“我们玩得开心吗?”Starz电视网和Party Down都是独立电视台

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

Critical Studies in Television Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.1177/17496020231201083

James Lyons

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这篇文章分析了情景喜剧《Party Down》(2009- 2010)，它是美国付费有线电视服务公司Starz为与HBO和Showtime竞争而委托制作的首批节目之一，但由于收视率低，两季后被取消。2021年有报道称，该剧计划回归，将其描述为一部因粉丝需求而复活的“cult电视剧”。然而，通过分析其原始制作背景和美学属性，本文认为，最好将其理解为“独立电视”的典型例子，与Starz当时面向独立用户基础的战略定位相一致。

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‘Are we having fun yet?’: The Starz television network and Party Down as indie TV

This article examines the sitcom Party Down (2009-10) one of the first shows commissioned by the US premium cable service Starz as it sought to compete with HBO and Showtime, but cancelled after two seasons due to low ratings. Reports in 2021 of plans for its return characterised it as a ‘cult TV’ show revived due to fan demand. Yet by analysing its original production contexts and its aesthetic attributes the article argues that it is best understood as a proto-typical instance of ‘indie TV,’ aligned with Starz' strategic positioning in relation to its indie-oriented subscriber base at that time.

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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.