Game of Thrones as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television

Date
2021-10-15
Authors
Rutherford, A
Baker, S
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Item type
Journal Article
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Publisher
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Scientia Publishing House
Abstract

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.

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Gothic horror; Fantasy; Quality television; Violence
Source
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies,20(1) 111-128. https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0017
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© 2021 Amanda Rutherford et al., published by Sciendo This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.