Product Description

As with film, genre is central to the industry and visual form that is television. This book provides an introduction to the subject's core debates, issues and concerns. It is divided into eight sections: what is genre?; drama; soap opera; comedy; popular entertainment; children's television; and news and documentary. The central analysis is supported by in-depth "grey box" studies and relevant information on a varied range of television programmes such as: "The Oprah Winfrey Show"; "The Simpsons"; "Star Trek"; "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"; "Twin Peaks"; "Walking with Dinosaurs"; "The Singing Detective"; "Big Brother"; and channels such as CNN, Discovery and MTV.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85990 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Synopsis
As with film, genre is central to the industry and visual form that is television. This book provides an introduction to the subject's core debates, issues and concerns. It is divided into eight sections: what is genre?; drama; soap opera; comedy; popular entertainment; children's television; and news and documentary. The central analysis is supported by in-depth "grey box" studies and relevant information on a varied range of television programmes such as: "The Oprah Winfrey Show"; "The Simpsons"; "Star Trek"; "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"; "Twin Peaks"; "Walking with Dinosaurs"; "The Singing Detective"; "Big Brother"; and channels such as CNN, Discovery and MTV.

About the Author
Glen Creeber is Research Fellow in the Department of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University and the author of Dennis Potter: Between Two Worlds, A Critical Assessment (1998)

Customer Reviews

Very nice introduction to television genres
This book contains a lot of articles about television genres with a lot of examples from shows and programmes. What I particular liked was that this book writes about shows today but with a historic point of view. This is not a book for people, who want to learn everything about a particular genre, but if you want a broad introduction to just about everything on TV today this is your book!