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The Big Bang of American Television: Creativity and Cultural Codes
Sixteen shows as a portrait of American society
Completed · 42 episodes
Buy for ¥68.00
Audio in Chinese
Beyond the Thrill: Why Do We Watch American Television? 1. Friends (Part 1) | I'll Be There for You 2. Friends (Part 2) | Friendship Is the Surface—What Story Is It Really Telling? 3. Sex and the City (Part 1) | How Should We Live in a Metropolis? 4. Sex and the City (Part 2) | “Ideal” Feminism 5. Will & Grace (Part 1) | How Does American Television Portray Diverse Love? 6. Will & Grace (Part 2) | How Are Values about Love Constructed and Expressed? 7. Modern Family (Part 1) | Traditional Family Values in Mainstream Television 8. Modern Family (Part 2) | The Creative Logic of the Middle-Class Family 9. South Park (Part 1) | Satire Taken to the Extreme 10. South Park (Part 2) | How Adult Animation Plays with Surrealism 11. BoJack Horseman (Part 1) | Cultural Codes of the “Most Depressing Cartoon” 12. BoJack Horseman (Part 2) | Our Guide to Healing Psychological Trauma 13. The Simpsons (Part 1) | What Characters Sustained Thirty Years of Popularity? 14. The Simpsons (Part 2) | Portraying America's Social Dysfunction in Animation 15. Rick and Morty (Part 1) | What Hides inside the Multiverse? 16. Rick and Morty (Part 2) | Stories from Humanity's Dark Corners 17. The Big Bang Theory (Part 1) | A Guide to Making Geeks Global Stars 18. The Big Bang Theory (Part 2) | How Do Eccentric Geeks Win Our Hearts? 19. The Newsroom (Part 1) | Idealism in American Television News 20. The Newsroom (Part 2) | How Can a Workplace Drama Keep Ideals Alive? 21. Grey's Anatomy (Part 1) | A Television Series That Can Save Lives 22. Grey's Anatomy (Part 2) | Breaking Female Stereotypes on Television 23. Silicon Valley (Part 1) | Is Technology Really Neutral? 24. Silicon Valley (Part 2) | Where Will Its Conservative Story Go? 25. House of Cards (Part 1) | What Is Its Code of Suspense? 26. House of Cards (Part 2) | Must Ambition Equal Pathology? 27. Westworld (Part 1) | Humanity's Cruelest, Darkest “Utopia” 28. Westworld (Part 2) | After the Hosts Awaken, How Can the Park Continue? 29. Breaking Bad (Part 1) | A Terminal Patient's Desperate Road into the Drug Trade 30. Breaking Bad (Part 2) | Modern Society's Antigone 31. Game of Thrones (Part 1) | Television with Hollywood-Scale Visual Effects 32. Game of Thrones (Part 2) | The Most Successful Medieval Epic Fantasy 33. American Television | What Market Produces Such Compelling Shows? 34. Production | Why Is American Television Made So Well? 35. Broadcasting | Friday, the “Death Slot” 36. What Genres Does American Television Have? 37. Production | Checks and Balances among Specialized Roles Bonus | Television Ratings That Protect Minors Bonus | The Good Wife: How Should We Understand Women? 38. Awards | A Guide to a Series' Life or Death 39. Conclusion | What Are We Really Watching When We Watch American TV?