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020 _a9781405185356
050 _aPN 1992.8.A317
_b.Sh55 2010
100 _aShimpach, Shawn
245 _aTelevision in transition :
_bthe life and afterlife of the narrative action hero /
_cShawn Shimpach.
260 _aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c2010.
300 _a245 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.
520 _aContents: Introduction: the time and space of television in transition -- Television in transition -- The hero -- How to watch television -- Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan -- Smallville : "no flights, no tights" : doing business with Superman -- 24 : in real time -- Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space -- Conclusion: do when need another hero?
521 _aMC
541 _eC12453
650 _aHeroes on television
650 _aAction and adventure television programs
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism
650 _aAction and adventure television programs
_xGreat Britain
_xHistory and criticism
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