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Covers the television science fiction show "Battlestar Galactica" from beginning to end, including the show's principal themes from the depiction of sexuality in an era of artificial people and downloaded memories to what it means to be a member of a military organization when the stakes are not victory or defeat but survival.
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Cult TV is a very exciting area of contemporary television. This book redefines our understanding of cult TV, with fresh approaches to and case studies on: Cult TV aesthetics, History of cult TV, Cult TV & new media, The 'sub-cultural celebrity', how to write cult TV, Cult TV & the broadcast industry, Music, Innovation, Cult channels, and more.
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Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter", Showtime's and FX's "Dexter" show chronicles the grisly exploits of a police blood spatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer (or vice versa). This title offers an investigation of this show's many issues, contexts, and complexities.
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Joss Whedon, probably the first recognised TV auteur, who brought us Buffy and Angel, is also the creator of the remarkable space Western "Firefly" and the major Firefly film "Serenity". This book is the definitive one on both "Firefly" and "Serenity".
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In 1998, the series "Charmed", the story created by Constance M Burge of three sisters who discover that they are powerful witches, first aired on the WB network. The world of "Charmed" is distinctively one of female solidarity, with the sisters making up the 'power of three'. This book explores the story.
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First aired in 2001, "Alias" is a spy drama with a central action heroine, a complex narrative of moral twists, turns, lies and double-crosses, and an imaginative array of gadgets, gizmos and glamorous costumes. This book offers an examination of this series in its entirety, with a complete episode guide.
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"Farscape" seasons are one of the top-billing Sci Fi dvds. This work is an analysis of the show. It uncovers "Farscape's" layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. It explores it's language and characters, its creation of family and home, of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy.
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Presents an analysis of the show, uncovering 'Farscape's' layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. This work explores the language and characters, including Moya, its creation of 'family and home', of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy.
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