Series Editor: Stacey Abbott
The
Investigating Cult TV
series is a fresh forum for discussionand debate about the changing nature of cult television. It sets outto reconsider cult television and its intricate networks of fandomby inviting authors to rethink how cult TV is conceived, produced,programmed and consumed. It will also challenge traditionaldistinctions between cult and quality television.Offering an accessible path through the intricacies and pleasuresof cult TV, the books in this series will interest scholars, studentsand fans alike. They will include close studies of individual contem-porary television shows. They will also reconsider genres at theheart of cult programming, such as science fiction, horror andfantasy, as well as genres like teen TV, animation and reality TVwhen these have strong claims to cult status. Books will also examine themes or trends that are key to the past, present andfuture of cult television.The first books in
Investigating Cult TV
series:
Investigating
Alias
edited by Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown
Investigating
Charmed
edited by Stan Beeler and Karin Beeler
Dexter:
Investigating Cutting Edge Television
edited by DouglasL. Howard
Investigating
Farscape
by Jes Battis
The Cult TV Book
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Investigating Cult TV
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