Books in the Television and Popular Culture series

Offers an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium.

Given the importance of finales to television viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore endings and what they mean to the audience, both in terms of their sense of narrative and as episodes that epitomize an entire show.

I Love Lucy remains a popular sitcom 45 years after its debut. Written by the producer and head writer of the show Jess Oppenheimer, with his son Gregg, this book provides an insight into how the comedy was conceived and executed, and gives an account of the broadcasting industry's development.

An anthology of writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as ""I Remember Mama"" to the more recent ""Roseanne"".

Explores questions of authorship and audience response as well as themes of horror, gore, cannibalism, queerness, and transformation in the the NBC series Hannibal. Contributors also address Hannibal's distinctive visual, auditory, and narrative style.

Analyses the communication, politics, stereotypes, and genre techniques featured in the television series Scandal while raising key questions about the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and viewing audiences.

Explores questions of authorship and audience response as well as themes of horror, gore, cannibalism, queerness, and transformation in the NBC series Hannibal. Contributors also address Hannibal's distinctive visual, auditory, and narrative style.

Analyses the communication, politics, stereotypes, and genre techniques featured in the television series Scandal while raising key questions about the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and viewing audiences.

First published in 1880, Ben-Hur became a best-seller. For over a century, it has become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a deeply powerful story and monumental experience for some and a defining work of bad taste and false piety for others. Bigger Than "Ben-Hur" to explores its polarizing effect and expands the contexts within which it can be studied.