The antihero in American television

In exploring the popularity of the antihero in contemporary US television, [Vaage] (film, Univ. of Kent, UK) sets out to look specifically at "... the attraction antihero series offer the spectator emotionally and cognitively." Her focus falls primarily on the characters Tony Soprano (The...

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Published in:Choice (Middletown) 2016, Vol.54 (1), p.50
Main Author: Highsmith, D
Format: Review
Language:English
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Studies
Television
Vaage, Margrethe Bruun
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Summary:In exploring the popularity of the antihero in contemporary US television, [Vaage] (film, Univ. of Kent, UK) sets out to look specifically at "... the attraction antihero series offer the spectator emotionally and cognitively." Her focus falls primarily on the characters Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) and Walter White (Breaking Bad), although Dexter Morgan (Dexter), Frank and Claire Underwood (House of Cards), Patty Hewes (Damages), and Lester Nygaard and Lome Malvo (Fargo, season 1) are among other...
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975