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- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Number of Pages: 192
- ISBN: 0748627537
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112598062
- Release Date: February 1, 2009
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Quiz Show" by Su Holmes to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Quiz Show"Browse more products related to "Su Holmes"Publisher's noteDespite its enduring popularity with both broadcasters and audiences, the quiz show has found itself marginalised in studies of popular television. This book offers an introduction to the study of the quiz show. It covers topics such as the relationship between quiz shows and television genre, and the early broadcast history of the quiz show. Despite its enduring popularity with both broadcasters and audiences, the quiz show is marginalized in studies of popular television. Su Holmes takes a fresh approach to quiz shows while also revisiting, updating, and expanding existing quiz show scholarship. Discussing "Double Your Money," "The $64,000 Dollar Question," "Twenty-One," "The Price is Right," "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," and "The Weakest Link," Holmes addresses the relationship between quiz shows and the television genre; the early broadcast history of the quiz show; questions of institutional regulation; quiz show aesthetics; the social significance of "games;" "ordinary" people as television performers, and questions of quiz show reception, from interactivity to on-line fandom. Key FeaturesOne of the few book-length studies of the quiz showAn accessible introduction to the genre for undergraduate studentsNew archival research that contributes to the early history of the quiz showDemonstrates why the quiz show matters to television studiesBrings established approaches together with new interventions and areas of study (such as looking at the quiz show in the multi-platform age and the study of "ordinary" people as performers). If You Enjoy "The Quiz Show (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Quiz Show (Paperback)" by Su Holmes (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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