David Gurney

Associate Professor of Media StudiesTexas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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On the Limits of #Lulz: Niche Taste and the Implosion of Satire

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David Gurney Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

March 06, 2017
On the Limits of #Lulz: Niche Taste and the Implosion of Satire satire niche anti-humor Curator's Note Co-authored by Matthew Thomas Payne In December 2016, pressure from talent, executives, and audiences led Adult Swim to cancel Million Dollar Extre ...

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Re: Flash in the Pan: The Ingredients of "Too Many Cooks"

Experimenting with Form

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David Gurney Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Monday, March 6, 2017 — 9:26 pm
I agree that this fits very well with Adult Swim's approach to parody: replicate aspects of a familiar televisual form, seize opportunities to reveal its potential fissures, and fill them with content that is absurd and/or inappropriate. However, par ...