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I tried to read this a few years ago while on break from college, and I think I was too overloaded with academia to appreciate it. With a year between me and my Communication Studies/Media Studies degree, I found that I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting television analysis, particularly when applied to one of my favorite shows.
I adore Torchwood. It has problems, some more significant than others, but it's stuck with me for around 7 or 8 years now. Reading critical analysis of it was a joy. The topics discussed in these essays are fascinating and very well presented. A few of them were on subjects I had thought about little, such as transmedia and shifts between BBC channels. Others were far more familiar, such as representations of sexuality and horror.
I recognized myself and my own opinions in many of the discussions, which was validating. I also experienced a few points of view that were different from my own but fascinatingly so.
This book reminded me of why I loved studying communication and particularly mass media so much. I used to strive to write similar essays to these authors, and it makes me so happy this collection exists.
My favorite essays were: "Transmedia Torchwood" by Matt Hills, "Lost Boys and the Fantasy Empire" by Karen Lucy, "Walking Corpses, Regenerating Dead, and Alien Bodies" by Stacey Abbott, "The Shape-shifter" by Craig Haslop, "Quaint Little Categories" by Jeannette Vermeulen, and "Tonight's the Night with" by Rebecca Williams.
I adore Torchwood. It has problems, some more significant than others, but it's stuck with me for around 7 or 8 years now. Reading critical analysis of it was a joy. The topics discussed in these essays are fascinating and very well presented. A few of them were on subjects I had thought about little, such as transmedia and shifts between BBC channels. Others were far more familiar, such as representations of sexuality and horror.
I recognized myself and my own opinions in many of the discussions, which was validating. I also experienced a few points of view that were different from my own but fascinatingly so.
This book reminded me of why I loved studying communication and particularly mass media so much. I used to strive to write similar essays to these authors, and it makes me so happy this collection exists.
My favorite essays were: "Transmedia Torchwood" by Matt Hills, "Lost Boys and the Fantasy Empire" by Karen Lucy, "Walking Corpses, Regenerating Dead, and Alien Bodies" by Stacey Abbott, "The Shape-shifter" by Craig Haslop, "Quaint Little Categories" by Jeannette Vermeulen, and "Tonight's the Night with" by Rebecca Williams.