Jason P. Vest

The Wire, Deadwood, Homicide, and NYPD Blue (eBook, PDF)

Violence is Power

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers the only examination of the television writing of David Milch and David Simon as significant contributions to American culture, literature, and social realism. David Milch and David Simon are two of the most prolific and successful television drama writers in the last 30 years. These talented writers have combined real-world knowledge with wild imaginations and understandings of the human psyche to create riveting shows with realistic environments and storylines. Minch and Simon's writing have resulted in television series that have earned both critical acclaim and millions of viewers. The Wire, Deadwood, Homicide, and NYPD Blue: Violence is Power is the most comprehensive text yet written about Milch and Simon, and documents how television dramas of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s mirrored American culture with unprecedented sociological accuracy. The author explains how both individuals are not only capable dramatists, but also insightful cultural critics. This book also examines the full range of Milch's and Simon's authorial careers, including Milch's books True Blue: The Real Stories behind NYPD Blue and Deadwood: Tales of the Black Hills and Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313378201
• Artikelnr.: 37830848

Autorenporträt

Jason P. Vest is a lecturer in Washington University's Department of English and American Literature. His articles on Blade Runner, The West Wing, Star Trek, Joanna Russ, James Baldwin, and Philip K. Dick have been printed in several publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Usage Norms Introduction: Prime-Time Realism: David Milch,
David Simon, and Television Drama 1 Peaks and Valleys: David Milch and
Hill Street Blues 2 Blue, Black, and White: David Milch's NYPD Blue 3 Red
Balls: David Simon and Homicide: Life on the Street 4 Street Talk: David
Simon's The Corner 5 American Savagery: David Milch's Deadwood 6 All the
Pieces Matter: David Simon's The Wire Conclusion: The Two Davids:
Television Auteurs Notes Bibliography Films, Television Programs, and Songs
Cited Index