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TV or Not TV? The Sopranos and Contemporary Episode Architecture in US Network and Premium Cable Drama
Ist Teil von
Critical studies in television, 2011-03, Vol.6 (1), p.36-51
Ort / Verlag
London, England: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2011
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
[...]perhaps more importantly, the lack of commercial breaks led to Sopranos writers not having to build their teleplays around such interruption. [...]of thumb, it is safe to assert that a programme sans commercial interruptions is far more likely than a programme built around them to incorporate such subtle and slow burn moments. According to Nochimson, this format allows other characters' 'emotional or action fines' to be equivalent to Tony's, and, as such, 'relativity [is brought] to bear on a subject'. According to Kristin Thompson, the multiple-plot technique of such programmes, which weaves together distinct and important storylines concerning an ensemble cast of characters, 'goes back to [day-time] soap operas, which have long used this strategy,' and was 'imported to prime-time television in the U.S. through Dallas [1978-91] and Dynasty [1981-89].'