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Covers the television science fiction show "Battlestar Galactica" from beginning to end, including the show's principal themes from the depiction of sexuality in an era of artificial people and downloaded memories to what it means to be a member of a military organization when the stakes are not victory or defeat but survival.

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Promoted as a 'disturbingly perfect' and 'deeply shallow' television show and created by the mind behind Glee Ryan Murphy, Nip/Tuck has been among the most popular and controversial shows on television. The book also features an interview with frequent Nip/Tuck director Elodie Keene and an episode guide.

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Discusses the slow accretion of comics universes from the thirties onwards, the debate within the conventions of the superhero comic about whether superheroes are a good thing and the discussion within the comics fan community of the extent to which superhero comics are disfigured by misogyny and sexism.

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Charts the development of the teen movie from a marketing category to a genre obsessed with smart answers to its own past. This title discusses the evolution of themes like the Mean Girl and the loss of virginity. It demonstrates how teen films and TV series deal with the tragic and comic undersides of the American dream.

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'Clear, simple text, in which an understanding of slash fiction is as important to the text as an encyclopedic knowledge of a hundred years of written SF, and what movies mean.' - Neil Gaiman