Contemporary Masculinities in Fiction, Film and Television
None While masculinity has been an increasingly visible field of study within several disciplines (sociology, literary studies, cultural studies, film and tv) over the last … Read more
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The Official MacGyver Survival Manual: 155 Ways to Save the Day
155 field-tested hacks, tips, and on-the-fly solutions for the next time you’re captured by Russian spies. For over 30 years, the name MacGyver has been … Read more
Seeing by Electricity: The Emergence of Television, 1878-1939
Already in the late nineteenth century, electricians, physicists, and telegraph technicians dreamed of inventing televisual communication apparatuses that would see by electricity as a means … Read more
Lost laughs of ’50s and ’60s television: thirty sitcoms that faded off screen
None Originally broadcast on American television between 1952 and 1969, the 30 situation comedies in this work are seldom seen today and receive only brief … Read more
Andy And Don: the Making Of A Friendship And A Classic American
Introduction — Prologue: the call — Don’s demons — Laugh, lest you cry — The bumpkins take Broadway — Nervous men — Andy takes a … Read more
Breakfast with sharks: a screenwriter’s guide to getting the meeting, nailing the pitch, signing the deal, and navigating the murky waters of Hollywood
Introduction to Tinsletown — Dealing with Rejection — Fundamentals of Relocating to L.A. — A Glimpse into Hollywood Screenwriting — Specs and Assignments — Pitches … Read more
James Bond and philosophy: questions are forever
None “Bond. James Bond.” Since Sean Connery first uttered that iconic phrase in Dr. No, more than one quarter of the world’s population has seen … Read more
Cop shows: a critical history of police dramas on television
“This collection of essays examines Dragnet, Highway Patrol, Naked City, The Untouchables, The F.B.I., Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Hill Street Blues, Cagney … Read more
Watching Doctor Who: Fan Reception and Evaluation
Watching Doctor Who explores fandom’s changing attitudes towards Doctor Who. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How … Read more
The physics and astronomy of Science Fiction understanding interstellar travel, teleportation, time travel, alien life and other genre fixtures
The great scientific, astronomical and technological advances of the 20th century inspired the science fiction genre to imagine distant worlds and futures, far beyond the … Read more