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Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on Cliffhangers
Paperback
Film StudiesFilm Guides & Reference
ISBN13: 9780786409181
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Sep 15 2000
Pages: 271
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.86 Depth: 8.36
Language: English
This collection of essays (first published in Big Reel) lovingly recalls the glory days of the movie serial. The primary focus is on the fans of the serials--what they thought of them in their heyday, what they think of them now, and why these episodic tales are still so popular. Preceding each article is a brief commentary about the essay explaining why the topic was chosen and the reader response it evoked when first published.
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