Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters

The late Lynnette Porter was a professor in the Humanities and Communication Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She wrote extensively on television and film.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction     Part One1. The Evolution of the Traditional Hero      2. Villains and Monsters      3. Shades of Gray: 21st Century SF Heroes and Villains      4. The Rise of Sidekicks      5. Analyzing Gray SF TV Series      Part TwoIntroduction to Part Two      6. The World of Joss Whedon      7. Heroes      8. Lost      9. Battlestar Galactica and Caprica      10. Doctor Who      11. Torchwood      Appendices—Introduction      Appendix 1: Series Background Information      Appendix 2: Important Series Episodes      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Authors of Episodes Discussed      Index

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