Author: Carlen Lavigne
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739146742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Ever since Norman Lear remade the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part into All in the Family, American remakes of British television shows have become part of the American cultural fabric. Indeed, some of the programs currently said to exemplify American tastes and attitudes, from reality programs like American Idol and What Not to Wear to the mock-documentary approach of The Office, are adaptations of successful British shows. Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch's American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that focuses on questions raised when a foreign show is adapted for the American market. What does it mean to remake a television program? What does the process of 'Americanization' entail? What might the success or failure of a remade series tell us about the differences between American and British producers and audiences? This volume examines British-to-American television remakes from 1971 to the present. The American remakes in this volume do not share a common genre, format, or even level of critical or popular acclaim. What these programs do have in common, however, is the sense that something in the original has been significantly changed in order to make the program appealing or accessible to American audiences. The contributors display a multitude of perspectives in their essays. British-to-American television remakes as a whole are explained in terms of the market forces and international trade that make these productions financially desirable. Sanford and Son is examined in terms of race and class issues. Essays on Life on Mars and Doctor Who stress television's role in shaping collective cultural memories. An essay on Queer as Folk explores the romance genre and also talks about differences in national sexual politics. An examination of The Office discusses how the American remake actually endorses the bureaucracy that the British original satirizes; alternatively, another approach breaks down The Office's bumbling boss figures in terms of contemporary psychological theory. An essay on What Not to Wear discusses how a reality show about everyday fashion conceals the construction of an ideal national subject; a second essay explains the show in terms of each country's discourses surrounding femininity. The success of American Idol is explained by analyzing the role of amateur music in American culture. The issue of translation itself is interrogated by examining specific episodes of Cracker, and also by asking why a successful series in the U.K., Blackpool, was a dismal failure as an American remake. This collection provides a rich and multifaceted overview of approaches to international television studies.
American Remakes of British Television
Author: Carlen Lavigne
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739146742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Ever since Norman Lear remade the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part into All in the Family, American remakes of British television shows have become part of the American cultural fabric. Indeed, some of the programs currently said to exemplify American tastes and attitudes, from reality programs like American Idol and What Not to Wear to the mock-documentary approach of The Office, are adaptations of successful British shows. Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch's American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that focuses on questions raised when a foreign show is adapted for the American market. What does it mean to remake a television program? What does the process of 'Americanization' entail? What might the success or failure of a remade series tell us about the differences between American and British producers and audiences? This volume examines British-to-American television remakes from 1971 to the present. The American remakes in this volume do not share a common genre, format, or even level of critical or popular acclaim. What these programs do have in common, however, is the sense that something in the original has been significantly changed in order to make the program appealing or accessible to American audiences. The contributors display a multitude of perspectives in their essays. British-to-American television remakes as a whole are explained in terms of the market forces and international trade that make these productions financially desirable. Sanford and Son is examined in terms of race and class issues. Essays on Life on Mars and Doctor Who stress television's role in shaping collective cultural memories. An essay on Queer as Folk explores the romance genre and also talks about differences in national sexual politics. An examination of The Office discusses how the American remake actually endorses the bureaucracy that the British original satirizes; alternatively, another approach breaks down The Office's bumbling boss figures in terms of contemporary psychological theory. An essay on What Not to Wear discusses how a reality show about everyday fashion conceals the construction of an ideal national subject; a second essay explains the show in terms of each country's discourses surrounding femininity. The success of American Idol is explained by analyzing the role of amateur music in American culture. The issue of translation itself is interrogated by examining specific episodes of Cracker, and also by asking why a successful series in the U.K., Blackpool, was a dismal failure as an American remake. This collection provides a rich and multifaceted overview of approaches to international television studies.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739146742
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Ever since Norman Lear remade the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part into All in the Family, American remakes of British television shows have become part of the American cultural fabric. Indeed, some of the programs currently said to exemplify American tastes and attitudes, from reality programs like American Idol and What Not to Wear to the mock-documentary approach of The Office, are adaptations of successful British shows. Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch's American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that focuses on questions raised when a foreign show is adapted for the American market. What does it mean to remake a television program? What does the process of 'Americanization' entail? What might the success or failure of a remade series tell us about the differences between American and British producers and audiences? This volume examines British-to-American television remakes from 1971 to the present. The American remakes in this volume do not share a common genre, format, or even level of critical or popular acclaim. What these programs do have in common, however, is the sense that something in the original has been significantly changed in order to make the program appealing or accessible to American audiences. The contributors display a multitude of perspectives in their essays. British-to-American television remakes as a whole are explained in terms of the market forces and international trade that make these productions financially desirable. Sanford and Son is examined in terms of race and class issues. Essays on Life on Mars and Doctor Who stress television's role in shaping collective cultural memories. An essay on Queer as Folk explores the romance genre and also talks about differences in national sexual politics. An examination of The Office discusses how the American remake actually endorses the bureaucracy that the British original satirizes; alternatively, another approach breaks down The Office's bumbling boss figures in terms of contemporary psychological theory. An essay on What Not to Wear discusses how a reality show about everyday fashion conceals the construction of an ideal national subject; a second essay explains the show in terms of each country's discourses surrounding femininity. The success of American Idol is explained by analyzing the role of amateur music in American culture. The issue of translation itself is interrogated by examining specific episodes of Cracker, and also by asking why a successful series in the U.K., Blackpool, was a dismal failure as an American remake. This collection provides a rich and multifaceted overview of approaches to international television studies.
