Quality TV : Contemporary American Television and Beyond (Paperback)

Preface: Robert Thompson Debating Quality . Introduction: Janet McCabe and Kim Akass 'Quality TV' On Show Karen Fricker Part 1 Defining Quality . critical judgements and debate _____________________ Is Quality Television Any Good? generic distinctions, evaluations and the troubling matter of critical judgement. Sarah Cardwell Quality TV: from an American critic's perspective David Bianculli Quality TV Drama: a tale of two traditions (British and American) Robin Nelson As Seen on TV: women's rights and quality television Ashley Sayeau Sex, Swearing and Respectability: courting controversy, HBO's Original Programming and producing quality TV Janet McCabe and Kim Akass Part 2: Defining Quality . industry, policy and competitive markets_____________ Quality Control: The Daily Show, the Peabody and brand discipline Jimmie Reeves, Michael Epstein and Mark Rogers Inside American Television Drama Peter Dunne Quality US TV: a buyer's perspective Dermot Horan C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation: quality, the fifth channel and 'America's Finest' Ian Goode The Problem of Quality Television: television schedules, audience demographics and cultural policy in New Zealand.' Geoff Lealand Part 3: Defining Quality .aesthetics, form, content ___________________________ HBO and the Concept of Quality TV Jane Feuer Seeing and Knowing: reflexivity and quality Jonathan Bignell Quality and Creativity in TV: the work of television storytellers Maire Messenger-Davies An interview with David Chase Mark Lawson Writing Music for Quality TV: An Interview with W. Snuffy Walden Peter Kaye 'Read Any Good Television Lately? television tie-in books and quality TV David Lavery Afterthoughts: Defining Quality . into the future_____________________________ Lost in Transition: from post-network to post-television Roberta Pearson TV and Film Guide Bibliography Index?????