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Complex TVMain MenuIntroductionVideos for IntroductionBeginningsVideos for Chapter 2AuthorshipCharactersComprehensionEvaluationSerial MelodramaOrienting ParatextsTransmedia StorytellingEndsVideo GalleryTable of ContentsJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deNew York University Press
Complexity in Context
12015-03-12T19:43:24-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de13507structured_gallery1286982015-03-18T11:05:04-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deThis chapter outlines the book's key ideas and terms, explaining what narrative complexity is and how it fits into the contemporary television contexts of industry, technology, and viewing practice. It focuses on the concepts of the operational aesthetic and narrative special effect, highlighting how today's television storytelling offers unique appeals to viewers in keeping with other cultural practices of the digital era.
12015-03-12T19:47:26-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945dep. 50-51: THE WEST WING3plain2015-03-12T19:52:54-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de