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<p>Quality television at its heart is designed to reward sustained viewing and involvement on the part of the audience. It has distinctive visual styles, serial characters and storylines and a filmic quality, all of which is evident in <italic>Game of Thrones</italic> (2011–2019). This article discusses how the scale and cinematic production values of quality television, adds value to the <italic>Game of Thrones</italic> series through the enhancement and articulation of the Gothic horror.</p>
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Quality television at its heart is designed to reward sustained viewing and involvement on the part of the audience. It has distinctive visual styles, serial characters and storylines and a filmic quality, all of which is evident in Game of Thrones (2011–2019). This article discusses how the scale and cinematic production values of quality television, adds value to the Game of Thrones series through the enhancement and articulation of the Gothic horror.

<italic>Game of Thrones</italic> as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies

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 as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television

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Quality television at its heart is designed to reward sustained viewing and involvement on the part of the audience. It has distinctive visual styles, serial...

Game of Thrones as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television

Publié en ligne: 15 nov. 2021

Pages: 111 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0017

Mots clés
Gothic horror, fantasy, quality television, violence

© 2021 Amanda Rutherford et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Game of Thrones as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television

Publié en ligne: 15 nov. 2021

Pages: 111 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0017

Mots clésGothic horror, fantasy, quality television, violence

© 2021 Amanda Rutherford et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Gothic horror, fantasy, quality television, violence