CULT TVCULT TV

What is Cult TV?What is Cult TV?

“There is no single quality that characterizes a cult text; rather, cult texts are defined through a process in which shows are positioned in opposition to the mainstream, a classification that is no more coherent as an object than the cult and is also a product of the same process of distinction that creates the opposed couplet mainstream/cult.”

THESISTHESISEven though cult television shows lack the strength to hold out in the ratings race, cult television is quality television and is composed of textual thickness through use of innovation, intelligence, and controversial subject matter. Fans of cult television are dedicated and now more than ever before are able to incorporate these cult texts into their lives through new technologies.

INNOVATIONINNOVATION

Narrative Elasticity

Visually Appealing

Twin Peaks (1990-1991)

Created by David Lynch

Cinematic

Soap noir

http://youtu.be/jNhY1_d1mH8

CONTROVERSYCONTROVERSY

Least offensive programming

Started with I Love Lucy

My So-Called Life (1994-1995)

First show to focus on the life of a teenage girl

Showcases the tough obstacles of teenage life

Rickie Vasquez

http://youtu.be/3SG0gFBR8js

THE FANSTHE FANS

Cult TV attracts a cult

The Internet & Doctor Who

Fan websites/ blogs

Fan Fiction

Fan videos

http://youtu.be/YjfLp8uXxUM

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION