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  Re: TV series, metaseriality and "the very special episode"

  Special Series, special episodes

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  Andreas Jahn-Sudmann John-F-Kennedy-Institute, Free University Berlin

  Thursday, December 15, 2011 — 9:45 am

  I am not sure whether the very special series somehow replaced the very special episodes. Of course, it's more or less a general mode of reception to identify "the special". And maybe audiences and academics alike are very sceptical when th ...
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  Re: TV series, metaseriality and "the very special episode"

  Metaserial intelligence

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  Andreas Jahn-Sudmann John-F-Kennedy-Institute, Free University Berlin

  Thursday, December 15, 2011 — 10:08 am

  Thank you very much, Jason. I agree. It is important to stress that there are special episodes which do not expose their "metaserial intelligence". Nevertheless, a TV show has no definite control about positioning itself as operating only in a n ...
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  Re: TV series, metaseriality and "the very special episode"

  Social Stupidity

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  Andreas Jahn-Sudmann John-F-Kennedy-Institute, Free University Berlin

  Thursday, December 15, 2011 — 9:05 am

  Good questions, Daniel. No, I don't believe that metaserial intelligence of contemporary American TV (series) is accompanied by what you described as a new "social stupidity". In fact, since "the very special episode"has become an ...