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Television Rewired : The Rise of the Auteur Series / Martha P. Nochimson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (313 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781477318478
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.45/75 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.8.S4 N634 2019
  • PN1992.8.S4 N634 2019eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction The David Effect -- The Founding Titans • Men without Formula -- Chapter 1 • David Lynch, Twin Peaks -- Chapter 2 • David Chase, The Sopranos -- Chapter 3 • David Simon, The Wire -- The Legacy • New Options, New Questions, Retooled Formulas -- Chapter 4 • David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme -- Chapter 5 • Matt Weiner, Mad Men -- Chapter 6 • Lena Dunham, Girls -- Chapter 7 • Backlash! Formula 2.0 -- Coda: The Return of David Lynch -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically, transforming the small screen in ways that endure to this day. Focusing on six shows (Twin Peaks, with a critical analysis of both the original series and the 2017 return; The Wire; Treme; The Sopranos; Mad Men; and Girls), Television Rewired explores what made these programs so extraordinary. As their writers and producers fought against canned plots and moral simplicity, they participated in the evolution of the exhilarating new auteur television while underscoring the fact that art and entertainment don't have to be mutually exclusive. Nochimson also makes provocative distinctions between true auteur television and shows that were inspired by the freedom of the auteur series but nonetheless remained entrenched within the parameters of formula. Providing opportunities for vigorous discussion, Television Rewired will stimulate debates about which of the new television series since 1990 constitute “art” and which are tweaked “business-driven storytelling.”
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction The David Effect -- The Founding Titans • Men without Formula -- Chapter 1 • David Lynch, Twin Peaks -- Chapter 2 • David Chase, The Sopranos -- Chapter 3 • David Simon, The Wire -- The Legacy • New Options, New Questions, Retooled Formulas -- Chapter 4 • David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme -- Chapter 5 • Matt Weiner, Mad Men -- Chapter 6 • Lena Dunham, Girls -- Chapter 7 • Backlash! Formula 2.0 -- Coda: The Return of David Lynch -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically, transforming the small screen in ways that endure to this day. Focusing on six shows (Twin Peaks, with a critical analysis of both the original series and the 2017 return; The Wire; Treme; The Sopranos; Mad Men; and Girls), Television Rewired explores what made these programs so extraordinary. As their writers and producers fought against canned plots and moral simplicity, they participated in the evolution of the exhilarating new auteur television while underscoring the fact that art and entertainment don't have to be mutually exclusive. Nochimson also makes provocative distinctions between true auteur television and shows that were inspired by the freedom of the auteur series but nonetheless remained entrenched within the parameters of formula. Providing opportunities for vigorous discussion, Television Rewired will stimulate debates about which of the new television series since 1990 constitute “art” and which are tweaked “business-driven storytelling.”

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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