Introduction to The Writers’ Strike Issue
An introduction to this special issue of FlowTV.
Read moreCategory: Volume 07
Internships, Idealism, and the WGA Strike
Shelley Jenkins / Cal-State Fullerton
How undergraduate film and television majors mitigated their own need to cross the picket line, or risk not graduating on time.
Read moreThe WGA Strike, the Internet and Media Decentralization
Dante Atkins / Founder, UnitedHollywood.com
How the UnitedHollywood.com blog helped the WGA control the traditional-media narrative
Read moreFan Support and Its Effect (Or Lack Thereof) on the Strike
Erin Giannini / University of East Anglia
Did fan organizing have any “real” bearing on the outcome of the WGA strike?
Read more“We Write, You Wrong”
Jennie Chamberlain / Screenwriter and Daniel Chamberlain / USC
Jennie Chamberlain / Screenwriter & Daniel Chamberlain / USC
A first-hand account of the daily efforts to organize the strike from a WGA screenwriter, and the wider ramifications on writing culture in L.A.
Read more Deal of a “Lifetime”? A New Future for Project Runway
Alisa Perren / Georgia State University
How will Lifetime’s acquisition of Project Runway impact the show?
Read moreModern Marvels: Celebrating How It Works
Janet Wasko and Carlos Calderon / University Of Oregon
Wasko and Calderon examine the pros and cons of Modern Marvels.
Read moreThe Weigh-in as National Money Shot
Jennifer Fremlin / Huntingdon College
How weight-loss shows function in a manner similar to pornography, though with an added spectacle of shame.
Read moreTV Cooking Shows: The Evolution of a GenreKathleen Collins / John Jay College, CUNY
An examination of how the host of the televised cooking show has evolved over the history of the medium.
Read moreAdapting to DVRing: Narrative Franchises and AdvertisingRochelle Rodrigo / Mesa Community College
Advertising that urges you to stop fast-forwarding through commercials in order to keep up with transforming narrative franchises.
Read moreOf Pirates, Pacifiers and Protectionism
Ellen Seiter / University of Southern California
An examination of franchises dominating children’s television and Norway’s national success with Captain Sabertooth.
Read moreMore than Meets the Ear: Dubbing and Accents on TVKaren Lury / University of Glasgow
Read more