Millennials Killed the Video Star : MTV's Transition to Reality Programming

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. What Killed the Video Star? -- ONE “It’s Videos, Fool”: A Targeted History of MTV (1981 – 2004) -- TWO “This Is the True Story . . .”: The Real World and MTV’s Turn to Identity (1992 – ) -- THREE “She’s Gonna Always Be Known as the Girl Who...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. What Killed the Video Star? -- ONE “It’s Videos, Fool”: A Targeted History of MTV (1981 – 2004) -- TWO “This Is the True Story . . .”: The Real World and MTV’s Turn to Identity (1992 – ) -- THREE “She’s Gonna Always Be Known as the Girl Who Didn’t Go to Paris”: Can-Do and At-Risk White Girls on MTV (2004 – 2013) -- FOUR “If You Don’t Tan, You’re Pale”: The Regional and Ethnic Other on MTV (2009 – 2013) -- FIVE “That Moment Is Here, Whether I Like It or Not”: When MTV’s Programming Fails (2013 – 2014) -- Conclusion. Catfish and the Future of MTV’s Reality Programming (2012 – ) -- Appendix A. MTV Reality Series since 1981 -- Appendix B. Other Television Series Discussed in This Book -- Notes -- References -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung