{"product_id":"the-greatest-cult-television-shows-of-all-time","title":"The Greatest Cult Television Shows of All Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaching back to the beginnings of television  The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time  compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators.  While they generally lack mainstream appeal  cult television shows develop devout followings over time and exert some sort of impact on a given community  society  culture  or even media industry. Cult television shows have been around since at least the 1960s  with Star Trek perhaps the most famous of that era. However  the rise of cable contributed to the rise of cult television throughout the 1980s and 1990s  and now  with the plethora of streaming options available  more shows can be added to this categorization  Reaching back to the beginnings of television  the book includes such groundbreaking series as The Twilight Zone and The Prisoner alongside more contemporary examples like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Hannibal. The authors provide production history for each series and discuss their relevance to global pop culture. To provide a more global approach to the topic  the authors also consider several non-American cult TV series  including British  Canadian  and Japanese shows. Thus  Monty Pythons Flying Circus appears alongside Sailor Moon and Degrassi Junior High. Additionally  to move beyond the conception of cult as a primarily white  heteronormative  fanboy obsession  the book contains shows that speak to a variety of cult audiences and experiences  such as Queer as Folk and Charmed.  With detailed arguments for why these shows deserve to be considered the greatest of all time  Olson and Reinhard provide ideas for discussion and debate on cult television. Each entry in this book demonstrates the importance of the 100 shows chosen for inclusion and highlights how they offer insight into the period and the cults that formed around them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966761136181,"sku":"ByrdShop_1538122553","price":47.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781538122556.jpg?v=1770578738","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-greatest-cult-television-shows-of-all-time","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}