I not only agree, Tim, I would argue that studying Las Vegas (and its media representations) is critical in understanding contemporary urban space. As some of the histories I'm reading suggest, Vegas is (mostly for worse) the most influential model o ...
I've been wondering that as well, Jonathan. My guess is that they're likely to stand behind the AMPTP, in public at least, because they're "producers" as well, with their own writers and other creatives to deal with (who don' ...
Jason, despite my snark, I actually enjoyed "The Man From Tallahassee" as well, and I agree that ABC will remain behind the show because of its other significant distribution assets (which is a whole other fascinating topic for some other time). ...
Jonathan, great point about network pimping and viewer awareness. They do it because that's the way it's done. In other words, while they know that we know that promos are shamelessly portentous, they also know that we've come to expect the ...
Thanks for the feedback. It's not only death, of course, but as Eva points out, the very different kinds of everyday life in Las Vegas. I love how the series contrasts visitors (looking for fantasy) with locals (most often just getting by) and deals ...
Excellent example, Vicky. The particularly great thing about The Rockford Files is that the promise of these titles- the spectacle of Los Angeles as an urban terrain- is actually played out in every episode. Not only in the sense of copious location shoot ...
I agree with Roberta, though would add the caveat that each writing staff operates under its own practices (including rules, rituals, hierarchies, and so on). Sorkin (and to a slightly lesser extent, David E. Kelley) represent one end of the spectrum, whi ...
There's a very high degree of performance in all these interviews and statements. They know the future is fuzzy and dangerous, but they have to project their certainty in their survival. Accordingly, Murdoch and Redstone fare best in this montage, no ...
Regarding the CSI Effect, and the show's empirical claims, it's interesting to note the uneasy relationship between its ostensible authenticity and its dramatic license. Loads of publicity around the series (including on the DVD sets) highlight ...
Great scene and thoughts, Chad. I agree with Kathleen that there's a definite Foucaultian sense of power/knowledge at work throughout CSI. The microscopic and often intrusive methods of forensic science (e.g., all those DNA samples swabbed from suspe ...
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Jason, despite my snark, I
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Excellent example, Vicky.
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There's a very high degree
Regarding the CSI Effect,
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