‘I am in Great Pain, Please Help Me’: Nihilism, Humour, and Rick and Morty

IF 0.9 2区艺术学 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

Critical Studies in Television Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI:10.1177/17496020241301585

Nicholas Holm, Jennalee Donian

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Abstract

One of Cartoon Network’s most successful shows ever, Rick and Morty (2013–present) has established a cult following for its blend of dark humour and existential themes. However, the show is more than just a representation of popular nihilism; through its sustained engagement with nihilistic themes, it also demonstrates how nihilism can be embraced, exhausted, and potentially eventually surpassed in a popular context. Drawing on Richard Hoggart’s model of “social hermeneutics,” this article analyses key episodes as a means to think through the broader trajectory of nihilism as an influential element of twenty-first century popular culture.

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我非常痛苦，请帮帮我"：虚无主义、幽默和《瑞克和莫蒂

瑞克和莫蒂》（Rick and Morty）（2013 年至今）是卡通网络有史以来最成功的节目之一，因其融合了黑色幽默和存在主义主题而受到追捧。然而，该剧不仅仅是流行虚无主义的代表；通过对虚无主义主题的持续参与，它还展示了虚无主义如何在流行语境中被接受、用尽，并最终有可能被超越。本文借鉴理查德-霍加特（Richard Hoggart）的 "社会诠释学 "模式，分析了其中的关键情节，以此思考虚无主义作为二十一世纪流行文化中一个有影响力的元素的广泛发展轨迹。

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Critical Studies in Television FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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2.10

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期刊介绍： Critical Studies in Television publishes articles that draw together divergent disciplines and different ways of thinking, to promote and advance television as a distinct academic discipline. It welcomes contributions on any aspect of television—production studies and institutional histories, audience and reception studies, theoretical approaches, conceptual paradigms and pedagogical questions. It continues to invite analyses of the compositional principles and aesthetics of texts, as well as contextual matters relating to both contemporary and past productions. CST also features book reviews, dossiers and debates. The journal is scholarly but accessible, dedicated to generating new knowledge and fostering a dynamic intellectual platform for television studies.