Product Description: In an age when geek chic has come to define mainstream pop culture, few writers and producers inspire more admiration and response than Joss Whedon. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado About Nothing, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to The Avengers, the works of Whedon have been the focus of increasing academic attention...read more

Product Description: Bringing together seventeen original essays by scholars from around the world, Screwball Television offers a variety of international perspectives on Gilmore Girls. Adored by fans and celebrated by critics for its sophisticated wordplay and compelling portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship, this contemporary American TV program finally gets its due as a cultural production unlike any other, one that is beholden to Hollywood’s screwball comedies of the 1930s, steeped in intertextual references, and framed as a "kinder, gentler kind of cult television series" in this tightly focused yet wide-ranging collection...read more

The Ultimate Unauthorized Resource to the Stories Behind Lost Lost is a complex and mysterious tale, one that draws on many sources for its themes and ideas―sources you must understand to become an advanced Lost expert. Lost's Buried Treasures is the ultimate unauthorized guide to the ideas that have influenced the show and its writers―and is completely updated through Season Five. Explore:    Books and movies important to the show and how they are connected    Geographical clues    New and old theories    Musical references and the meaning behind the incredible soundtrack    The best online resources    The video and role-playing games and what they've revealed    Cast, writer, and director biographies    And much more NO TRUE LOST FAN SHOULD EVER WATCH AN EPISODE WITHOUT THIS CRUCIAL GUIDE IN HAND. Explore all the interconnected stories and mysterious references that make the show so fascinating. DISCLAIMER: This book is an independent work of commentary, criticism, and scholarship. Neither this book, nor its author and publisher, are authorized, endorsed or sponsored by, or affiliated in any way with the copyright and trademark owner of Lost and/or the creators of Lost.

Offers an in-depth look at the secrets behind the island and its castaways, and explores such questions as 'Who holds the spiritual key to the island?', 'What does it mean to be lost?', and 'Does technology save or doom the Lost generation?'

A collection of essays provides a detailed look behind the scenes of one of television's most popular series, offering a character and episode guide, a timeline, and a study of such topics as the characterization of Tony Soprano, Italian-American womanhood, the use and abuse of family values, and more. Original. (An HBO series, starring James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, and others) (Performing Arts)

Product Description: After a slow and inauspicious beginning, Seinfeld broke through to become one of the most commercially successful sitcoms in the history of television. This fascinating book includes classic articles on the show by Geoffrey O'Brien and Bill Wyman (first published in the New York Review of Books and Salon...read more

Product Description: Umberto Eco once observed that parody "must never be afraid of going too far. If its aim is true, it simply heralds what others will later produce, unblushing, with impassive and assertive gravity." In a cautionary attempt to dissuade those who may be tempted, Teleparody fearlessly does go too far in its compilation of reviews of not-yet-existing, but all-too-possible contributions to television studies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In a first-season episode of The Sopranos, Tony Soprano is once again in conflict with his uncle Carrado "Junior" Soprano. Tony is in no mood for conciliation, but neither is Junior, who warns his nephew not to return unless he is armed: "Come heavy," he insists, "or not at all...read more

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