Genre is central to understanding the industrial context and the visual form of television. This new edition of a key textbook brings together leading international scholars to provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the debates, issues and concerns of television genre.
'The Television Genre Book' is structured in eleven sections which introduce the concept of 'genre' itself and how it has been understood in television studies, and then address in turn key televisual genres: drama, soap opera, comedy, news, documentary, reality television, children's television, animation, prime time and day time.
The discussion is illustrated throughout with case studies of classic and contemporary programming from each genre, ranging from The Sopranos to Bleak House and from Monty Python's Flying Circus to South Park. The second edition features new sections on reality tv, animation, prime time and day time tv, and new case studies of recent shows such as 24, CSI, The Office and The X Factor.
The second edition includes selected guides to further reading and a full bibliography.
Contributors: William Boddy, Frances Bonner, Stella Bruzzi, David Buckingham, Rod Brookes, Lez Cooke, John Corner, Glen Creeber, Marie Messenger-Davies, Kevin Donnelly, Jon Dovey, Jane Feuer, John Hartley, Jackie Harrison, Luke Hockley, Jason Jacobs, Cathy Johnson, Justin Lewis, Janet MacCabe, Anna McCarthy, Toby Miller, Brett Mills, Jason Mittell, Rachel Moseley, Steve Neale, Robin Nelson, Tom O'Malley, Adrian Page, Jane Roscoe, Jane Shattuc, Thomas Tufte, John Tulloch, Graeme Turner, Paul Wells.
Preface (1st Edition)
Preface (2nd Edition)
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
What is Genre?
Genre Theory – Glen Creeber
Studying Genre – Steve Neale
Television and Genre – Steve Neale
The Uses and Limitations of Genre – Graeme Turner
Genre, Hybridity and Mutations – Graeme Turner
Genre, Format and 'Live' TV – Graeme Turner
Genre Study - Beyond the Text (Lost) – Jason Mittell
Drama
Studying Drama (G.W. Brandt/J. Tulloch) – Robin Nelson
The Single Play (The Wednesday Play/Play for Today – Glen Creeber)
The Western (Alias Smith & Jones) - William Boddy, (Deadwood – Glen Creeber)
The Action Series (Man from UNCLE/Avengers) – Toby Miller (24 – Glen Creeber)
The Crime Series (Hill Street Blues) – Lez Cooke (CSI) (The Sopranos – Glen Creeber)
Hospital Drama (ER) – Jason Jacobs
Science Fiction (Star Trek) – Luke Hockley (The X-Files – Cathy Johnson), (Dr. Who – Matt Hills)
Drama-Documentary (Cathy Come Home/The Last Day – John Corner)
The Mini-Series (Roots/The Singing Detective – Glen Creeber)
Costume Drama (Pride & Prejudice) – Robin Nelson
The Teen Series - Rachel Moseley (Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Cathy Johnson).
Postmodern Drama (Twin Peaks) – Adrian Page (Ally McBeal – Robin Nelson), (Heroes – Glen Creeber).
Soap Opera
Studying Soap Opera – Anna McCarthy (Dallas – Glen Creeber).
Realism & Soap Opera (Soul City) Anna McCarthy.
Soap Operas and their Audiences (A Country Practice) – John Tulloch
The Telenovela (Brazillian Soaps) – Thomas Tufte
Comedy
Studying Comedy - (Humour Theory) – Brett Mills
The Sketch Show (Monty Python's Flying Circus) – Steve Neale, (Brass Eye – Brett Mills)
Situation Comedy part 1 – John Hartley
Situation Comedy part 2 (The Unruly Woman Sitcom) – Jane Feuer, (Sex and the City – Glen Creeber)
The 'Gay' & 'Queer' Sitcom (Will & Grace) – Jane Feuer
Contemporary Sitcom ('Comedy Vérité') (The Office – Brett Mills).
