Elana Levine,Lisa Parks,Mary Celeste Kearney,Susan Murray,Annette Hill,Amelie Hastie,Cynthia Fuchs,Allison McCracken,Jason Middleton,Ian Calcutt
When the final episode of ,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, aired in 2003, fans mourned the death of the hit television series. Yet the show has lived on through syndication, global distribution, DVD release, and merchandising, as well as in the memories of its devoted viewers. ,Buffy, stands out from much entertainment television by offering sharp, provocative commentaries on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and youth. Yet it has also been central to changing trends in television production and reception. As a flagship show for two U.S. â€œnetletsâ€â€”the WB and UPNâ€”,Buffy, helped usher in the â€œpost-networkâ€ era, and as the inspiration for an active fan base, it helped drive the proliferation of Web-based fan engagement.In ,Undead TV,, media studies scholars tackle the ,Buffy ,phenomenon and its many afterlives in popular culture, the television industry, the Internet, and academic criticism. Contributors engage with critical issues such as stardom, gender identity, spectatorship, fandom, and intertextuality. Collectively, they reveal how a vampire television series set in a sunny California suburb managed to provide some of the most biting social commentaries on the air while exposing the darker side of American life. By offering detailed engagements with Sarah Michelle Gellarâ€™s celebrity image, science-fiction fanzines, international and â€œyouthâ€ audiences, ,Buffy, tie-in books, and Angelâ€™s body, ,Undead TV, shows how this prime-time drama became a prominent marker of industrial, social, and cultural change.,Contributors,. Ian Calcutt, Cynthia Fuchs, Amelie Hastie, Annette Hill, Mary Celeste Kearney, Elana Levine, Allison McCracken, Jason Middleton, Susan Murray, Lisa Parks
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Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer