{"product_id":"24-paperback-1","title":"24 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor eight seasons between 2001 and 2010, Fox's \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e garnered critical accolades and became one of the most watched and discussed shows in primetime. In an innovative premise, the show's hour-long episodes were meant to represent a real-time hour of the story, so that each twenty-four-episode season depicts a single day in the life of its characters. Influential as a popular hit, \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e was also closely linked with the \"culture of fear\" that dominated the post-9\/11 period. In this insightful study, author John McCullough demonstrates that the series was not only unique and trendsetting, but also a complex creative response to its historical context.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In three chapters, McCullough looks at \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e's form, style, and overarching themes and meanings. He argues that although the series is driven by the political and cultural shifts brought on by the War on Terror, it is routinely out of step with real history. Using Linda Williams's distinction between the melodramatic mode and melodrama as a genre, McCullough explores \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e's use of the action-adventure and spy thriller forms with particular attention paid to the series' hero, Jack Bauer, who is depicted as a tragic hero perpetually in search of a return to innocence. Ultimately, McCullough finds that the series' distinction lies less in its faithful re-creation of the history of the WOT than in its evocation of the sense of crises and paranoia that defined the period. McCullough also analyzes \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e as a response to television culture in the \"post-network\" age, characterized by reality TV's populist appeal and visceral content, on the one hand, and sophisticated boutique cable programming (\"quality TV\"), on the other.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McCullough demonstrates that \u003cem\u003e24\u003c\/em\u003e engaged not only with the most pressing issues of world history and the geopolitics of its time, including terrrorism, neoliberalism, and the state of exception, but, on the strength of its form and style, also represents significant global trends in television culture. Fans of the show and media history scholars will appreciate this thorough study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McCullough is associate professor and chair of the Department of Film at York University in Toronto, Ontario. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLocating Migrating Media \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJohn Porter's Film Activity Book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 7.08 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710328566067,"sku":"9780814338674","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/M1lvWDNNUlJ0U1ZIVmc3U2tsTnN4QT09.webp?v=1763488896","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/24-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}