Genre and Television : From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture

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 from Dragnet to The Simpsons , this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices. Ultimately, the book argues that through analyzing how television genre operates as a cultural practice, we can better comprehend how television actively shapes our social world.

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 from dragnet to The Simpsons, this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices. Ultimately, the book argues that through analyzing how television genre operates as a cultural practice, we can better comprehend how television actively shapes our social world.

1. Television Genres As Cultural Categories -- 2. Before The Scandals--genre Hisoriography And The Cultural History Of The Quiz Show -- 3. From Saturday Morning To Around The Clock--the Industrial Practices Of Television Cartoons -- 4. Audiences Talk Genres--talk Shows And The Intersections Of Taste And Identity -- 5. Policing Genres--dragnet's Texts And Generic Contexts -- 6. Making Fun Of Genres--the Politics Of Parody And Genre Mixing In Soap And The Simpsons. Jason Mittell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 202-227) And Index. Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural catagories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore key aspects of television genre __Genre and Television____Dragnet____The____Simpsons__