A journal of television and new media

Archive for April, 2009

<strong>Margaret Cho’s Televisual Trajectory: From <em>All-American Girl</em> to <em>The Cho Show</em></strong><br /><em> Jane Park / University of Sydney, Australia </em>

Margaret Cho’s Televisual Trajectory: From All-American Girl to The Cho Show
Jane Park / University of Sydney, Australia

Follows Margaret Cho’s star trajectory from All-American Girl to The Cho Show.

<strong>You’re Fired! Reflecting the Economic Crisis in the Business Entertainment Format </strong><br /><em> Lisa W. Kelly /University of Glasgow </em>

You’re Fired! Reflecting the Economic Crisis in the Business Entertainment Format
 Lisa W. Kelly /University of Glasgow 

An exploration of business-minded television shows and the recent economic climate.

<strong>The End</strong><br /><em>Cynthia Chris / College of Staten Island, CUNY</em>

The End
Cynthia Chris / College of Staten Island, CUNY

How should a TV series end? A look at the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica and ER.

<strong>I’m a Loser, Baby </strong><br /><em> Christine Quail / McMaster University </em>

I’m a Loser, Baby
Christine Quail / McMaster University

An exploration of the value contemporary audiences place on the losers of competitive reality television shows.

<strong><em>House, FB</em>: A Consideration of Convergence Marketing</strong><br /><em>Jacqueline Vickery / Flow Staff</em>

House, FB: A Consideration of Convergence Marketing
Jacqueline Vickery / Flow Staff

Looking at House and Facebook as an example of convergence marketing.

<strong><em>Whale Wars</em>: A Deeper Shade of Green on the Public Screen </strong><br /><em> Chris Russill / University of Minnesota </em>

Whale Wars: A Deeper Shade of Green on the Public Screen 
Chris Russill / University of Minnesota 

A look at Animal Planets’s Whale Wars and the sensational media tactics involved.

<strong>“Scared Crazy” and Torture</strong><br />Julia Lesage / University of Oregon </em>

“Scared Crazy” and Torture
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

A look back on the presentation of torture in a 2005 episode of Criminal Intent

<strong>Aurally, Visually, Virally: Choreographing Race From Fosse to Beyoncé</strong><br /><em> Priscilla Peña Ovalle / University of Oregon </em>

Aurally, Visually, Virally: Choreographing Race From Fosse to Beyoncé
Priscilla Peña Ovalle / University of Oregon

An examination of the racialized bodies in “Meixican Breakfast” and its derivations.

<strong>P2P TV: Ethical Considerations</strong><br /><em>Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee</em>

P2P TV: Ethical Considerations
Michael Z. Newman / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

An examination of the ethical considerations circulating around p2p file sharing.

<strong>Blogotheques and Black Cabs: Popular Music and Urban Place </strong><br /><em> Ben Aslinger / Bentley College</em>

Blogotheques and Black Cabs: Popular Music and Urban Place
Ben Aslinger / Bentley College

An examination of the intersection of music and performance in the urban setting and new media.

<strong><em>Life on Mars</em> as Seen From the United States: The Cultural Politics of Imports and Adaptations</strong><br /><em> Serra Tinic/ The University of Alberta</em>

Life on Mars as Seen From the United States: The Cultural Politics of Imports and Adaptations
Serra Tinic/ The University of Alberta

Serra Tinic considers the transplantation of the UK police series Life on Mars to the US setting.

<strong>The Girl from Pawnee </strong><br /><em> Jeffrey Sconce / Northwestern University </em>

The Girl from Pawnee
Jeffrey Sconce / Northwestern University

90s comedy and the contemporary inversion.

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