Download or read book New Television written by Martin Shuster and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worlds on screen: the ontology of television series and/as the ontology of film -- Storytelling and worldhood: the screen and us -- "This America, man": tragic reconciliation, television, and The Wire -- The gangster, boredom, and family: Weeds, natality, and new television -- "Boyd and I dug coal together": Justified, moral perfectionism, and the United States of America -- Conclusion