An edition of Investigating Heroes
(2012)
Investigating Heroes
essays on truth, justice and quality tv
by David Simmons
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"Premiering in September 2006, NBC television series Heroes was an immediate hit, lasting four successful seasons. Heroes follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each episode exploring how these people react to and utilize their powers for good or for evil. This collection of essays explores a variety of issues surrounding Heroes"--Provided by publisher.
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Investigating Heroes: essays on truth, justice and quality tv
2012, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
0786459360 9780786459360
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Table of Contents
Introduction / David Simmons
Heroes and villains. The redemption of HRG / Lynnette Porter
"I'm different... special": the body of the superhero / Bronwen Calvert
Elective affinities: Heroes and the contemporary conception of the family / Stan Beeler
"Last in my class, last on the sports field, I'm not a loser anymore": centralizing the "geek" in quality television / David Simmons
Borrowings and intertexts. Naturalizing the fantastic: comics archetypes / Julia Round
Superpowers and super-insight: how back story and motivation emerge through the Heroes graphic novels / Kristin M. Barton
"Niki's not here right now": fragmented identity in NBC's Heroes / Laura Hilton
Science fiction and the uncanny realism of Heroes / David Hipple
Super style: notes for a stylistic analysis / Sergio Dias Branco
Ideas and concepts. Heroes, control, and regulation / Lorna Jowett
"You're broken. I can fix you": negotiating concepts of U.S. ideology / Torsten Caeners
Heroes' internationalism: toward a cosmopolitical ethics in mainstream American television / Kenneth Chan
"This power, it's bigger than me": time travel as narrative device and catalyst for character exposition / Kevin Lee Robinson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
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