Jeffrey Sconce
Jeffrey Sconce
Jeffrey Sconce is a professor and cultural historian of media and film. He is an associate professor in the Screen Cultures program at Northwestern University...
artistic vibrant
are much more artistic and vibrant now than the cinema.
sadistic word
Sadistic is the only word to use for some of these shows.
complex narratives people shows taking
You see people taking storytelling more seriously, ... Shows like 'Lost' and '24' have complex narratives you couldn't think about doing in film.
chased
They are always terrorized and chased by sadists and psychos,
avenue gotten increase networks trouble trying viewers
The networks have gotten into trouble when trying to show nudity, so the other avenue to get viewers is to increase the violence.