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Television rewired : the rise of the auteur series

Title
Television rewired : the rise of the auteur series / Martha P. Nochimson.
Author
Nochimson, Martha
Publication
  • Austin : University of Texas Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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313 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
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.'"--Publisher's description
Alternative Title
Rise of the auteur series
Subject
  • Television series > United States > History and criticism
  • Television writers > United States > History and criticism
  • Television producers and directors > United States > History and criticism
  • Television authorship > United States
  • Séries télévisées > États-Unis > Histoire et critique
  • Auteurs de télévision > États-Unis > Histoire et critique
  • Producteurs et réalisateurs de télévision > États-Unis > Histoire et critique
  • Télévision > États-Unis > Art d'écrire
  • Television authorship
  • Television producers and directors
  • Television series
  • Television writers
  • Autorenfilm
  • Fernsehserie
  • Filmproduktion
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
  • Movie review television programs.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-301) and index.
Contents
Introduction: David effect -- Founding Titans : Men without formula -- David Lynch, Twin Peaks -- David Chase, The Sopranos -- David Simon, The Wire -- Legacy : new options, new questions, retooled formulas: David Simon and Eric Overmyer, Treme -- Matt Weiner, Mad Men -- Lena Dunham, Girls -- Backlash! formula 2.0 -- Return of David Lynch.
ISBN
  • 9780292759442
  • 0292759444
  • 9781477318959
  • 147731895X
  • 9781477318478 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781477318485 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2018038437
OCLC
  • on1051778694
  • 1051778694
  • SCSB-14343016
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries