As a natural heir to the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural has risen to prominence with a strong cult following, and this series of essays from Contributors around the globe investigates the genre-bending series’ cultural footprint both in the United States and abroad. The writings explore topics such as folklore, religion, gender and sexuality, comedy, music, and much more, and a brief guide to all the episodes is also included. Supernatural follows brothers Dean and Sam Winchester as they encounter and battle evil beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, ghouls, and ghosts from a multitude of genres including folklore, urban legends, and religious history.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2013.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 791.45/72
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781770900356 9781770410206
- LCCN
- PN1992.77.S87
- LCCN Item number
- L38 2011eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvii, 326 pages)
- Published in
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00233715 (OCoLC)868488183 (CaOOCEL)446832
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Television goes to hell
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Title Page 2
- Copyright 3
- Dedication 4
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 8
- Introduction - Then: The Road So Far (Stacey Abbott) 10
- Part 1 - "Bon Jovi rocks . . . on occasion": Comedy and Music 20
- Rabbits' Feet and Spleen Juice: The Comic Strategies of TV Horror (Stacey Abbott) 22
- Two Greasers and a Muscle Car: Music and Character Development in Supernatural (Stan Beeler) 37
- Part 2 - Skin Mags and Shaving Cream: Sam and Dean on the Fringes of Time and Place 50
- Purgatory with Color TV: Motel Rooms as Liminal Zones in Supernatural (Lorna Jowett) 52
- Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers: Supernatural and the Shift in "White Trash" from Monster to Hero (Aaron C. Burnell) 66
- Renegades and Wayward Sons: Supernatural and the '70s (Simon Brown) 79
- Part 3 - "Jerk . . . bitch": Representations of Gender and Sexuality 94
- The Road to Lordsburg: Rural Masculinity in Supernatural (Lorrie Palmer) 96
- Angels, Demons, and Damsels in Distress: The Representation of Women in Supernatural (Bronwen Calvert) 109
- "Go be gay for that poor, dead intern": Conversion Fantasies and Gay Anxieties in Supernatural (Darren Elliott-Smith) 124
- Part 4 - The Gospel According to Chuck: Narrative and STorytelling in Supernatural 136
- "That's so gay": Drag, Camp, and the Power of Storytelling in Supernatural (James Francis, Jr.) 138
- "There's a ton of lore on unicorns too": Postmoderinist Micro-Narratives and Supernatural (David Simmons) 151
- Breaking the Mirror: Metafictional Strategies in Supernatural (Alberto N. Garcia) 165
- Part 5 - "What's the lore say?": Exploring Folklore & Religion 180
- "There's nothing more dangerous than some a-hole who thinks he's on a holy mission": Using and (Dis)-Abusing REligious and Economic Authority on Supernatural (Erin Giannini) 182
- "I am an angel of the Lord": An Inquiry into the Christian Nature of Supernatural's Heavenly Delegates (Jutta Wimmler and Lisa Kienzl) 195
- Televisual Folklore: Rescuing Supernatural from teh Fakelore Realm (Mikel J. Koven and Gunnella Thorgeirsdottir) 206
- Part 6 - Cruel Capricious Gods: Auteurs, Fans, Critics 220
- Sympathy for the Fangirl: Becky Rosen, Fan Identity, and Interactivity in Supernatural (Brigid Cherry) 222
- Crossing Over: Network Transition, Critical Reception, and Supernatural Longevity (Karen Petruska) 238
- Plagiarism or Props?: Homage to Neil Gaiman in Eric Kripke's Supernatural (Laura Felschow) 249
- Epilogue - Now: The Road Ahead, or the Chapter at the End of This Book (David Lavery) 264
- Seasons 1-6: Supernatural Episode Guide (Stephanie Graves) 272
- Notes 292
- TV and Filmography 305
- Contributors 309
- Bibliography 314
- Index 335
- Back Cover 346