Quality Telefantasy: How US Quality TV Brought Zombies, Dragons and Androids into the Mainstream

This book explores the emergence of the 'Quality Telefantasy' genre in TV, legitimizing and mainstreaming fantastical content, and its impact on TV taste cultures. It includes popular science fiction, fantasy, and horror series as case studies, examining the role of technology in its swift emergence and success internationally. It argues that Quality Telefantasy series should be considered a part of the larger Quality TV super-genre and warrants further investigation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 29 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The emergence of "Quality Telefantasy" as a genre has had a profound impact on TV taste cultures, legitimizing and mainstreaming fantastical content. This book explores this relatively new genre in depth, examining how it has shaped the cultural landscape of television. It demonstrates how the rising popularity of Quality Telefantasy signifies a significant shift in the dominant TV genres and their critical reception.

By broadening the definition of US Quality TV, this book brings together a diverse range of popular science fiction, fantasy, and horror TV series, including Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Westworld, as case studies. These series serve as examples of the emergence of Quality Telefantasy and its influence on the global TV landscape.

The book delves into the role of technology, particularly internet recap culture and subscription video on demand distribution, in the swift emergence of Quality Telefantasy. It analyzes its success internationally by considering series created outside the US, such as Kingdom (South Korea, Netflix) and Dark (Germany, Netflix).

The book argues that Quality Telefantasy series should be considered a part of the broader Quality TV super-genre and that their impact on the global TV landscape warrants further investigation as the genre continues to evolve. This text is invaluable for students and scholars engaged in television studies, new media, and pop-cultural studies.

In conclusion, "Quality Telefantasy" has revolutionized TV taste cultures by legitimizing and mainstreaming fantastical content. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of this genre, its impact on television, and its significance in shaping the cultural landscape. It serves as a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in these fields.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032156255