{"product_id":"transatlantic-television-drama-industries-programs-and-fans-9780190663131","title":"Transatlantic Television Drama: Industries, Programs, and Fans","description":"In 2014, the UK science-fiction television series \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e was released on Netflix worldwide, quickly becoming a hit with US audiences. Like other beloved British imports, this series piqued Americans' interest with hints of dark comedy, clever plotlines, and six-episode seasons that left\u003cbr\u003eaudiences frantic for more. In \u003cem\u003eTransatlantic Television Drama\u003c\/em\u003e, volume editors Michele Hilmes, Matt Hills, and Roberta Pearson team up with leading scholars in TV studies and transnational television to look at how serial dramas like \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e captivate US audiences, and what this reveals about\u003cbr\u003ethe ways Americans and Brits relate to each other on and off the screen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on production strategies, performance styles, and audience reception, chapters delve into some of the most widely-discussed programs on the transatlantic circuit, from ongoing series like\u003cem\u003e Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Orphan Black\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSherlock\u003c\/em\u003e, to those with long histories of\u003cbr\u003etransnational circulation like\u003cem\u003e Masterpiece\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/em\u003e, to others whose transnational success speaks to the process of exchange, adaptation, and cooperation such as \u003cem\u003eRome, Parade's End, Broadchurch\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGracepoint\u003c\/em\u003e. The book's first section investigates the platforms that support British\/American\u003cbr\u003eexchange, from distribution partnerships and satellite providers to streaming services. The second section concentrates on the shift in meaning across cultural contexts, such as invocations of heritage, genre shifts in adaptation, performance styles, and, in the case of \u003cem\u003eEpisodes\u003c\/em\u003e, actual dramatized\u003cbr\u003edepiction of the process of transatlantic television production. In section three, attention turns to contexts of audience reception, ranging from fan conventions and fiction to television criticism, the effects of national branding on audiences, and the role of social media in de- or\u003cbr\u003ere-contextualizing fans' response to transnational programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Hills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190663131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Hills\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Media and Film at the University of Huddersfield, UK, and co-director of the Centre for Participatory Culture based there. His monographs include \u003cem\u003eFan Cultures, The Pleasures of Horror, Triumph of a Time Lord \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Doctor Who: The Unfolding Event.\u003c\/em\u003e He has published more than a\u003cbr\u003ehundred journal articles\/book chapters on media fandom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichele Hilmes\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she taught media studies for more than twenty years. Her books include\u003cem\u003e Hollywood and Broadcasting: From Radio to Cable, Radio Voices: American Broadcasting 1922-1952, Network Nations: A Transnational History of British\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand American Broadcasting, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoberta Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Nottingham. Her books include \u003cem\u003eMany More Lives of the Batman, Star Trek\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Television, Reading Lost: Perspectives on a Hit Television Show and Cult Television. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929212895347,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6a04271a-7400-46b4-8ae6-a0432810c4e1.jpg?v=1647611635","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/transatlantic-television-drama-industries-programs-and-fans-9780190663131","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}