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| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | v26 |
| Issue | n8 |
| Published | 1995-01-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Nick Gillespie |
What TV can teach us about TV.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, television shows, especially sitcoms, have become increasingly self-referential, increasingly willing to poke fun at and highlight their own genetic conventions, pretensions, and limitations. While some programs, such as NYPD Blue, strive to transcend the medium by being "serious," "gritty," and "true-to-life," more and more shows seem willing to consciously play with TV's history and forms, borrow widely from a variety of high-brow and low-brow sources, and create new cliches while referring to old ones.
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