Investigating Couples
Subtitle: A Critical Analysis of the Thin Man, the Avengers, and the X-Files
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780786411238
Subjects: Gender studies; Television; Television - History & Criticism; Performing Arts; Detective teams in motion pict; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Television - Guides & Reviews; Performing Arts/Dance; Television - General; Detective and mystery television programs; United States; Detective and mystery films; Detective and mystery televisi; Detective teams in motion pictures; Detective teams on television
Description: "Male-female detective pairings often exhibit offbeat, dark humor and considerable chemistry as they investigate crimes. They have proven to be both entertaining and alluring on screen and television.".

"This work reveals an evolutionary progression in the depictions of three such detective duos: the married pair Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man, black-humored special agents John Steed and Emma Peel of The Avengers, and finally the smoldering Mulder and Scully in The X-Files. Ten chapters offer critical analysis, rich with background information and insider observations. Production comments are given throughout.

Three appendices (one for each series) offer episode guides with original broadcast dates, credits and brief synopses."--BOOK JACKET.