Introduction: Cold Opens
Introduction: Cold Opens
The Introduction charts the audiovisual field in Spain and Mexico and sets out the empirical and theoretical context for the case studies to come. Citing Raymond Williams, the source of the book’s title, it argues that, beyond distraction and flow, quality drama satisfies in Spanish and Mexican audiences “a need for images, for representations, of what living is now like.”
Keywords: Television drama, Quality TV, Spain, Mexico
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