American science fiction tv [[electronic resource] ] : Star Trek, Stargate and beyond / / Jan Johnson-Smith

• Autore: Johnson-Smith Jan
• Pubblicazione: London, : I. B. Tauris, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45656
• Soggetto topico: Science fiction television programs - United States; Science fiction television programs - History and criticism
• Note generali: Based on a Ph.D. thesis entitled "Between the Candle and the Star"--Bournemouth University, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: From 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 to
• Titolo autorizzato: American science fiction tv
• ISBN: 1-282-52877-7; 9786612528774; 0-85771-035-4; 600-00-0758-2; 1-4175-8364-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823610503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Popular television genres.