Television in Transition/ the life and afterlife of the narrative action hero
Shimpach, Shawn
- UK: John Wiley And Sons, 2010.
- x, 245p.
Introduction: the time and space of television in transition -- Television in transition -- The hero -- How to watch television -- Highlander : the immortal cosmopolitan -- Smallville : "no flights, no tights" : doing business with Superman -- 24 : in real time -- Doctor Who : regeneration through time and (relative dimensions in) space -- Conclusion: do when need another hero?