The HBO effect
By: Dean J. DeFino
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781441180438; 9780826421302
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; Home Box Office (Firm)
Description: "No advertisers to please, no censors to placate, no commercial interruptions every eleven minutes, demanding cliffhangers to draw viewers back after the commercial breaks: HBO has re-written the rules of television; and the result has been nothing short of a cultural ground shift. The HBO Effect details how the fingerprints of HBO are all over contemporary film and television. Their capability to focus on smaller markets made shows like Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire, and even the more recent True Blood, trigger shows on basic cable networks to follow suit. HBO pioneered the use of HDTV and the widescreen format, production and distribution deals leading to market presence, and the promotion of greater diversity on T.V.(discussing issues of class and race). The HBO Effect examines this rich and unique history for clues to its remarkable impact upon television and popular culture. It's time to take a wide-angle look at HBO as a producer of American culture"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Acknowledgements1. The Visible Effect2. A Great Notion3. The Caterpillar4. Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends.5. Changing the Conversation6. Serious Naked Pictures7. Win or DieNotesBibliographyIndexIndex.