M*A*S*HWayne State University Press, 2008 - 156 páginas Few American television series are as deeply entrenched in twentieth-century popular culture as M*A*S*H, a Korean War medical comedy characterized by its dark tone and finesse in tackling serious social and political issues. By the end of its run, M*A*S*H had been a mainstream hit for several seasons and won fourteen Emmys, leading it to be called "the most popular pre-Seinfeld series in television history." In this comprehensive study of M*A*S*H, David Scott Diffrient analyzes the series' contextual issues--such as its creation, reception, and circulation--as well as textual issues like its formal innovations, narrative strategies, and themes. |
Índice
A Novel Idea and an Unconventional War Film | |
Big Ambitions for the Small Screen | |
Ensemble TV | |
Mobility as Metaphor | |
Dead Serious in Living Color | |
Hot Lips Hostilities and the Cold War of the Sexes | |
Mobile Army Sexual Hijinks | |
Another Day in the ROK | |
I Shall Not Return AfterMASH | |
NOTES | |
EPISODE GUIDE | |