Komplexní televize - Poetika současného televizního vyprávění – Mittell Jason (2019)

In the 1990s, a number of television series began to emerge in American production that defined themselves against decades of established rules of clarity and comprehensibility. Riskier series projects like Twin Peaks and The X-Files were not afraid to confuse their viewers, cleverly manipulate them, and build a sophisticated mythology of the entire series world. They not only encouraged their viewers to engage traditionally with the story itself but did so through their narrative style. Jason Mittell offers us a detailed analysis of the formal characteristics and special 'narrative effects' of these complex series in this book, as well as the ways in which their audiences understand and further engage with them. For their analysis, he introduces a whole range of new terms that respect the specifics of serial television and aspire to become essential tools for experts, critics, and students dedicated to the television medium. The book also contains detailed and engaging analyses of several television series such as Veronica Mars, Breaking Bad, and The Wire, which will certainly appeal to informed viewers and fans of innovative television storytelling.