousness. Drawing on Caldwell's notion of televisuality, she shows how sfx and cgi technologies have made it possible toPopular television genres.Science fiction television programsUnited StatesScience fiction television programsHistory and criticismElectronic books.Science fiction television programsScience fiction television programsHistory and criticism.791.45656Johnson-Smith Jan1053068MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450156203321American science fiction tv2484730UNINA