TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mills,Brett
TI  - The sitcom
T2  - TV genres
SN  - 9780748637539
AV  - PN1992.8.C66 M45 2009eb
U1  - 791.45617 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Situation comedies (Television programs)
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Comédies de situation
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Television
KW  - Reference
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ART
KW  - Popular Culture
KW  - fast
KW  - Fernsehsendung
KW  - gnd
KW  - Situationskomödie
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Fernsehen
KW  - Filmgenre
KW  - Television programs
KW  - idszbzes
KW  - Situation comedies
KW  - Komediserier i tv
KW  - sao
KW  - Großbritannien
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Genre -- 3. Industry -- 4. Programmes -- 5. Audiences -- 6. The future; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - Even though sitcom has been a consistent staple of broadcasting the world over, rigorous academic work on it as a genre remains limited. This book examines sitcom as an industry in terms of production, audiences and texts, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to examine the genre's characteristics, social position, and pleasures. In highlighting this long-lasting and popular form of television, it offers insights into genre theory and explores how the comic aim of sitcom forms a central characteristic of the genre. Brett Mills takes a global view of sitcom, examining international examples as well as those produced by the more dominant British and American broadcasting industries, in order to explore the relationships between sitcom, nation, and identity. Sitcoms considered include Extras, My Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, One Foot in the Grave, Peep Show, Summer Heights High, Popetown, and Friends. Key Features  Draws on original research into the television industry, incorporating interviews with sitcom writers, directors and producers Includes research on audience responses to sitcom, with reference to offence, pleasure, and social change Offers detailed textual analyses of a range of programmes, drawing on Humour Theory to explore the ways in which jokes and comic moments work Outlines the future for sitcom, considering new media developments and the changing relationships between broadcasters and audiences
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