{"product_id":"complex-tv-jason-mittell-9780814769607","title":"Complex TV: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and sustained analysis of the development of storytelling for television\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past two decades, new technologies, changing viewer practices, and the proliferation of genres and channels has transformed American television. One of the most notable impacts of these shifts is the emergence of highly complex and elaborate forms of serial narrative, resulting in a robust period of formal experimentation and risky programming rarely seen in a medium that is typically viewed as formulaic and convention bound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplex TV\u003c\/b\u003e offers a sustained analysis of the poetics of television narrative, focusing on how storytelling has changed in recent years and how viewers make sense of these innovations. Through close analyses of key programs, including The Wire, Lost, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Veronica Mars, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Mad Men the book traces the emergence of this narrative mode, focusing on issues such as viewer comprehension, transmedia storytelling, serial authorship, character change, and cultural evaluation. Developing a television-specific set of narrative theories, Complex TV argues that television is the most vital and important storytelling medium of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Mittell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814769608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814769607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Jason Mittell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926451355903,"sku":"9780814769607","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d7fbc859-0b65-44a0-955a-4ed4c77f3ebb.jpg?v=1681083149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/complex-tv-jason-mittell-9780814769607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}