Epic Television Miniseries

Author John De Vito currently works in the media center of the Boston Public Library, where he serves as a member of the film selection committee. Frank Tropea attended the University of Massachusetts—Amherst and went on to receive his M.A. from Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      Chapter 1 • Beginnings: The Melodramatic Impulse      Chapter 2 • The Triumph of the Heroic Slave      Chapter 3 • The Extraordinary Ordinary      Chapter 4 • Visions, Values and the Void      Chapter 5 • Transitional Places      Chapter 6 • The Lady Is a Champ      Chapter 7 • Outer and Outré Spaces      Afterword: Where We Are and Where Are We Going      Epic Miniseries Credits      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index