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Introduction: Why Ally? 1 Aesthetics 1. Practical Music, Personal Fantasy: Creating a Community of Song in Ally McBeal 19 2. Getting into Ally’s Head: Special Effects, Imagination, and the Voice of Doubt 47 Narration and Argument 3. Redeeming Ally: Seriality and the Character Network 73 4. “Is It Possible to Love Somebody Only Two Days?”: Guest Stars and Eccentricity 145 5. Victim of Love: Ally McBeal and the Politics of Protection 177 Afterword 193 Episode List 201 Notes 205 Bibliography 253 Index 267 Contents THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK [3.133.160.156] Project MUSE (2024-04-18 06:43 GMT) Beautiful TV THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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