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

• Autore: Nichols-Pethick Jonathan
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45/6556
• Soggetto topico: Detective and mystery television programs - United States - History and criticism; Television cop shows - United States - History and criticism
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: TV cops
• ISBN: 1-136-99466-1; 1-280-66473-8; 9786613641663; 1-136-99467-X; 0-203-85502-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818892403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II