American TV Series Revivals

Introduction

authored by: Kathleen Loock
Abstract: This special issue examines contemporary American TV series revivals with a focus on production and reception contexts as well as the industrial, cultural, and textual practices involved. Each essay is concerned with a different case study and brings a distinct approach to the analysis of the trend on American network television and the online streaming service Netflix. Together, they analyze how revivals rely on past TV experiences to circulate new products through the crowded contemporary media landscape, and how they seek to negotiate the televisual heritage of original series, feelings of generational belonging, as well as notions of the past, present, and future in meaningful ways. This introduction to the special issue provides the definitions, broader historical context, and theoretical framework of televisual repetition and innovation for understanding contemporary TV series revivals.
External Organisation(s): Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin)
Type: Article
Journal: Television and New Media
Volume: 19
Pages: 299-309
No. of pages: 11
ISSN: 1527-4764
Publication date: 01.05.2018
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Cultural Studies, Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476417742971 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

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title = "American TV Series Revivals: Introduction",
abstract = "This special issue examines contemporary American TV series revivals with a focus on production and reception contexts as well as the industrial, cultural, and textual practices involved. Each essay is concerned with a different case study and brings a distinct approach to the analysis of the trend on American network television and the online streaming service Netflix. Together, they analyze how revivals rely on past TV experiences to circulate new products through the crowded contemporary media landscape, and how they seek to negotiate the televisual heritage of original series, feelings of generational belonging, as well as notions of the past, present, and future in meaningful ways. This introduction to the special issue provides the definitions, broader historical context, and theoretical framework of televisual repetition and innovation for understanding contemporary TV series revivals.",
keywords = "afterlife of television series, reboot, rerun, reunion show, spin-off, TV series revival",
author = "Kathleen Loock",
note = "Funding Information: The author disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: The work leading to this publication was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the People Program (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union{\textquoteright}s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under REA grant agreement n° 605728 (P.R.I.M.E. – Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience). ",
year = "2018",
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doi = "10.1177/1527476417742971",
language = "English",
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