Prime Time Animation by Carol Stabile
In September 1960 a television show emerged from the mists of prehistoric time to take its place as the mother of all animated sitcoms. The Flintstones spawned dozens of imitations, just as, two decades later, The Simpsons sparked a renaissance of primetime animation. This fascinating book explores the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield, and beyond. The contributors critically examine the key issues and questions, including: How do we explain the animation explosion of the 1960s? Why did it take nearly twenty years following the cancellation of The Flintstones for animation to find its feet again as primetime fare? In addressing these questions, as well as many others, essays examine the relation between earlier, made-for-cinema animated production (such as the Warner Looney Toons shorts) and television-based animation; the role of animation in the economies of broadcast and cable television; and the links between animation production and brand image. Contributors also examine specific programmes like The Powerpuff Girls, Daria, Ren and Stimpy and South Park from the perspective of fans, exploring fan cybercommunities, investigating how ideas of 'class' and 'taste' apply to recent TV animation, and addressing themes such as irony, alienation, and representations of the family.
Carol Stabile is Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of Feminism and the Technological Fix, and she has published essays on feminist theory, media studies, and postmodernism in Camera Obscura, Cultural Studies, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, and Monthly Review.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415283267 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415283264 |
| Title | Prime Time Animation |
| Author | Carol Stabile |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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