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• In Media Res
  Re: The Last Lion King of Scotland

  Well, the class is called

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Friday, April 13, 2007 — 10:55 pm

  Well, the class is called Media Technology & Cultural Change and its "hook" is that all projects in the course are done in a digital form, encouraging students to make media criticism that also reflects on the modes of expression being used ...
• In Media Res
  Re: The ESPN Effect

  Kudos to Jeff for furthering

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Wednesday, November 8, 2006 — 5:36 am

  Kudos to Jeff for furthering the Cult of Keith. I blogged about his unusual ascendency here for anyone interested, but I think it can't be understated that Olbermann's kudos as a sportscaster (still teaming with Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio) helps ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Holding Out For A Hiro

  I definitely agree that Hiro

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Friday, October 27, 2006 — 8:13 pm

  I definitely agree that Hiro feels like a truly original TV character. But I had a feeling of loss & disappointment in the "flash-foward" moment when he returns from the future to warn Peter- in his future "Hero" persona, he (will ...
• In Media Res
  Re: CSI’s State of Denial

  What's most interesting to

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Thursday, August 2, 2007 — 4:10 pm

  What's most interesting to me is that the scene takes place in a church, with Grissom saying "I'm here... in God's house... to explain to you the truth." I haven't seen the rest of the episode so I don't know how it migh ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Man Out of Time: Lost Season 3 Finale

  Will raises some key points,

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Tuesday, February 12, 2008 — 4:48 pm

  Will raises some key points, but I'm mostly struck by his last comment- clearly the way to address the challenges of academic publishing today is to emulate the media industries. We should embrace "transmedia scholarship": placing easter eg ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Man Out of Time: Lost Season 3 Finale

  Stacey asks "If the fans are

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Wednesday, February 13, 2008 — 3:20 am

  Stacey asks "If the fans are doing all of this close analysis, where do we fit in? Should we be doing something else?" In part, we study the fans that do the close analysis. To further promote the book, in my essay I explore how one of the show& ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “All Skin Is Not Created Equal”: Televisual Flow and Racial Ideology

  A little production history

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Wednesday, April 25, 2007 — 2:18 am

  A little production history adds another level here- Khandi Alexander left the show after three seasons, allegedly because she felt marginalized on the show, with the character always in the background & the (white) writers unable to make any real sto ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “Taking Colbert Seriously: Faux News Man Issues Faux Apology for Real News

  One thing I find fascinating

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Thursday, May 10, 2007 — 6:31 pm

  One thing I find fascinating about this clip & the Colbert phenomenon itself is that audience comprehension is predicated not only on knowledge of current affairs, but an awareness of the mechanics of media representation & production themselves. ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Fox News: “Don’t Worry, Be Anxious”

  Excellent job, Mark! This is

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Monday, April 2, 2007 — 5:40 pm

  Excellent job, Mark! This is a perfect bit of pedagogy, and really plays to what In Media Res can do- not just using the system to comment on pre-existing media, but using the media to comment on yourself. I'll certainly use it in my courses as an ad ...
• In Media Res
  Re: “You Got No Idea What’s Goin’ On On That Island!”: What SNL Can Teach Us About Lost

  Ivan - this sketch raises a

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  Wednesday, February 13, 2008 — 7:17 pm

  Ivan- this sketch raises a key question being discussed in the comments around other vids in this week's series: what do TV scholars bring to the table when much of the theorizing about a show like Lost occurs in the vernacular spaces of elevators, w ...

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