Show Sold Separately : Promos, Spoilers, and Other Media Paratexts / Jonathan Gray.
2010
PN1992.8.A32 G73 2010
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Title
Show Sold Separately : Promos, Spoilers, and Other Media Paratexts / Jonathan Gray.
Author
Gray, Jonathan, author.
ISBN
9780814733158
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814733158.001.0001 doi
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PN1992.8.A32 G73 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.2343
Summary
It is virtually impossible to watch a movie or TV show without preconceived notions because of the hype that precedes them, while a host of media extensions guarantees them a life long past their air dates. An onslaught of information from print media, trailers, internet discussion, merchandising, podcasts, and guerilla marketing, we generally know something about upcoming movies and TV shows well before they are even released or aired. The extras, or "paratexts," that surround viewing experiences are far from peripheral, shaping our understanding of them and informing our decisions about what to watch or not watch and even how to watch before we even sit down for a show.Show Sold Separately gives critical attention to this ubiquitous but often overlooked phenomenon, examining paratexts like DVD bonus materials for The Lord of the Rings, spoilers for Lost, the opening credits of The Simpsons, Star Wars actions figures, press reviews for Friday Night Lights, the framing of Batman Begins, the videogame of The Thing, and the trailers for The Sweet Hereafter. Plucking these extra materials from the wings and giving them the spotlight they deserve, Jonathan Gray examines the world of film and television that exists before and after the show.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From Spoilers to Spinoffs
2. Coming Soon!
3. Bonus Materials
4. Under a Long Shadow
5. Spoiled and Mashed Up
6. In the World, Just Off Screen
Conclusion
Notes
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From Spoilers to Spinoffs
2. Coming Soon!
3. Bonus Materials
4. Under a Long Shadow
5. Spoiled and Mashed Up
6. In the World, Just Off Screen
Conclusion
Notes
Index
About the Author