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Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 2 28.1.2010 8:23pm Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 1 28.1.2010 8:22pm Television in Transition Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 2 28.1.2010 8:23pm Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 3 28.1.2010 8:23pm Television in Transition The Life and Afterlife of the Narrative Action Hero Shawn Shimpach A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 4 28.1.2010 8:23pm Thiseditionfirstpublished2010 #2010ShawnShimpach BlackwellPublishingwasacquiredbyJohnWiley&SonsinFebruary2007.Blackwell’spublishing programhasbeenmergedwithWiley’sglobalScientific,Technical,andMedicalbusinesstoform Wiley-Blackwell. RegisteredOffice JohnWiley&SonsLtd,TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,United Kingdom EditorialOffices 350MainStreet,Malden,MA02148-5020,USA 9600GarsingtonRoad,Oxford,OX42DQ,UK TheAtrium,SouthernGate,Chichester,WestSussex,PO198SQ,UK Fordetailsofourglobaleditorialoffices,forcustomerservices,andforinformationabouthowto applyforpermissiontoreusethecopyrightmaterialinthisbookpleaseseeourwebsiteatwww. wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. The right of Shawn Shimpach to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordancewiththeUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,exceptaspermittedbytheUKCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988,withoutthe priorpermissionofthepublisher. Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsinprint maynotbeavailableinelectronicbooks. Designationsusedbycompaniestodistinguishtheirproductsareoftenclaimedastrademarks.All brandnamesandproductnamesusedinthisbookaretradenames,servicemarks,trademarksor registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Thepublisherisnotassociatedwithanyproduct or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritativeinformationinregardtothesubjectmattercovered.Itissoldontheunderstanding thatthepublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservices.Ifprofessionaladviceorother expertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalshouldbesought. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Shimpach,Shawn. Televisionintransition:thelifeandafterlifeofthenarrativeactionhero/ShawnShimpach. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-1-4051-8536-3(hardcover:alk.paper)–ISBN978-1-4051-8535-6(pbk.:alk.paper) 1. Heroesontelevision. 2. Actionandadventuretelevisionprograms—UnitedStates—Historyand criticism. 3. Actionandadventuretelevisionprograms—GreatBritain—Historyandcriticism. I. Title. PN1992.8.A317S552010 791.45’652–dc22 2010002110 AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. Setin10/12.5ptGalliardbySPiPublisherServices,Pondicherry,India PrintedinSingapore 1 2010 Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 5 28.1.2010 8:23pm Lily, now we can play with the toys Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_1_pretoc FinalProof page 6 28.1.2010 8:23pm Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_2_toc FinalProof page 7 28.1.2010 8:24pm Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction:TheTimeandSpaceofTelevisioninTransition 1 1 TelevisioninTransition 14 2 TheHero 30 3 HowtoWatchTelevision 48 4 Highlander:TheImmortalCosmopolitan 66 5 Smallville:‘‘NoFlights,NoTights’’: DoingBusinesswithSuperman 94 6 24:InRealTime 125 7 DoctorWho:RegenerationthroughTime and(RelativeDimensionsin)Space 152 Conclusion:DoWeNeedAnotherHero? 179 Notes 190 References 209 Index 227 Shimpach:TelevisioninTransition 9781405185363_3_posttoc FinalProof page 8 28.1.2010 8:24pm Acknowledgments Thisbookemergesfromanexcitementandfascinationaboutthecontem- porary television industry and textual practices developed and nurtured over the years I have been fortunate enough to teach various television studies, media studies, and history of electronic media courses. I am gratefully indebted to the many wonderful students who have listened to, challenged, motivated, and informed me at NYU, WUSTL, and UMass.For early supportof these teaching opportunities and indeed for their very possibility, I especially thank Richard Allen, William Simon, Chris Straayer, David Irving, Paul Thompson, James Gardner, William PaulandJeffSmith.Invaluableassistancewithteachingthesecourseswas also provided to me by Anne Harris, Cathy Holter, Vinicius Navarro, TalithaEspiritu,JuanMonroy,andJonathonGraas. A particular thank you to Toby Miller for continuing to provide all manner of guidance, support, sage advice, and sharp wit, well beyond the call of duty. For support, comments, insights, and all kinds ofcrucial inspiration, I thank Gianpaolo Baiocchi,Paula Chakravartty, Christopher Kamrath, Anna McCarthy, John McMurria, and Cheryl and Duane Shimpach.Thisbookcouldnothavebeencompletedinsotimelyafashion without the motivation and feedback provided by the Junior Faculty Writing Group: thanks so much Martha Fuentes-Bautista, Claudio Moreira, Demetria Shabazz, and Emily West. Thanks also to Robin Anderson, David Avishay, Chris Boulton, Alison Brzenchek, Sean Dubois, Michael S. Duffy, Matthew Fee, Matthew Ferrari, Roger Hallas, Fadia Hasan, Danny Kim, Zachary McDowell, Gamze Onut, Pia Pandelakis, Lin Shi, Louisa Stein, Ann Stewart and Rachel Thibault. For researchassistance,IthankRachelMiller,Jung-YupLee,andHaijingTu, aswellasLedaCooksandJariceHansonformakingitpossible.
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