TV Milestones Series
Series Editor: Barry Keith Grant, Brock University
TV Milestones Series is a distinct series of short monographs written in a critical but accessible and lively manner. Each book offers a comprehensive account of a particular television show, placing it in the context of the history of television and broader cultural history, as well as discussing representative episodes of the show in detail. The titles are suitable for students, scholars, and general readers alike.
Advisory Editors: Robert J. Burgoyne, University of St. Andrews; Caren J. Deming, University of Arizona; Patricia B. Erens, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Peter X. Feng, University of Delaware; Lucy Fischer, University of Pittsburgh; Frances Gateward, California State University, Northridge; Tom Gunning, University of Chicago; Thomas Leitch, University of Delaware; Walter Metz, Southern Illinois University.
Pages
The Golden Girls
A feminist approach to America’s four best friends.
Paperback
eBOOK
Twin Peaks
Examines Twin Peaks’s history and representations of female trauma and agency.
Paperback
eBOOK
The Twilight Zone
Fascinating overview and analysis of Rod Serling’s original The Twilight Zone.
Paperback
eBOOK
Treme
Explores the urban context of post-Katrina New Orleans with which the TV show engages.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814341513
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341520
The Killing
Examines a landmark television series in its feminist rewriting of the noir police procedural.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814342121
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814342138
The X-Files
A social and cultural analysis of The X-Files focusing on the genres the program employed in its interrogation of American history, politics, and identity.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814339428
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339435
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Considers the influence of The Dick Van Dyke Show on television sitcom history.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814340318
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340325
Father Knows Best
A historical and analytical examination of the iconic 1950s television and radio family sitcom.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814339473
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339480
Maverick
Demonstrates how Maverick, "The Legend of the West," fractured, altered, or undermined nearly every Western code and myth.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814339169
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339176
Have Gun—Will Travel
Analyzes the TV Western Have Gun—Will Travel through a close reading of episodes and production history.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814339763
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339770
Knots Landing
Examines Knots Landing in its industrial and political contexts and from fresh aesthetic and theoretical perspectives.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814340332
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340349
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Examines the reception, formal strategies, production history, and ideological underpinnings of the groundbreaking comedy-variety show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814338223
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338230
24
A comprehensive overview of the innovative primetime drama 24.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814338674
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338681
Batman
Offers a fresh understanding of the persistent popularity and ongoing value of the original Batman series.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814338179
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338186
The L Word
Explores representational strategies in the groundbreaking series The L Word.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814338247
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338254
The Wire
Analyzes how The Wire repurposed television drama for political critique.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814335901
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335932
The Sopranos
Surveys the commercial importance, originality, and cultural relevance of the groundbreaking HBO series The Sopranos.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814334065
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338520
The West Wing
Explores how the award-winning NBC drama offered a space for vibrant conversation about U.S. politics, identity, and culture.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814334362
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338094
The Donna Reed Show
Analyzes The Donna Reed Show, which aired from 1958 to 1966, as a key moment of cultural transition.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814335086
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338087
Deadwood
Considers the HBO series Deadwood in the context of the television Western genre and the intersection of capital and violence in American history.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814334492
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336601