"Just as critics of books evaluate works of fiction and nonfiction by holding them to established standards, television critics utilize methodology and theory to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and evaluate television programs" (p. 4). This book presents an accessible introduction to the act of criticism, urging it so that the critic might "gain greater understanding and appreciation about television programming, as well as about your own culture and the social forces within it" (p. 4).
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