Alum Nicholas Natalicchio Co-Authored New Book Examining Popular TV Trends

Alum Nicholas Natalicchio’s new book, Television Show Trends, 2016-2020: Authenticity, Diversity, Sexual Candor, and Retrospection, was recently published by McFarland. He co-authored the book with colleague Yvonne Leach, faculty of the Cinema & Television Department at Drexel University, where Natalicchio also teaches.

The book is an evolution of their course material. It examines live-action, fictional television shows produced within a five-year period — such as “Euphoria”, “Normal People”, “I May Destroy You”, and “Stranger Things” — through the lens of the trends they epitomize. For each show, the following are discussed: the significance of the platform and the format; the intentions of the creators and showrunners; pertinent background information; similar shows and precedents; the storytelling approach; the cinematic form; and finally, how the show is symbolic of that particular trend.

Find out more about “Television Show Trends, 2016-2020: Authenticity, Diversity, Sexual Candor, and Retrospection”, now available on Kindle or paperback.

 


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