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Critical Media Studies, 3rd Edition
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Critical Media Studies, 3rd Edition

by Brian L. Ott, Robert L. Mack
February 2020
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
16h 33m
English
Wiley-Blackwell
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11Sociological Analysis

In 2010, AMC’s The Walking Dead became basic cable’s fall breakout hit. The series, which is loosely based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, chronicles the struggle of small‐town sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), his family, and others to stay alive following a zombie apocalypse. Each week, Grimes and the other survivors must fend off the latest ravenous horde of flesh‐eating “walkers,” whose bite transforms the living into the undead. Famous for its creative methods of killing zombies and its gruesome scenes of dismemberment, The Walking Dead has garnered substantial critical acclaim and continues, almost a decade later, to be a ratings and fandom juggernaut. In addition to being named Television Program of the Year in both 2010 and 2012 by the American Film Institute, The Walking Dead earned a Writers Guild of America nomination for Best New Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best New Television Series Drama in 2011. The series’ music composer, Bear McCreary, has won six Top Television Series Score awards for his work on the show, and The Walking Dead continues to be nominated for and win awards. The series’ success is also evident in its tremendous popularity. In fact, the show’s eighth season premiere drew an audience of 11 million ...

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