ISBN: 9780415226202

From re-runs of 'TV classics' like The Avengers or Starsky and Hutch, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as Mission Impossible II, the action series is enjoying a popular r… Mehr…

From re-runs of 'TV classics' like The Avengers or Starsky and Hutch, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as Mission Impossible II, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present.Action TV traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From The Saint to Knigh t Rider, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature.Chapters include:* Of leather suits and kinky boots: The Avengers, style and popular culture* 'Who loves ya, baby?': Kojak, action and the great society*'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in Knight Rider* Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in Charlie's Angels* 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies New Textbooks>Hardcover>Current Affairs>Media,Journalism>Media,Journlism, Taylor & Francis Core >2 >T<

2001, ISBN: 9780415226202

Buch, Hardcover, From re-runs of 'TV classics' like The Avengers or Starsky and Hutch, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as Mission Impossible II, the action series is enj… Mehr…

Buch, Hardcover, From re-runs of 'TV classics' like The Avengers or Starsky and Hutch, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as Mission Impossible II, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present. Action TV traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From The Saint to Knigh t Rider, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature. Chapters include: * Of leather suits and kinky boots: The Avengers, style and popular culture * 'Who loves ya, baby?': Kojak, action and the great society *'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in Knight Rider * Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in Charlie's Angels * 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies, [PU: Routledge], Seiten: 272, Routledge, 2001<

2001, ISBN: 9780415226202

Taylor & Francis Ltd, Gebundene Ausgabe, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2001-12-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 26 b&w photographs, 0.57 kg, Medienwissenschaft, Sozialwissensc… Mehr…

Taylor & Francis Ltd, Gebundene Ausgabe, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2001-12-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 26 b&w photographs, 0.57 kg, Medienwissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Kommunikationswissenschaft, Fachbücher, Bühne, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Fernsehen, Politik & Geschichte, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Osgerby, Bill, Gough-Yates, Anna, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001<

2001, ISBN: 0415226201

[EAN: 9780415226202], Neubuch, [PU: Taylor & Francis], POP ARTS CULTURE PERFORMING TELEVISION GENERAL SERIES JASON KING CHARLIE'S ANGELS KUNG ADVENTURE EMMA PEEL HONEY ACTION TV WESTERN C… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780415226202], Neubuch, [PU: Taylor & Francis], POP ARTS CULTURE PERFORMING TELEVISION GENERAL SERIES JASON KING CHARLIE'S ANGELS KUNG ADVENTURE EMMA PEEL HONEY ACTION TV WESTERN CHARLIE´S VERSION AMERICAN JOHN DRAKE, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Bill Osgerby is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of North London. He is the author of Youth in Britain Since 1945 (1998) and Playboys in Paradise: Masculinity, Youth and the Rise of American Leisure-Style., ., Books<