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Reading Mystery Science Theater 3000 : critical approaches /
"First broadcast in the not too distant past on a television station in Minnesota, Mystery Science Theater 3000 soon grew out of its humble beginnings and found a new home on cable television. This simple show about a man and two robots forced to watch bad movies became a cult classic, and epis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "First broadcast in the not too distant past on a television station in Minnesota, Mystery Science Theater 3000 soon grew out of its humble beginnings and found a new home on cable television. This simple show about a man and two robots forced to watch bad movies became a cult classic, and episodes of the series continue to be packaged in DVD collections to this day. In Reading Mystery Science Theater 3000: Critical Approaches, Shelley S. Rees presents a collection of essays that examines the complex relationship between narrative and audience constructed by this baffling but beloved television show. Invoking literary theory, cultural criticism, pedagogy, feminist criticism, humor theory, rhetorical analysis, and film and media studies, these essays affirm the show's narrative and rhetorical intricacy. The first section, Rhetoric and the Empowered Audience, addresses MST3K's function as an exercise in rhetorical resistance. Part Two, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Genre, analyzes MST3K through distinct generic traditions, including humor studies, traditional science fiction tropes, and the B-movie. Finally, the third section addresses postmodern and intertextual readings of the show. By providing an academic treatment of an iconic television phenomenon, these essays argue that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is worthy of serious scholarly attention. Though aimed at a discerning readership of academics, this collection will also appeal to the intellectual nature of the show's well-educated audience"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 166 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810891418 0810891417 9781299554276 129955427X |