The essential cult TV reader

University Press of Kentucky

2009

401 p.

Essential readers in contemporary media and culture

9780813125688

Acknowledgments vii Introduction: How Cult TV Became Mainstream 1(6) David Lavery Absolutely Fabulous 7(8)Angelina I. Karpovich The Adventures of Brisco County 15(7)Bartley Porter Lynnette Porter Alias 22(6) Henrik Ornebring Angel 28 (8) Joyce Millman The Avengers 36(8) Angelina I. Karpovich Battlestar Galactic 44(7) Ian Maull David Lavery Blake's 7 51(9) Steven Duckworth Buffy the Vampire Slayer 60(8) Milly Williamson The Comeback 68(9) Joanne Morreale The Daily Show and The Colbert Report 77(7) Sam Ford Dark Shadows 84(6) Jonathan Malcolm Lampley Dexter 90(7) Michele Byers Doctor Who 97(7) Matt Hills Farscape 104(7) Jes Battis Firefly 111 (9)J. P. Telotte Freaks and Geeks 120 (7) Jonathan Gray Heroes 127(7)Nikki Stafford The League of Gentlemen 134(8) Leon Hunt Life on Mars 142(7)Robin Nelson Lost 149 (10) Marc Dolan Miami Vice 159(7) Jon Stratton Monty Python's Flying Circus 166(8) Marcia Landy My So-Called Life 174(7)Michele Byers Mystery Science Theater 3000 181(8) Robert Holtzclaw The Prisoner 189(12) Douglas L. Howard Quantum Leap 201(7) Lynnette PorterRed Dwarf 208(6)Dee Amy-Chinn Roswell 214 (7) Stan Beeler The Simpsons 221 (8)Jonathan Gray South Park 229(8) Jason Jacobs Stargate SC-1 237 (7) Angela Ndalianis The Star Trek Franchise 244(16) Rhonda V. Wilcox Supernatural 260 (8) Alison Peirse This Life 268 (7) Stephen Lacey Torchwood 275(7) Matt Hills24 282 (9) Steven Peacock The Twilight Zone 291(8) Jonathan Malcolm Lampley Twin Peaks 299 (8) David Bianculli Ultraviolet 307(7) Stacey Abbott, Veronica Mars 314 (8) Sue Turnbull Wonderfalls 322(7) Stan Beeler Xena: Warrior Princess 329 (8) Carolyn Skelton The X-Files 337(8) Mikel J. Koven Appendix: Series by Genre and Nationality 345(4) TV and Filmography 349 (10) Works Cited 359(22) List of Contributors 381(6) Index

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