Star Trek and American Television
At the heart of one of the most successful transmedia franchises of all time, Star Trek, lies an initially unsuccessful 1960s television production, Star Trek: The Original Series. In Star Trek and American Television, Pearson and Messenger Davies, take their cue from the words of the program's...
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014
Berkeley, CA : [2014] |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Foreword; INTRODUCTION: ""IT'S A TELEVISION SHOW""; 1. STAR TREK AND AMERICAN TELEVISION HISTORY; 2. ART, COMMERCE, AND CREATIVE AUTONOMY; 3. THE CRAFT-WORKSHOP MODE OF PRODUCTION; 4. ACTORS: THE PUBLIC FACE OF STAR TREK; 5. WORLD BUILDING; 6. CHARACTER BUILDING; CONCLUSION: ""IT'S NOT A TELEVISION SHOW""; Appendix: List of Interviewees Quoted; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- Introduction: "it's a television show"
- 1. Star Trek and American Television History
- 2. Art, Commerce, and Creative Autonomy
- 3. The Craft-Workshop Mode of Production
- 4. Actors: The Public Face of Star Trek
- 5. World Building
- 6. Character Building
- Conclusion: "it's not a television show"
- Appendix: List of Interviewees Quoted
- Notes
- References
- Index