Epic Television Miniseries : A Critical History

De Vito, John/ Tropea, Frank

McFarland & Co Inc（2010/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 219 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786441495
• DDC分類 791.44

Full Description

To paraphrase silent movie queen Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's classic 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, "The epic miniseries are big! It's television that got small!" This is especially true when one compares such iconic epic miniseries as Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977), Holocaust (1978), Shogun (1980), The Winds of War (1983), War and Remembrance (1988-89) and Angels in America (2003) to today's ordinary television programming. This work traces the historical trajectory of the epic miniseries and delves into the character archetypes and themes that recur in the genre, giving close critical attention to more than 40 miniseries. A filmography is included.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction     

Chapter 1 • Beginnings: The Melodramatic Impulse     

Chapter 2 • The Triumph of the Heroic Slave     

Chapter 3 • The Extraordinary Ordinary     

Chapter 4 • Visions, Values and the Void     

Chapter 5 • Transitional Places     

Chapter 6 • The Lady Is a Champ     

Chapter 7 • Outer and Outré Spaces     

Afterword: Where We Are and Where Are We Going     

Epic Miniseries Credits     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index