Television Genre Book

Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is the author of Small Screen Aesthetics: From Television to the Internet (2013), The Singing Detective (BFI TV Classics, 2007), and Serial Television (2004). He is the editor of Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television (2006) and co-editor of Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media (2009).

• PrefaceAcknowledgments Notes on ContributorsI Introduction: What Is Genre?· Genre Theory - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Studying Genre - Steve Neale (University of Kent, UK)· Television And Genre - Steve Neale (University of Kent, UK)· Genre Development: Henri Focillon’s Four Stages Of Evolution - Terry Bailey (University of East London, UK)· The Uses And Limitations Of Genre - Graeme Turner (University of Queensland, Australia)· Genre, Hybridity And Mutation - Graeme Turner (University of Queensland, Australia)· Stranger Things - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Genre And Format - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Genre Study: Beyond The Text - Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA)· Genre And Streaming - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)II Drama1. Studying Television Drama - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)2. The Crime Series - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)· Breaking Bad - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Peaky Blinders - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· The Detective Series - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)· Dexter - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)· Sherlock - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) and Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)3. The Police Procedural - Lez Cooke (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)· The Wire - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)· Hawaii Five-0 - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)4. Nordic Noir - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Broadchurch - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)5. The Action Series - Toby Miller (Loughborough University, UK)· Homeland - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Killing Eve - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) & Stephanie Jones (Aberystwyth University, UK)6. Teen Drama - Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK)· Glee - Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK) · Sex Education - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)7. Hospital Drama - Jason Jacobs (Queensland University, Australia)· Grey’s Anatomy - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)· House, M.D. - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)8. Drama-Documentary - John Corner (Leeds University, UK) · Chernobyl - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· The Crown - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)9. Costume Drama - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)· Jane Austen Adaptations - Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK)· Downton Abbey - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)10. Telefantasy - Catherine Johnson (Huddersfield University, UK) · Game Of Thrones - Helen Wheatley (Warwick University, UK) · Black Mirror - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA)11. Science Fiction - Luke Hockley (Bedfordshire University, UK)· Doctor Who - Matt Hills (Huddersfield University, UK)· Westworld - Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK)12. Horror TV - James Rendell (South Wales University, UK)· American Horror Story - James Rendell (South Wales University, UK)13. Comic Book Adaptations - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA)· The Flash - Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA)· Wandavision - Morgan Genevieve Blue (Independent Researcher, UK) III Soap Opera14. Studying Soap Opera - Anna McCarthy (New York University, USA) · Dallas - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)15. Realism And Soap Opera - Anna McCarthy (New York University, USA)· EastEnders - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)16. Soap Operas And Their Audiences - John Tulloch (University of Glasgow, UK)17. The Telenovela - Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) 18. Brazilian Telenovelas - Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) IV Comedy19. Studying Comedy - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)20. Humour Theory - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)21. Comedy And ‘Child-Directed Speech’ - Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 22. The Sketch Show - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK)· Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Steve Neale (Kent University, UK)23. Stand-Up Comedy - Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 24. Situation Comedy, Part 1 - John Hartley (University of Sydney, Australia)· The Unruly Woman Sitcom - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA)· Fleabag - Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK)25. Situation Comedy, Part 2 - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA)26. The ‘Gay’ And ‘Queer’ Sitcom - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA)· Will And Grace - Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA)27. Contemporary Sitcom: ‘Comedy Vérité’ - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)· The Office - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)28. The Panel Show - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)· Qi - Brett Mill (University of East Anglia, UK)V Children’s Television29. Children’s Television As Genre - Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA)30. Studying Children’s Television - Máire Messenger Davies· Horrible Histories - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)31. The Child Audience - Máire Messenger Davies 32. Pre-Schoolers: A Special Audience - Máire Messenger Davies· Sesame Street - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)33. Moral Panics - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)· Teletubbies - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)34. Children And Advertising - Merris Griffiths · Disney & Children’s Television - Morgan Genevieve Blue VI News35. Studying Television News - Justin Lewis · ‘The Propaganda Model Of News’: Herman And Chomsky - Justin Lewis· The Glasgow Media Group - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 36. Analysing Television News - Justin Lewis · How To Analyse A TV News Programme - John Hartley (University of Sydney, Australia)37. Constructing News Values - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Gatekeeper Studies - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 38. Objectivity And Television News – Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · The Aesthetics Of Twenty-Four-Hour News - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· The BBC And Impartiality - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 39. The Globalisation Of Television News – John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia)· Cable News Network (CNN) - John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia)40. Citizen Journalism - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Al-Jazeera - Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 41. TV News And The Internet - Rod MundayVII Documentary42. Studying Documentary - John Corner (Leeds University, UK)· Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)43. Form And Content In Documentary Study - John Corner (Leeds University, UK)44. Documentary Realism - John Corner (Leeds University, UK)45. Observational (‘Fly-On-The-Wall’) Documentary - Stella Bruzzi 46. Natural History Programming - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)· Planet Earth - Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK)47. The Travelogue - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)48. Netflix And True Crime Documentaries - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)VIII Reality TV49. Introduction - Jon Dovey (UWE Bristol, UK)· Love Island - Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 50. Studying Reality Tv - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden)· Audiences And Reality Tv - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden)51. Docusoaps - Stella Bruzzi (University College London, UK)52. Reality Talent Shows · Strictly Come Dancing - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden)· RuPaul’s Drag Race - Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 53. Constructed Reality Shows - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)· The Only Way Is Essex - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)54. Makeover Shows - Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden)· The Great British Bake Off - Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK)IX Sport55. Studying Sport - Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK)· The Super Bowl - Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK) 56. TV And Sport: A Symbiotic Realtionship - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Snooker - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 57. TV Sport Documentaries - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) · O.J.: Made In America - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) 58. Sport News - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Gillette Soccer Saturday - Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 59. Professional Wrestling - Thomas Alcott (Aberystwyth University, UK)· Hybrid Sport - Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) X Animation60. Studying Animation - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)61. TV Animation: A Brief Overview - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)· TV Anime And Japanese Aesthetics - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)62. Children’s Cartoons - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)· Cartoon Controversies - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)· Disney+ and the Status Of Animation – Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)63. Adult Animation - K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) · Adult Swim - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)· BoJack Horseman - Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK)XI Popular Entertainment64. The Populist Debate - Toby Miller (Loughborough University, UK)65. The Quiz Show - William Boddy (Pennsylvania University, USA)· Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - William Boddy (Pennsylvania University, USA)66. The Celebrity Talk Show - Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA)· The Tonight Show - Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA)67. The Confessional Talk Show - Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA)· The Oprah Winfrey Show - Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA)68. Music On Television - K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) · Music Television (MTV) - K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) 69. Religious Television - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)70. Ordinary Television - Frances Bonner (Queensland University, Australia)71. Daytime TV - John Hartley (University of Sydney, Australia)72. Advertising - Daniel Chandler (Aberystwyth University, UK)· The Levi’s 501 ‘Launderette’ Commercial - Daniel Chandler (Aberystwyth University, UK)· QVC - Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK)Conclusion: Genre, Streaming And Contemporary TV - Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)Bibliography Index