Television in transition
Subtitle: the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero
By: Shawn Shimpach.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405185363; 9781405185356
Subjects: Heroes on television; Action and adventure television programs -- United States -- History and criticism; Action and adventure television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the time and space of television in transition; title: Television in transition; title: The hero; title: How to watch television; title: Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan; title: Smallville : "no flights, no tights": doing business with Superman; title: 24: in real time; title: Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space; title: Conclusion.