All ‘bad’ things must come to an end. Around the issue of quality tv drama (the example of Breaking Bad) Cover Image

All 'bad' things must come to an end. Wokół problematyki dramatu jakościowego (na przykładzie serialu Breaking Bad)
All ‘bad’ things must come to an end. Around the issue of quality tv drama (the example of Breaking Bad)

Author(s): Małgorzata Major
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; Breaking Bad; series; quality TV drama; reception;

Summary/Abstract: In my paper I focused on the concept of quality TV drama, and on how it functions in reception by a Polish viewer. I also try to analyse inter­ relations between the high cultural capital of the viewers and the repertoire of their individ­ual choice. I refer to the Breaking Bad series as the evidence of a trend towards sophisticated, difficult series, not appropriate for every viewer. I try to establish how Polish viewers function in terms of Anglo­Saxon TV series and how Pol­ish journalism deals with writing on new gen­eration TV series.

  • Issue Year: 36/2013
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 70-81
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish