Sue Short lectures in film and media at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has contributed articles to numerous media journals. Cult Telefantasy Series is her third book.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiIntroduction      1. The Prisoner The Show That Set the Precedents      2. Twin Peaks: The Death of Laura Palmer—And the Birth of a Phenomenon      3. The X-Files: Trust, Belief, and Broken Promises      4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the “Big Bad”      5. How Lost Redefined Cult Television: A Mystery Island and a Monster Hit      6. Why Heroes Failed: The Superpowered Franchise That Fell from Grace      7. Doctor Who and Star Trek: Twenty-First Century Reboots      Conclusion      An A to Z of Telefantasy Series      Bibliography      Index

Sue Short lectures in film and media at Birkbeck College, University of London, and has contributed articles to numerous media journals. Cult Telefantasy Series is her third book.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiIntroduction      1. The Prisoner The Show That Set the Precedents      2. Twin Peaks: The Death of Laura Palmer—And the Birth of a Phenomenon      3. The X-Files: Trust, Belief, and Broken Promises      4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beauty and the “Big Bad”      5. How Lost Redefined Cult Television: A Mystery Island and a Monster Hit      6. Why Heroes Failed: The Superpowered Franchise That Fell from Grace      7. Doctor Who and Star Trek: Twenty-First Century Reboots      Conclusion      An A to Z of Telefantasy Series      Bibliography      Index