Children's Television
Studying Children's Television (Goodnight, Mr. Tom) – Maire Messenger-Davies
The Child Audience (Pre-school Programming) – Maire Messenger-Davies
Moral Panics (Teletubbies) – Paul Wells
Children and Advertising – Merris Griffiths
News
Studying Television News - (The Propaganda News Model: Herman & Chomsky) – Justin Lewis
(The Glasgow Media Group – Jackie Harrison)
Analysing the News – Justin Lewis (How to Analyse a TV News Programme – John Hartley)
Constructing News Values (Gatekeeper Studies) – Jackie Harrison
Objectivity and Television News (BBC & Impartiality) – Jackie Harrison
The Infotainment Debate – John Hartley
The Globalisation of Television News (CNN- Cable News Network) – John Hartley
Citizen Journalism (Al-Jazeera) – Jackie Harrison
Documentary
Studying Documentary – John Corner
Form & Content in Documentary Study – John Corner
Documentary and Realism (Documentary Fakes) – John Corner
Observational Documentary - Fly-on-the-Wall - (New Reflexive Documentary) – Stella Bruzzi
Educational Programming (Discovery Channel & Walking With Dinosaurs) – K. J. Donnelly
Reality Television
Introduction (Big Brother) – Jon Dovey
Studying Reality TV (Audiences and Reality TV) – Annette Hill
Docu-Soaps (Accidental Footage) – Stella Bruzzi
Reality Talent Shows (Strictly Come Dancing) – Annette Hill
Make Over Shows (Supernanny) – Annette Hill
Animation
Studying Animation – Paul Wells
TV Animation – A Brief Overview (TV Anime and Japanese Aesthetics) – Paul Wells
Children's Cartoons (Cartoon Controversies) – Paul Wells
Adult Animation (Adult Swim) – Paul Wells, (The Simpsons/South Park) – Kevin Donnelly
Popular Entertainment.
The Populist Debate – Toby Miller
The Quiz Show (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) – William Boddy
The Celebrity Talk Show (The Tonight Show) – Jane Shattuc
The Confessional Talk Show (The Oprah Winfrey Show) – Jane Shattuc
Sport (The Super Bowl) – Rod Brookes
Music on Television (MTV) – K. J. Donnelly
Ordinary Television – Frances Bonner
Daytime TV – John Hartley
Advertising (The Levi's 501 'Launderette' commercial) – Daniel Chandler
Bibliography
Index
The Editor: Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is the author of Serial Television (2004), editor of Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television (2006) and of a study of The Singing Detective in the BFI TV Classics series (2007).
Description
Genre is central to understanding the industrial context and the visual form of television. This new edition of a key textbook brings together leading international scholars to provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the debates, issues and concerns of television genre.
'The Television Genre Book' is structured in eleven sections which introduce the concept of 'genre' itself and how it has been understood in television studies, and then address in turn key televisual genres: drama, soap opera, comedy, news, documentary, reality television, children's television, animation, prime time and day time.
The discussion is illustrated throughout with case studies of classic and contemporary programming from each genre, ranging from The Sopranos to Bleak House and from Monty Python's Flying Circus to South Park. The second edition features new sections on reality tv, animation, prime time and day time tv, and new case studies of recent shows such as 24, CSI, The Office and The X Factor.
The second edition includes selected guides to further reading and a full bibliography.
Contributors: William Boddy, Frances Bonner, Stella Bruzzi, David Buckingham, Rod Brookes, Lez Cooke, John Corner, Glen Creeber, Marie Messenger-Davies, Kevin Donnelly, Jon Dovey, Jane Feuer, John Hartley, Jackie Harrison, Luke Hockley, Jason Jacobs, Cathy Johnson, Justin Lewis, Janet MacCabe, Anna McCarthy, Toby Miller, Brett Mills, Jason Mittell, Rachel Moseley, Steve Neale, Robin Nelson, Tom O'Malley, Adrian Page, Jane Roscoe, Jane Shattuc, Thomas Tufte, John Tulloch, Graeme Turner, Paul Wells.
Contents
Preface (1st Edition)
Preface (2nd Edition)
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
What is Genre?
