Tarnished heroes, charming villains, and modern monsters : science fiction in shades of gray on 21st century television / Lynnette Porter

"In the series Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, traditional heroes give way to "gray" heroes who must become more like the villains that they face in order to save society. This book examines heroes and...

Full description

Main Author: Porter, Lynnette
Format: Book
Publication: North Carolina : Mcfarland Books, 2010
Physical Description: 308 p.; 26 cm
Clasificación CDU: 791.44
* 79
Tipo de contenido: Texto (visual)
Tipo de medio: sin mediación
Tipo de soporte: volumen
Summary: "In the series Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, traditional heroes give way to "gray" heroes who must become more like the villains that they face in order to save society. This book examines heroes and villains, focusing on characters' perspectives on morality and their roles within society
Subjects:
ISBN: 9780786448586
LEADER 01592nam a2200325 i 4500
001 000000094736
003 CaOOAMICUS
005 20150810144659.0
008 140904s2010 xxua 000 0 eng c
020 |a 9780786448586 
040 |a ULA  |b spa 
080 |a 791.44 
080 |a * 79 
100 1 |a Porter, Lynnette 
245 1 0 |a Tarnished heroes, charming villains, and modern monsters :  |b science fiction in shades of gray on 21st century television /  |c Lynnette Porter 
260 |a North Carolina  |b Mcfarland Books  |c 2010 
300 |a 308 p.;  |c 26 cm 
336 |a Texto (visual) 
337 |a sin mediación 
338 |a volumen 
520 |a "In the series Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, traditional heroes give way to "gray" heroes who must become more like the villains that they face in order to save society. This book examines heroes and villains, focusing on characters' perspectives on morality and their roles within society 
650 1 7 |a Televisión  |x Programas  |2 ula 
650 1 7 |a Héroes en televisión  |2 ula 
650 1 7 |a Ciencia ficción  |x Programas de televisión  |x Historia y crítica  |2 ula 
850 |a ULA 
904 |a 1213  |b 7  |c Disponibilidad  |d Fecha  |t 101136  |j 79 POR tar 
904 |a 2  |b 2  |c Disponibilidad  |d Fecha  |t 105341  |j 79 POR tar 
952 |3 Libro  |a Loyola  |b LOYOLA SEVILLA  |c Depósito  |d 19-09-2014  |f @  |i 101136  |o 79 POR tar  |p 101136  |q r. 3529 
952 |3 Libro  |a Loyola  |b LOYOLA CÓRDOBA  |c Depósito  |d 31-07-2015  |f 3  |i 105341  |o 79 POR tar  |p 105341  |q R. 64583<U+000d><U+000a>  |x (6) emil 
990 |a emil