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Edited by David
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Essential
Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture Gary
Edgerton, Series Editor |
Table of Contents Introduction: How Cult TV Became Mainstream—David Lavery 1 Absolutely Fabulous Angelina Karpovich 7 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.—Bartley Porter & Lynnette Porter 15 Alias—Henrik Örnebring 22 Angel—Joyce Millman 28 The Avengers—Angelina Karpovich 36 Battlestar Galactica—David Lavery & Ian Maull 44 Blake’s 7—Steve Duckworth 51 Buffy the Vampire Slayer—Milly Williamson 60 The Comeback—Joanne Morreale 68 The Daily Show and The Colbert Report—Sam Ford 77 Dark Shadows—Jonathan Lampley 84 Dexter—Michele Byers 90 Doctor Who—Matt Hills 97 Farscape—Jes Battis 104 Firefly—J. P. Telotte 111 Freaks and Geeks—Jonathan Gray 120 Heroes—Nikki Stafford 127 League of Gentlemen—Leon Hunt 134 Life on Mars—Robin Nelson 142 Lost—Marc Dolan 149 Miami Vice—Jon Stratton 159 Monty Python’s Flying Circus—Marcia Landy 166 My So-Called Life—Michele Byers 174 Mystery Science Theater 3000—Robert Holtzclaw 181 The Prisoner—Doug Howard 189 Quantum Leap—Lynnette Porter 201 Red Dwarf—Dee Amy-Chinn 208 Roswell—Stan Beeler 214 The Simpsons—Jonathan Gray 221 South Park—Jason Jacobs 229 Stargate SG-1—Angela Ndalianis 237 Star Trek—Rhonda V. Wilcox 244 Supernatural—Alison Peirse 260 This Life—Steve Lacey 268 Torchwood—Matt Hills 275 24—Steven Peacock 282 Twilight Zone—Jonathan Lampley 291 Twin Peaks—David Bianculli 299 Ultraviolet—Stacey Abbott 307 Veronica Mars—Sue Turnbull 314 Wonderfalls—Stan Beeler 322 Xena: Warrior Princess—Carolyn Skelton 329 The X-Files—Mikel J. Koven 337 Appendix: Series by Genre and Nationality—345 TV and Filmography—349 Works Cited—359 |
