| Television Finales From Howdy Doody to Girls | | Editor:
| Howard, Douglas L. Bianculli, David | Contribution by:
| Ford, Sam Hellekson, Karen Guffey, Ensley F. Diffrient, David Nochimson, Martha P. Villez, Barbara Koontz, K. Dale Rambo, Elizabeth L. Johnson-Lewis, Erika Shapiro, Mitchell E. Brand, Keith Thompson, Jeff Bindig, Lori Turnbull, Sue Middlemost, Renee Dawidziak, Mark Hinckley, David Spignesi, Stephen Leppert, Alice Cobb, Shelley Hamad, Hannah Abbott, Stacey Wright, Katheryn Gould, Eric Wilson, Ron Nichols-Pethick, Jonathan Snauffer, Douglas Bryant, Clinton Donovan, Michael Bussolini, Jeffrey Graves, Stephanie Forde, Teresa DeFino, Dean Dunleavy, Trisha Stafford, Nikki Heller, Dana A. Beeler, Stan Burkhead, Cynthia Morreale, Joanne Nirmalarajah, Asokan Wisnewski, J. Jeremy Yousman, Bill Jermyn, Deborah Geraghty, Lincoln Byers, Michele Jarvis, Zeke Akass, Kim Potter, Amanda Edgerton, Gary R. Hibberd, Lynne Thompson, Robert Vest, Jason P. Damico, Amy M. Brioux, Bill Porter, Lynnette Ochonicky, Adam Walker, Joseph S. Gravely, Gary Mills, Brett Wright, Paul Jewett, Lorna | ISBN: | 978-0-8156-5447-6 | Publication Date: | Oct 2018 | Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the... More DescriptionToday more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, both in terms of their sense of narrative and as episodes that epitomize an entire show. Bringing together a veritable "who's who" of television scholars, journalists, and media experts, including Robert Thompson, Martha Nochimson, Gary Edgerton, David Hinckley, Kim Akass, and Joanne Morreale, the book offers commentary on some of the most compelling and often controversial final episodes in television history. Each chapter is devoted to a separate finale, providing readers with a comprehensive survey of these watershed moments. Gathering a unique international lineup of journalists and media scholars, the book also offers readers an intriguing variety of critical voices and perspectives. | |