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Re: The Rigidity of Seasonal Synergy

"Summer Series"

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Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin - Madison

Monday, July 19, 2010 — 12:10 am

connection to the season could be moved into the Fall or Winter periods. I also think that it's possible ...

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Re: The Rigidity of Seasonal Synergy

I’m not so certain that the

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Shana Heinricy University of New Mexico

Sunday, July 18, 2010 — 9:01 pm

I'm not so certain that the definition of the content of a summer series applies anymore, for some of the reasons Charlotte brought up. First of all, summer series as a relatively new phenomenon (in the history of television). They came to be as a ...

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Re: Summer Binging: What will it make you do?

transportablity of the summer marathon

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Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

Saturday, July 17, 2010 — 1:48 pm

proliferation of 3G and wireless networks mean that you could possibly go find a shady corner of a park and ...

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Re: Summer Binging: What will it make you do?

summer and marathons

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Anne Moore Tufts University

Friday, July 16, 2010 — 7:26 pm

I don't actually know if this would be possible, but I'm wondering if networks will ...

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Summer Binging: What will it make you do?

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Christine Becker University of Notre Dame

July 16, 2010

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Summer Binging: What will it make you do? television schedule spectatorship network television DVD cable television Curator's Note This delicious promo offers much to deconstruct (woe be upon the forever over-identifying female spectator), but to tie ...

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The Rigidity of Seasonal Synergy

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Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin - Madison

July 15, 2010

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The Rigidity of Seasonal Synergy television Summer scheduling ratings Curator's Note Whether due to a particularly breezy pace or a distinctly sunny setting, many summer series become permanently connected with the season in which they premiere. This ...

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Re: Cynicism Takes a Beach Trip: The Audience-Network Contract of Summer TV

weighty summer TV

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Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 — 3:14 pm

the rule. However, I think an interesting other side to your argument is looking at how the contract ...

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Cynicism Takes a Beach Trip: The Audience-Network Contract of Summer TV

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Jeremy Mongeau N/A

July 14, 2010

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Cynicism Takes a Beach Trip: The Audience-Network Contract of Summer TV The O.C. guilty pleasures FOX Curator's Note /*-->*/ Conventional wisdom holds that winter audiences are held captive by the weather. So in this regard, the very idea of summe ...

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