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This analysis examines several recent reimagined science fiction franchises (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, V, and Star Wars) in order to capture how "reboots" work from a fan perspective. Previous encounters with these stories make the reboot experience distinct for fan-viewers, who bring with them a set of expectations and knowledge, often tied to franchise canon that cannot be separated from the new film or television series. Even when elements of the original versions are maintained, memories of them influence the narrative encounter. This book considers reimagined texts from several levels, including the medium, the characters, and the world building, to break down and then explore the reboot experience.
Heather Urbanski is currently an assistant professor of English at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.
Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Reboot ExperiencePart I : Narrative Theory1. How Stories WorkPart II : TextIntroduction2. Red Shirts and Blue Lightsabers: Description as Visual Signs3. Puppets and Suits versus Digital Effects: Medium and deleteTechnology4. Power of the Score: Music and SoundPart III : StoryIntroduction5. Cheering in the Theater: Sequence and Chronology6. “A certain point of view”: FocalizationPart IV : FabulaIntroduction7. “Our destinies have changed”: Events and Process8. Alien Terrorists in New York: Setting and Place9. Family Relations and Tensions: Actors and Characters10. Medical Student to FBI Agent: Actors and FunctionsPart V : Narrative Worlds of Science FictionIntroduction11. World Building: Alternative Narratologies for Science Fiction12. The Franchise World: The Role of Narrative Context and deleteCanon13. The “Real” World: Traces of the Cultural ContextAfterword: The Fandom ExperienceAppendix: For Further ReadingChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex
