The sitcom /

Even though sitcom has been a consistent staple of broadcasting the world over, rigorous academic work on it as a genre remains limited. This book examines sitcom as an industry in terms of production, audiences and texts, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to examine the genre...

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Main Author: Mills, Brett (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009
Series:TV genres.
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Genre -- 3. Industry -- 4. Programmes -- 5. Audiences -- 6. The future. 
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