Epic Television Miniseries: A Critical HistoryMcFarland, 8 mars 2010 - 219 pages To paraphrase silent movie queen Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's classic 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, "The epic miniseries are big! It's television that got small!" This is especially true when one compares such iconic epic miniseries as Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977), Holocaust (1978), Shogun (1980), The Winds of War (1983), War and Remembrance (1988-89) and Angels in America (2003) to today's ordinary television programming. This work traces the historical trajectory of the epic miniseries and delves into the character archetypes and themes that recur in the genre, giving close critical attention to more than 40 miniseries. A filmography is included. |
Table des matières
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Chapter I Beginnings | 9 |
Chapter 2 The Triumph of the Heroic Slave | 30 |
Chapter 3 The Extraordinary Ordinary | 53 |
Chapter 4 Visions Values and the Void | 81 |
Chapter 5 Transitional Places | 102 |
Chapter 6 The Lady Is a Champ | 127 |
Chapter 7 Outer and Outré Spaces | 154 |
Afterword | 177 |
Epic Miniseries Credits | 179 |
Chapter Notes | 199 |
Bibliography | 207 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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