The Fab Five
Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446565261
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson, and chronicles their success in the NCAA tournaments of 1992 and 1993.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446565261
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Recounts the remarkable story of University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson, and chronicles their success in the NCAA tournaments of 1992 and 1993.
Fabulous Since September 2009
Author: Sai Publishing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781672208987
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Fabulous Since September 2009 - Ideal gift who born in September for Boys and Girls - Dimension: 6 in x 9 in - 9.24 cm x 22.86 cm - Orientation: Portrait Paper: 121 pages - Matte Finishing Cover
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781672208987
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Fabulous Since September 2009 - Ideal gift who born in September for Boys and Girls - Dimension: 6 in x 9 in - 9.24 cm x 22.86 cm - Orientation: Portrait Paper: 121 pages - Matte Finishing Cover
'Adolf Island'
Author: Caroline Sturdy Colls
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526149052
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
‘Adolf Island’ offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation in the Second World War. Drawing on extensive archival research and the results of the first in-field investigations of the ‘crime scenes’ since 1945, the book identifies and characterises the network of concentration and labour camps, fortifications, burial sites and other material traces connected to the occupation, providing new insights into the identities and experiences of the men and women who lived, worked and died within this landscape. Moving beyond previous studies focused on military aspects of occupation, the book argues that Alderney was intrinsically linked to wider systems of Nazi forced and slave labour.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526149052
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
‘Adolf Island’ offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation in the Second World War. Drawing on extensive archival research and the results of the first in-field investigations of the ‘crime scenes’ since 1945, the book identifies and characterises the network of concentration and labour camps, fortifications, burial sites and other material traces connected to the occupation, providing new insights into the identities and experiences of the men and women who lived, worked and died within this landscape. Moving beyond previous studies focused on military aspects of occupation, the book argues that Alderney was intrinsically linked to wider systems of Nazi forced and slave labour.
SEC Docket
Author: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Securities
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Securities
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
FIA Foundations of Accounting in Business - FAB Study Text-2013
Author: BPP Learning Media
Publisher: BPP Learning Media
ISBN: 1445392410
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
FIA - FAB Accountant in Business (ACCA F1) Study Text
Publisher: BPP Learning Media
ISBN: 1445392410
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
FIA - FAB Accountant in Business (ACCA F1) Study Text
Money Well Spent?
Author: Michael Grabell
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1610390091
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1610390091
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.
The Fabulous Girls' Book
Author: Veena Bhairo-Smith
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1780550960
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
The Fabulous Girls' Book is the indispensable guide for fabulous girls everywhere, full of tips and tricks to help every girl be utterly fabulous in every way.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1780550960
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
The Fabulous Girls' Book is the indispensable guide for fabulous girls everywhere, full of tips and tricks to help every girl be utterly fabulous in every way.
Anything for Danny
Author: Carla Cassidy
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 142684753X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
He was only nine years old, but Danny knew what was best for his mom and dad. That was why he'd asked for a trip to the Grand Canyon. So they could be together again. Like a real family. Sherri and Luke Morgan knew this vacation was just what Danny needed. So they put aside their differences for their little boy's sake. Everything was fine--until... Sherri remembered how good it had been waking up in Luke's arms. Luke remembered the love he'd all but given up on. Maybe Danny would get his wish....
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 142684753X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
He was only nine years old, but Danny knew what was best for his mom and dad. That was why he'd asked for a trip to the Grand Canyon. So they could be together again. Like a real family. Sherri and Luke Morgan knew this vacation was just what Danny needed. So they put aside their differences for their little boy's sake. Everything was fine--until... Sherri remembered how good it had been waking up in Luke's arms. Luke remembered the love he'd all but given up on. Maybe Danny would get his wish....