Jason Mittell: 4 books

Come fanno le serie tv di nuova generazione a tenerci incollati allo schermo, spingendoci a guardare dieci puntate di fila e parlare dei protagonisti come se fossero i nostri amici più cari? Quasi mai per caso, né per l’idea geniale di un solo showrunner, bensì grazie allo sforzo creativo e collaborativo...

Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs...

Narrative Theory and Adaptation offers a concise introduction to narrative theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Spike Jonze's critically acclaimed 2002 film Adaptation. Understanding narrative theory is crucial to make sense of the award-winning...

Over the past two decades, new technologies, changing viewer practices, and the proliferation of genres and channels has transformed American television. One of the most notable impacts of these shifts is the emergence of highly complex and elaborate forms of serial narrative, resulting in a robust...