{"product_id":"investigating-heroes-david-simmons-9780786459360","title":"Investigating Heroes: Essays on Truth, Justice and Quality TV","description":"\u003cp\u003e Premiering in September of 2006, the weekly NBC television series \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e was an immediate commercial and critical hit, lasting four successful seasons. \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each successive 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 \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, examining the series' content, marketing and reception. Also investigated is the show's fusion of \"cult\" and mainstream elements of television, analyzing its ability to combine so-called lowbrow elements (comic books and superheroes) with a high-quality television form prizing such factors as moral ambiguity and depth of characterization--and what this blending process suggests about the current hybrid state of genre television, and about the medium as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786459360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786459360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"David Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086857056511,"sku":"9780786459360","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16d03f89-c5f4-4de9-8948-e46492dc571d.jpg?v=1769096979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/investigating-heroes-david-simmons-9780786459360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}