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‘Are we having fun yet?’: The Starz television network and Party Down as indie TV

dc.contributor.authorLyons, J
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-18T10:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-30
dc.date.updated2023-09-18T07:55:37Z
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the sitcom Party Down (2009-10) one of the first shows commissioned by the US premium cable service Starz as it sought to compete with HBO and Showtime, but cancelled after two seasons due to low ratings. Reports in 2021 of plans for its return characterised it as a ‘cult TV’ show revived due to fan demand. Yet by analysing its original production contexts and its aesthetic attributes the article argues that it is best understood as a proto-typical instance of ‘indie TV,’ aligned with Starz’ strategic positioning in relation to its indie-oriented subscriber base at that time.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationPublished online 30 September 2023en_GB
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/17496020231201083
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/134019
dc.identifierORCID: 0000-0001-8686-8406 (Lyons, James)
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_GB
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2023. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.subjectStarzen_GB
dc.subjectindie TVen_GB
dc.subjectParty Downen_GB
dc.subjectAmerican independent filmen_GB
dc.subjectcable televisionen_GB
dc.subjectcult TVen_GB
dc.title‘Are we having fun yet?’: The Starz television network and Party Down as indie TVen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2023-09-18T10:07:19Z
dc.identifier.issn1749-6039
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available on open access from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this recorden_GB
dc.identifier.journalCritical Studies in Televisionen_GB
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-11-22
dcterms.dateSubmitted2022-08-02
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2022-11-22
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2023-09-18T07:55:42Z
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2023-12-20T13:46:47Z
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© The Author(s) 2023. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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