Game of Thrones as a Gothic Horror in Quality Television
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Rutherford, Amanda
Baker, Sarah
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Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Scientia Publishing House
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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.
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Gothic horror, Fantasy, Quality television, Violence
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Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies,20(1) 111-128. https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0017
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