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Epic Television Miniseries: A Critical History
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Epic Television Miniseries: A Critical History
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To paraphrase silent movie queen Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's classic 1950 film
Sunset Boulevard
, "The epic miniseries are big! It's television that got small!" This is especially true when one compares such iconic epic miniseries as
Rich Man, Poor Man
(1976),
Roots
(1977),
Holocaust
(1978),
Shogun
(1980),
The Winds of War
(1983),
War and Remembrance
(1988-89) and
Angels in America
(2003) to today's ordinary television programming. This work traces the historical trajectory of the epic miniseries and delves into the character archetypes and themes that recur in the genre, giving close critical attention to more than 40 miniseries. A filmography is included.
Sunset Boulevard
, "The epic miniseries are big! It's television that got small!" This is especially true when one compares such iconic epic miniseries as
Rich Man, Poor Man
(1976),
Roots
(1977),
Holocaust
(1978),
Shogun
(1980),
The Winds of War
(1983),
War and Remembrance
(1988-89) and
Angels in America
(2003) to today's ordinary television programming. This work traces the historical trajectory of the epic miniseries and delves into the character archetypes and themes that recur in the genre, giving close critical attention to more than 40 miniseries. A filmography is included.
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