This collection analyzes twenty-first-century American television programs that rely upon temporal and narrative experimentation. These shows play with time, sl

Presents an in-depth survey of how lawyers are portrayed in television dramas and comedies. Spanning five decades, 18 contributions refer to about 350 shows (bo

Over the past two decades, new technologies, changing viewer practices, and the proliferation of genres and channels has transformed American television. One of

From early examples such as Star Trek and Sapphire and Steel to more contemporary shows including Life on Mars and The Vampire Diaries, time has frequently been

US prime time television drama of the earlier broadcast era featured self-contained storylines and (mostly) amnesiac protagonists. This changed with the arrival