Postmodern television
Postmodern television is a category or period of modern television related to the art and philosophy of postmodernism, often making use of postmodern principles such as satire, irony, and deconstruction.
List of postmodernist shows[edit]
- 30 Rock[1]
- Arrested Development[2][3]
- The Bachelor[4]
- Bob's Burgers[5][6]
- Breaking Bad[5][6]
- The Bullwinkle Show[7]
- Catfish[8]
- The Colbert Report[9][10]
- Community[5][11][12][6]
- Curb Your Enthusiasm[13]
- Ed, Edd and Eddy[5][6]
- Family Guy[5][3][6]
- Fleabag[14]
- Futurama[3]
- Hell on Wheels[15]
- Inventing Anna[16]
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[3]
- The Larry Sanders Show[13][17]
- Magpie Murders[18]
- Miami Vice[19]
- Monty Python's Flying Circus[20]
- Mystery Science Theater 3000[21]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion[22]
- The Office[23]
- The Prisoner[24]
- Real Housewives[4]
- The Rehearsal[25]
- The Ren & Stimpy Show[7]
- Rick and Morty[26]
- Riverdale[27]
- RuPaul's Drag Race[28]
- Scrubs[3]
- Seinfeld[29][30][3]
- The Simpsons[31][7][3]
- The Singing Detective[32]
- The Sopranos[33]
- South Park[9][31][3]
- Space Ghost: Coast to Coast[34]
- Spartacus[35]
- SpongeBob SquarePants[36]
- Stranger Things[37]
- True Detective[38]
- The Twilight Zone[24]
- Twin Peaks[31][24][32]
- Vanderpump Rules[4]
- WandaVision[39]
- The X-Files[40][24]
See also[edit]
- Postmodernist film
- Golden Age of Television (2000s-present)
- Reality television
- Pop culture fiction
- Quality television
References[edit]
- ^ TV Finales FAQ – Google Books
- ^ 'Arrested Development' finds new life in the land of Netflix – Baltimore Sun
- ^ a b c d e f g h How Always Sunny Surpassed Seinfeld – Den of Geek
- ^ a b c IN PRAISE OF REALITY TV AS ‘POSTMODERN ART PAR EXCELLENCE’ – Brooklyn Magazine
- ^ a b c d e Five Examples of Postmodernism in Television – The Odyssey Online
- ^ a b c d e Postmodernism in Television — The Factory Times
- ^ a b c Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art – Defining Our Terms|Animation World Network
- ^ These Reality TV Shows Are the Pinnacle of Trashy Fun – MovieWeb
- ^ a b Satire TV – Google Books (pg.135)
- ^ Is the US ready for a fictional president?|Celebrity|The Guardian
- ^ The Post-Modern Sitcom|Toronto Standard
- ^ Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Community’ – The New York Times
- ^ a b 'You Should See Yourself': Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture on JSTOR
- ^ The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade – The New York Times
- ^ ‘HELL ON WHEELS’ IS BOTH A TACTICAL HOMAGE TO THE WESTERN GENRE AND A POSTMODERN PASTICHE|PopMatters
- ^ The 10 best TV shows of 2022 so far – BBC Culture
- ^ The Politics of Humor – Google Books
- ^ ‘Magpie Murders’ Review: A Postmodern Mystery on PBS – WSJ
- ^ The Postmodern Presence – Google Books (pgs.35–36)
- ^ How Monty Python's Mix of Postmodern Absurdity and Political Satire Influenced Shows Like 'Rick and Morty' – Laughing Squid
- ^ Cable's 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'|EW.com
- ^ On Evas and Angels: Postmodern Fantasy Devotion to Neon Genesis Evangelion|PopMatters
- ^ 'The Office': a postmodern success wraps up – Orange County Register
- ^ a b c d Strange TV: Innovative Series from The Twilight Zone to the X-Files – Google Books
- ^ Wilson, Jack (August 22, 2022). "'The Rehearsal' Blurs the Lines Between Reality and Simulation". Collider. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Rick and Morty Almost Swallows Itself in a Too Meta Midseason Premiere – Paste Magazine
- ^ In Defense of Riverdale|The Smart Set
- ^ The Perfectly Postmodern Reality TV of 'RuPaul's Drag Race – The Ringer
- ^ Seinfeld and Postmodernism – The Oydessy Online
- ^ The world according to 'Seinfeld' No hugging, no learning. No aging, commitment or obligation. We've laughed at such postmodern sentiments for nine years. Is there anything wrong with that? – Baltimore Sun
- ^ a b c American TV Detective Dramas – Google Books (pg.36)
- ^ a b Eckart Voigts-Virchow (GieBen) "Goodbye suspense goodbye"? Postmodern TV Crime in The Singing Detective (1986) and Twin Peaks (1990–91) – cinetext
- ^ Postmodern laughs from the mob – The Boston Globe
- ^ Weirdest Space Ghost Guest Stars, Ranked – MovieWeb
- ^ Making sense of the bloodiest postmodern show on television, Spartacus - Slate Magazine
- ^ Kids' TV Grow Up – Google Books (pg.182)
- ^ Why Netflix's Teen Dramas Feel So Retro – The Atlantic
- ^ Best TV Shows Ever: Top 100 Television Programs – The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ A Sitcom Through the Ages: A Postmodern Review of Marvel's 'WandaVision'|LiveWire
- ^ The X-Files and the Aesthetics and Politics of Postmodern Pop on JSTOR
