It's Not TV: Watching HBO in the Post-Television Era
"The ultimate question of this varied collection is not whether HBO is TV, but whether television today is the same as it once was: has TV not changed to take account of new forms of leisure, new social and sexual mores, new modes of electronic entertainment and so on? With verve, the authors approach the HBO phenomenon from multiple perspectives to make clear its important role in a new, complex media landscape."--Dana Polan, Professor of Cinema Studies, NYU, and author ofThe Sopranos"If HBO represents the apogee of post-network programming, the essays collected here represent the new wave in television studies.  Cutting through HBO's self-promotional hype, the authors closely examine industrial and economic issues, while also discussing specific programs and audience responses.  This extremely informative book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the key issues in today's TV industry."--Heather Hendershot, author ofShaking the World for Jesusand editor ofNickelodeon Nation"The editors have carefully assembled an in-depth investigation unlike any before, and are to be saluted for the breadth and depth of this important work.   HBO has redefined modern television, and this book, has in its own way, helped to redefine the way we look at HBO."--Brian Cogan, Molloy College