Description |
1 online resource (vi, 182 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
TV genres
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TV genres.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index. |
Summary |
The Sitcom explores the production, viewership, and script of this popular genre, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to map its characteristics, social significance, and guilty pleasures. Brett Mills takes a global approach, examining international examples as well as British and American broadcasts, isolating the relationships between sitcom, nation, and identity. |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Genre -- 3. Industry -- 4. Programmes -- 5. Audiences -- 6. The future. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- History and criticism.
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Situation comedies (Television programs) |
Chronological Term |
Geschichte |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mills, Brett. Sitcom. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009 9780748637515 (DLC) 2009415902 (OCoLC)320799221 |
ISBN |
9780748637539 (electronic book) |
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0748637532 (electronic book) |
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0748637516 (hardback) |
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9780748637515 (hardback) |
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0748637524 (paperback) |
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9780748637522 (paperback) |
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