Epic television miniseries : a critical history /
De Vito, John,1953-
Tropea, Frank,1949-
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,
c2010.
"This work traces development, evolution, decline, and rebirth of the epic miniseries. Topics include the role of HBO and other cable networks in reviving the genre; producer/director Dan Curtis's obsessive, quest to produce what is likely the ultimate miniseries in The Winds of War and War and Remembrance; and the influence of foreign miniseries on American productions"--Provided by publisher.
"This work traces development, evolution, decline, and rebirth of the epic miniseries. Topics include the role of HBO and other cable networks in reviving the genre; producer/director Dan Curtis's obsessive, quest to produce what is likely the ultimate miniseries in The Winds of War and War and Remembrance; and the influence of foreign miniseries on American productions"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Beginnings : the melodramatic impulse -- The triumph of the heroic slave -- The extraordinary ordinary -- Visions, values and the void -- Transitional places -- The lady is a champ -- Outer and outré spaces -- Afterword : where we are and where are we going.
Television mini-series