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Action TV: Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks in Franklin, TN
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From re-runs of 'TV classics' like
The Avengers
or
Starsky and Hutch
, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as
Mission Impossible II
, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present.
Action TV
traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From
The Saint
to
Knigh t Rider
, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature.
Chapters include:
* Of leather suits and kinky boots:
, style and popular culture
* 'Who loves ya, baby?':
Kojak
, action and the great society
*'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in
Knight Rider
* Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in
Charlie's Angels
* 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies
The Avengers
or
Starsky and Hutch
, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as
Mission Impossible II
, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present.
Action TV
traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From
The Saint
to
Knigh t Rider
, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature.
Chapters include:
* Of leather suits and kinky boots:
, style and popular culture
* 'Who loves ya, baby?':
Kojak
, action and the great society
*'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in
Knight Rider
* Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in
Charlie's Angels
* 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies
From re-runs of 'TV classics' like
The Avengers
or
Starsky and Hutch
, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as
Mission Impossible II
, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present.
Action TV
traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From
The Saint
to
Knigh t Rider
, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature.
Chapters include:
* Of leather suits and kinky boots:
, style and popular culture
* 'Who loves ya, baby?':
Kojak
, action and the great society
*'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in
Knight Rider
* Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in
Charlie's Angels
* 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies
The Avengers
or
Starsky and Hutch
, to soundtracks, club nights and film remakes such as
Mission Impossible II
, the action series is enjoying a popular revival. Yet little attention has been paid to the history, nature and enduring appeal of the action series, and its place in popular culture, past and present.
Action TV
traces the development of the action series from its genesis in the 1950s. From
The Saint
to
Knigh t Rider
, contributors explore the key shows which defined the genre, addressing issues of audiences and consumption, gender and sexuality, fashion and popular culture. They examine the institutional and cultural factors influencing the action series, and relate shifts in the genre to other forms of popular culture including film, pop music, fashion and popular literature.
Chapters include:
* Of leather suits and kinky boots:
, style and popular culture
* 'Who loves ya, baby?':
Kojak
, action and the great society
*'A lone crusader in a dangerous world': heroics of science and technology in
Knight Rider
* Angels in chains? feminism, femininity and consumer culture in
Charlie's Angels
* 'Who's the cat that won't cop out?' Black masculinity in American action shows of the sixties and seventies
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