Genre Theory – Glen Creeber
Studying Genre – Steve Neale
Television and Genre – Steve Neale
The Uses and Limitations of Genre – Graeme Turner
Genre, Hybridity and Mutations – Graeme Turner
Genre, Format and 'Live' TV – Graeme Turner
Genre Study - Beyond the Text (Lost) – Jason Mittell
Drama
Studying Drama (G.W. Brandt/J. Tulloch) – Robin Nelson
The Single Play (The Wednesday Play/Play for Today – Glen Creeber)
The Western (Alias Smith & Jones) - William Boddy, (Deadwood – Glen Creeber)
The Action Series (Man from UNCLE/Avengers) – Toby Miller (24 – Glen Creeber)
The Crime Series (Hill Street Blues) – Lez Cooke (CSI) (The Sopranos – Glen Creeber)
Hospital Drama (ER) – Jason Jacobs
Science Fiction (Star Trek) – Luke Hockley (The X-Files – Cathy Johnson), (Dr. Who – Matt Hills)
Drama-Documentary (Cathy Come Home/The Last Day – John Corner)
The Mini-Series (Roots/The Singing Detective – Glen Creeber)
Costume Drama (Pride & Prejudice) – Robin Nelson
The Teen Series - Rachel Moseley (Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Cathy Johnson).
Postmodern Drama (Twin Peaks) – Adrian Page (Ally McBeal – Robin Nelson), (Heroes – Glen Creeber).
Soap Opera
Studying Soap Opera – Anna McCarthy (Dallas – Glen Creeber).
Realism & Soap Opera (Soul City) Anna McCarthy.
Soap Operas and their Audiences (A Country Practice) – John Tulloch
The Telenovela (Brazillian Soaps) – Thomas Tufte
Comedy
Studying Comedy - (Humour Theory) – Brett Mills
The Sketch Show (Monty Python's Flying Circus) – Steve Neale, (Brass Eye – Brett Mills)
Situation Comedy part 1 – John Hartley
Situation Comedy part 2 (The Unruly Woman Sitcom) – Jane Feuer, (Sex and the City – Glen Creeber)
The 'Gay' & 'Queer' Sitcom (Will & Grace) – Jane Feuer
Contemporary Sitcom ('Comedy Vérité') (The Office – Brett Mills).
Children's Television
Studying Children's Television (Goodnight, Mr. Tom) – Maire Messenger-Davies
The Child Audience (Pre-school Programming) – Maire Messenger-Davies
Moral Panics (Teletubbies) – Paul Wells
Children and Advertising – Merris Griffiths
News
Studying Television News - (The Propaganda News Model: Herman & Chomsky) – Justin Lewis
(The Glasgow Media Group – Jackie Harrison)
Analysing the News – Justin Lewis (How to Analyse a TV News Programme – John Hartley)
Constructing News Values (Gatekeeper Studies) – Jackie Harrison
Objectivity and Television News (BBC & Impartiality) – Jackie Harrison
The Infotainment Debate – John Hartley
The Globalisation of Television News (CNN- Cable News Network) – John Hartley
Citizen Journalism (Al-Jazeera) – Jackie Harrison
Documentary
Studying Documentary – John Corner
Form & Content in Documentary Study – John Corner
Documentary and Realism (Documentary Fakes) – John Corner
Observational Documentary - Fly-on-the-Wall - (New Reflexive Documentary) – Stella Bruzzi
Educational Programming (Discovery Channel & Walking With Dinosaurs) – K. J. Donnelly
Reality Television
Introduction (Big Brother) – Jon Dovey
Studying Reality TV (Audiences and Reality TV) – Annette Hill
Docu-Soaps (Accidental Footage) – Stella Bruzzi
Reality Talent Shows (Strictly Come Dancing) – Annette Hill
Make Over Shows (Supernanny) – Annette Hill
Animation
Studying Animation – Paul Wells
TV Animation – A Brief Overview (TV Anime and Japanese Aesthetics) – Paul Wells
Children's Cartoons (Cartoon Controversies) – Paul Wells
Adult Animation (Adult Swim) – Paul Wells, (The Simpsons/South Park) – Kevin Donnelly
Popular Entertainment.
The Populist Debate – Toby Miller
The Quiz Show (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) – William Boddy
The Celebrity Talk Show (The Tonight Show) – Jane Shattuc
The Confessional Talk Show (The Oprah Winfrey Show) – Jane Shattuc
Sport (The Super Bowl) – Rod Brookes
Music on Television (MTV) – K. J. Donnelly
Ordinary Television – Frances Bonner
Daytime TV – John Hartley
Advertising (The Levi's 501 'Launderette' commercial) – Daniel Chandler
Bibliography
Index
Authors
The Editor: Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is the author of Serial Television (2004), editor of Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television (2006) and of a study of The Singing Detective in the BFI TV Classics series (2007).
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