C LIT228 Lecture 16: Nov 23

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C lit 228 nov 23, 2016: science fiction and the tv medium. Three generations of science fiction in terms of form and medium: Magazine-based sf culture (eg. amazing stories, astounding stories), 1920-50s. Television sf culture, 1990 (cid:862)i(cid:374)sofa(cid:396) as it is a popula(cid:396) ge(cid:374)(cid:396)e, sf is (cid:374)o(cid:449) solidl(cid:455) (cid:271)ased i(cid:374) the tv (cid:373)ediu(cid:373). At(cid:449)ood is (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed (cid:858)highe(cid:396) up(cid:859) i(cid:374) the hie(cid:396)a(cid:396)(cid:272)h(cid:455) of (cid:449)(cid:396)iti(cid:374)g. The core of sf culture is linked to the tv medium. A lot of series and narratives engage in a 2- way chat A loosely-structured serial, same time-slots, fixed sets, and standard locations (soap operas) A se(cid:396)ial (cid:449)ith a(cid:374) (cid:858)i(cid:374)fi(cid:374)ite(cid:859) potential, each episode is self-contained, locations may vary (sitcoms, drama series) Sf poses a number of problems with regard to the above criteria and therefore historically has been a more difficult genre to adapt for the tv format.

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