New Television, Globalisation, and the East Asian Cultural Imagination

Acknowledgements vii Out of Nowhere 1(16) PART I ADAPTATION AND LOCAL PRODUCTION IN EAST ASIA 17(62) Performing the Local in the Global 19(20) Rethinking Structures of Dominance, Translation Effects, and Export Models 39(20) Formats, Genres, and Engines 59(20) PART II FORMATS, CLONES AND GENERIC VARIATIONS 79(96) Cultural Diversity, Trade, and Technology Transfer 81(16) The International Currency of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 97(12) Knowledge, Economy, and Government 109(14) Super Girl and the Performing of Quality 123(18) The Artifice of Reality in East Asia 141(18) Ad Magazines, Care of the Self, and New Windows of Opportunity 159(16) PART III NEW TELEVISION 175(28) Adaptation, Imitation, and Innovation 177(14) New Television 191(12) References 203(16) Index 219