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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE 21ST CENTURY NETWORK COMEDY
by
Anthony Baltierra
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM – THE ARTS)
December 2010
Copyright 2010 Anthony Baltierra
Object Description
| Title | Arrested Development and the 21st century network comedy |
| Author | Baltierra, Anthony |
| Author email | tonybaltierra@gmail.com; baltierr@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Specialized Journalism (The Arts) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-09-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Anawalt, Sasha |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Page, Tim Cole, K. C. |
| Abstract | Like many programs before it, Arrested Development left the television world too soon. Hailed by critics and the recipient of six Emmy awards, the show failed to attract a mainstream audience.; To the casual viewer, Arrested seemed to be a huge inside joke. While they could certainly understand the pop culture allusions, political jabs and verbal puns without knowing the show’s history, the show’s reflexive nature was a turnoff. There were simply too many running gags, callbacks and hidden comedy gems.; Yet, there was a small and fiercely loyal audience that loved the overabundance of material crammed into each episode. This cult audience enjoyed the “work” that went into discovering the cleverness of the show.; This thesis examines how Arrested Development was created explicitly for those viewers who willing to pay close attention to the series, those who were willing to play detective and rewatch episodes numerous times. This type of strategy may have led to the show’s early cancellation, but it also allowed it to expand its audience after it went off the air and hopefully influence network comedy in the coming years. |
| Keyword | Arrested Development; network comedy; Mitch Hurwitz; Jason Bateman |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3430 |
| Rights | Baltierra, Anthony |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Baltierra-4081 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Baltierra-4081.pdf |
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| Full text | ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE 21ST CENTURY NETWORK COMEDY by Anthony Baltierra A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM – THE ARTS) December 2010 Copyright 2010 Anthony Baltierra |
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