{"product_id":"9781593762766","title":"The Cult TV Book: From Star Trek to Dexter, New Approaches to TV Outside the Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhereas cult TV used to mean marginal programs with a small, loyal fan base the phenomenon is now key to the television industry. Fandom is global and online; cult status for a show is fostered by the networks; and cult series are noted for their spectacular special effects and sumptuous visual style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cult TV Book is a guide to this development, complete with lively and diverse analyses of the work that goes into conceiving and marketing a cult series, as well as numerous investigations that explore the unique cult appeal of a remarkable variety of programs, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cult TV Book sheds, light on the heretofore under-examined science of addictive TV programming, pinpointing the complex arcs and intentionally inadequate explanations that keep viewers coming back for more, attracting the kind of uncompromisingly loyal fan bases that we know as \"Trekkies,\" or, more recently, \"Losties.\" The writers cover every corner of the cult map, all the while trying to define the elusive genre, to understand the cult TV obsession from the outside in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soft Skull Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041036353776,"sku":"9781593762766","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593762766_p0.jpg?v=1763811158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593762766","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}