Narrative Strategies In Television Series

In the context of a systematic overview of the possibilities of applying narratological concepts to a study of TV series, ten case studies are explored in depth, demonstrating how series such as "24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twin Peaks, Star Trek, Blackadder," and "Sex and the City" make use of inn [...]
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In the context of a systematic overview of the possibilities of applying narratological concepts to a study of TV series, ten case studies are explored in depth, demonstrating how series such as "24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twin Peaks, Star Trek, Blackadder," and "Sex and the City" make use of innovative audiovisual means of storytelling. Transgressing the traditional confines of narrative theory, the chapter authors address the question of how form, content, and function intersect in these series.