{"product_id":"the-dvd-novel-greg-metcalf-9780313385810","title":"The DVD Novel: How the Way We Watch Television Changed the Television We Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow that television shows can live forever as DVD sets, the stories they can tell have changed; television episodes are now crafted as chapters in a season-long novel instead of free-standing stories. This book examines how this significant shift in storytelling occurred.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1981, NBC's \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e combined the cop show and the soap opera to set the model for primetime serial storytelling, which is evident in \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1963, ABC's \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e showed how an anthology series could tell a continuing tale, influencing \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFringe\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1987, NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd\u003c\/i\u003e changed the situation comedy into attitudinal comedy, leading to \u003ci\u003eWeeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNurse Jackie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEntourage\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe DVD Novel: How the Way We Watch Television Changed the Television We Watch\u003c\/i\u003e not only examines how American television shows changed, but also what television artists have been able to create. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides an alternate history of American television that compares it to British television, and explains the influence of Dennis Potter's \u003ci\u003eThe Singing Detective\u003c\/i\u003e on the development of long-form television and the evolution of drama shows and sitcoms. The work considers a wide range of network and cable television shows, paying special attention to the work of Steven Bochco, David Milch, and David Simon, and spotlighting the influence of graphic novels and literary novels in changing television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313385815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313385810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013","brand":"Greg Metcalf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610986955007,"sku":"9780313385810","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71cdca8b-7026-44e9-8f33-af80560e0985.jpg?v=1764510968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dvd-novel-greg-metcalf-9780313385810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}