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Archive for May, 2008

Introduction to The Writers’ Strike Issue

An introduction to this special issue of FlowTV.

Internships, Idealism, and the WGA Strike
Shelley Jenkins / Cal-State Fullerton

How undergraduate film and television majors mitigated their own need to cross the picket line, or risk not graduating on time.

The WGA Strike, the Internet and Media Decentralization
Dante Atkins / Founder, UnitedHollywood.com

How the UnitedHollywood.com blog helped the WGA control the traditional-media narrative

Fan Support and Its Effect (Or Lack Thereof) on the Strike
Erin Giannini / University of East Anglia

Did fan organizing have any “real” bearing on the outcome of the WGA strike?

“We Write, You Wrong”
Jennie Chamberlain / Screenwriter and Daniel Chamberlain / USC

Jennie Chamberlain / Screenwriter & Daniel Chamberlain / USC

A first-hand account of the daily efforts to organize the strike from a WGA screenwriter, and the wider ramifications on writing culture in L.A.

Deal of a “Lifetime”? A New Future for Project Runway
Alisa Perren / Georgia State University

How will Lifetime’s acquisition of Project Runway impact the show?

Modern Marvels: Celebrating How It Works
Janet Wasko and Carlos Calderon / University Of Oregon

Wasko and Calderon examine the pros and cons of Modern Marvels.

The Weigh-in as National Money Shot
Jennifer Fremlin / Huntingdon College

How weight-loss shows function in a manner similar to pornography, though with an added spectacle of shame.

TV Cooking Shows: The Evolution of a Genre

Kathleen Collins / John Jay College, CUNY

An examination of how the host of the televised cooking show has evolved over the history of the medium.

Adapting to DVRing: Narrative Franchises and Advertising

Rochelle Rodrigo / Mesa Community College

Advertising that urges you to stop fast-forwarding through commercials in order to keep up with transforming narrative franchises.

Of Pirates, Pacifiers and Protectionism
Ellen Seiter / University of Southern California

An examination of franchises dominating children’s television and Norway’s national success with Captain Sabertooth.

More than Meets the Ear: Dubbing and Accents on TV

Karen Lury / University of Glasgow

Karen Lury / University of Glasgow

What the practice and business of dubbing reveals about class and power.

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