RTVF 154 A-Z - Television Shows & ShowrunnersSemester Hours: 3
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Through lectures, readings, screenings, and critical, historical, and aesthetic analyses, students will study innovative and influential television programming and their showrunners. The term “showrunner” has recently come into usage to describe the individual who is most responsible for the creative style and content of a television show. In each offering, the course will choose from an aggregate body of noteworthy television shows and series, and a large collection of primary creative producers/showrunners. Through this singular focus, students will gain a heightened understanding and appreciation of the creative aspects of television storytelling methods. Students are expected to have access to streaming content sources in order to view and analyze pertinent programming outside of the classroom.
Current Special Topics
RTVF 154: TV Shows & Showrunners: Fleabag
The Fall 2020 RTVF 154 Shows & Show Runners offering will focus on award-winning creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her groundbreaking TV comedy-drama, ‘Fleabag’— a show about a woman living in London grappling with family, love, sex, and loss. Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes, “I looked down into the abyss and at the bottom of it was Fleabag looking up at me, in lipstick. Her attitude. Her humor. Her ability to sum a person up and eviscerate them with a single, brutal insight is what drove me to write her. She said the unsayable, but it was the truth, albeit bent with cruelty”. We will begin by examining the show in its original form as a play and follow its evolution as a TV series that ages well. We will explore other series by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, such as ‘Crashing’ and ‘Killing Eve,’ to understand the breadth of her work.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
RTVF 016 . May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.
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