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Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle

Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle

Gil, Steven
Proctor, William
LaVigne, Carlen

Paperback

TelevisionGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1498550479
ISBN13: 9781498550475
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Nov 14 2016
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Remakes are pervasive in today's popular culture, whether they take the form of reboots, re-imaginings, or overly familiar sequels. Television remakes have proven popular with producers and networks interested in building on the nostalgic capital of past successes (or giving a second chance to underused properties). Some TV remakes have been critical and commercial hits, and others haven't made it past the pilot stage; all have provided valuable material ripe for academic analysis.

In Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle, edited by Carlen Lavigne, contributors from a variety of backgrounds offer multicultural, multidisciplinary perspectives on remake themes in popular television series, from classic cult favorites such as The Avengers (1961-69) and The X-Files (1993-2002) tocurrent hits like Doctor Who (2005-present) and The Walking Dead (2010-present). Chapters examine what constitutes a remake, and what series changes might tell us about changing historical and cultural contexts--or about the medium of television itself.

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