Prime Time Animation av Carol Stabile

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In September 1960 a television show emerged from the mists of prehistoric time to take its place as the mother of all animated sitcoms. <EM>The Flintstones</EM> spawned dozens of imitations, just as, two decades later, <EM>The Simpsons</EM> sparked a renaissance of primetime animation. This fascinating book explores the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield, and beyond.<BR>The contributors critically examine the key issues and questions, including: How do we explain the animation explosion of the 1960s? Why did it take nearly twenty years following the cancellation of <EM>The Flintstones</EM> for animation to find its feet again as primetime fare? In addressing these questions, as well as many others, essays examine the relation between earlier, made-for-cinema animated production (such as the Warner <EM>Looney Toons</EM> shorts) and television-based animation; the role of animation in the economies of broadcast and cable television; and the links between anima