Sue Short
Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4315-4
EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8538-3
appendix, notes, bibliography, index
256pp. softcover 2011
Price: $35.00
About the Book
From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status. Focusing on eight such series, this work analyzes their respective innovations and influences. Assessing the strategies used to promote "cult" appeal, it also appraises increased opportunities for interaction between series creators and fans and evaluates how television fantasy has utilized transmedia storytelling. Notable changes within broadcasting are discussed to explain how challenging long-form dramas have emerged, and why telefantasy has transcended niche status to enjoy significant prominence and popularity.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
1. The Prisoner The Show That Set the Precedents 13
2. Twin Peaks: The Death of Laura Palmer—And the Birth of a Phenomenon 33
3. The X-Files: Trust, Belief, and Broken Promises 55
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the “Big Bad” 84
5. How Lost Redefined Cult Television: A Mystery Island and a Monster Hit 108
6. Why Heroes Failed: The Superpowered Franchise That Fell from Grace 138
7. Doctor Who and Star Trek: Twenty-First Century Reboots 166
Conclusion 195
An A to Z of Telefantasy Series 207
Bibliography 231
Index 241
About the Author
Sue Short lectures in film and media at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has contributed articles to numerous media journals. Cult Telefantasy Series is her third book.
Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville.
C.W. Sullivan III is a professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.
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