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Reading 24 : TV Against the Clock
Steven Peacock Ed
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Description for Reading 24 : TV Against the Clock
Paperback. When "24" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, "Time" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. This book brings together critical discussions of "24" from a wide range of perspectives. It looks in detail at the creative and controversial features of "24". Editor(s): Peacock, Steven. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324. TV Against the Clock. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. 256 pages. Editor(s): Peacock, Steven. When "24" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, "Time" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. This book brings together critical discussions of "24" from a wide range of perspectives. It looks in detail at the creative and controversial features of "24". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight: 324.
When 24 exploded onto TV screens in 2001, Time magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. 24 has gone on to establish itself as groundbreaking and controversial entertainment that has changed the face of television. Each season of 24 traces the events of a single day in the life of CTU Field Agent Jack Bauer. Racing against the clock, Bauer battles assassination attempts, germ warfare and terrorist factions to 'save the day'. 24 presents the nail-biting events of each day through its use of split-screen ... Read more
When 24 exploded onto TV screens in 2001, Time magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. 24 has gone on to establish itself as groundbreaking and controversial entertainment that has changed the face of television. Each season of 24 traces the events of a single day in the life of CTU Field Agent Jack Bauer. Racing against the clock, Bauer battles assassination attempts, germ warfare and terrorist factions to 'save the day'. 24 presents the nail-biting events of each day through its use of split-screen ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Reading Contemporary Television
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845113292
SKU
V9781845113292
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About Steven Peacock Ed
Steven Peacock is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Southampton Solent University. He is the author of 'Colour: Cinema Aesthetics' (Manchester University Press, 2007).
Reviews for Reading 24 : TV Against the Clock
LIBRARY JOURNAL 'This is a two-fisted double shot of polysyllabic PhD works. Recommended only for academic pop culture and media collections.'SOUTHERN DAILY ECHOReading 24 - TV Against the Clock is a scholarly work that is proving popular with fans of the series as well as those planning to write a thesis on the influence of Bauer.- Kate Thompson