The Myth of Online TV
Christine Quail / McMaster University
A reconsideration of three TV streaming and downloading myths.
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The Myth of Online TV
Not Beyond Jackie Robinson: Baseball, Civil Rights and Cultural Memory
Mabel Rosenheck / FLOW Staff
A consideration of the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the civil rights movement in Major League Baseball on television.
Read more“Digital†is not a nounÂ
 Lucas Hilderbrand / University of California, IrvineÂ
An insightful rumination on the use of the word “digital” and its implications.
Read moreWelcome to Psychoville: The League of Gentlemen and the Hitchcockian Sickcom
Lisa W. Kelly / University of Glasgow
A look at the dark humor of the British generic hybrid Psychoville.
Read moreSex and the Postsocialist City
Anikó Imre / University of Southern California
A thinkpiece on the reception of postfeminist television shows in Hungary.
Read moreDemocracy without Dissent: Satirical News in Italy
Michela Ardizzoni / University of Colorado – Boulder
A consideration of the Italian, satirical news program “Striscia la Notizia” and how it reflects the political corruption of the prime minister Silvio Berlsconi.
Read moreDoes ‘Heroes 360’ Represent NBC’s Blistering Vision of the Future?
Denise Mann / University of California – Los Angeles
An exploration of the ongoing tension between user-generated and official, network generated content in the Heroes websites.
Read moreHanging by a Thread
Peter Lehman/Arizona State University & Susan Hunt/Santa Monica College
For better and worse, the body guy’s big penis is all he has left on the new HBO series Hung.
Read morePerforming Live: Acting, Authenticity, and Reality Television
Adrienne McLean / University of Texas – Dallas
An examination of the relationship between the ‘ontology of liveness’ and ‘reality’ in television today.
Read moreMixed Martial Arts’ Burgeoning Wild Kingdom
Matthew Ferrari / University of Massachusetts-Amherst
A look at masculinity and the primal in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and mixed martial arts.
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