Transnational Television Drama [electronic resource] : Special Relations and Mutual Influence between the US and UK /
Weissmann, Elke.author.
This history of British and American television drama since 1970 charts the increased transnationalisation of the two production systems. From The Forsyte Saga to Roots to Episodes , it highlights the close relationship that drives innovation and quality on both sides of the Atlantic.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; 1 US and UK Television, 1970 to 2010; 2 National Difference and Transnational Assimilation; 3 Transnational Aesthetic Influences and Performance; 4 The Development of a New Genre; 5 Transnational Audiences of Forensic Science Drama; 6 The National in International Co-Productions; 7 National Fantasies of 'American Quality Drama'; Conclusions and Outlook; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This history of British and American television drama since 1970 charts the increased transnationalisation of the two production systems. From The Forsyte Saga to Roots to Episodes , it highlights the close relationship that drives innovation and quality on both sides of the Atlantic.
Motion pictures and television.
Film genres.
Communication.
Motion pictures—Production and direction.
Motion pictures—History.
Screen Studies.
Genre.
Media Studies.
Directing.
Film History.