Reading 24

TV Against the Clock

Steven Peacock

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English

I.B. Tauris
30 March 2007

Television; Media studies

Series: Reading Contemporary Television

"When ""24"" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, ""Time"" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. ""24"" has gone on to establish itself as groundbreaking and controversial entertainment that has changed the face of television. Each season of ""24"" traces the events of a single day in the life of CTU Field Agent Jack Bauer. Racing against the clock, Bauer battles assassination attempts, germ warfare and terrorist factions to 'save the day'. ""24"" presents the nail-biting events of each day through its use of split-screen and 'real-time' devices. Dramatically explosive and visually dynamic, ""24"" taps into a global sense of uncertainty and suspicion with its provocative depiction of America's role on the world stage and of terrorist activity and political double-dealing. ""Reading '24'"" is the first book to bring together critical discussions of ""24"" from a wide range of perspectives. Entertaining and illuminating, the book looks in detail at the creative and controversial features of ""24"". It considers, for example, ""24""'s stylistic innovations, its engagement post 9/11 with the 'War on Terror', and its masking of identities. The pioneering spirit of the show is matched by the original arguments on display here, celebrating and censuring ""24"" - TV on the edge."

Edited by: Steven Peacock
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781845113292
ISBN 10: 1845113292
Series: Reading Contemporary Television
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 March 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven Peacock is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Southampton Solent University. He is the author of 'Colour: Cinema Aesthetics' (Manchester University Press, 2007).

Reviews for Reading 24: TV Against the Clock

LIBRARY JOURNAL 'This is a two-fisted double shot of polysyllabic PhD works. Recommended only for academic pop culture and media collections.'SOUTHERN DAILY ECHOReading 24 - TV Against the Clock is a scholarly work that is proving popular with fans of the series as well as those planning to write a thesis on the influence of Bauer.- Kate Thompson