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ix Acknowledgments Although only two names appear on this book’s spine, it truly was a team effort. Coordinating forty people to do anything is challenging, but getting forty busy academics to commit to a shared approach to writing and a tight schedule of deadlines seemed particularly daunting. The eagerness with which the contributors jumped aboard is testimony to the commitment of each to improving media studies pedagogy. As editors, we were amazed at how smoothly the process went, and must extend our gratitude to our wonderful contributors for delivering such excellent work with minimal pestering or pushback. We would also like to thank those team members whose names only appear here—Eric Zinner, Alicia Nadkami , Alexia Traganas—and the rest of New York University Press’s staff for their commitment to this project and hard work getting this book into your hands. An earlier version of Noel Murray’s essay on M*A*S*H appeared in The A.V. Club—we are grateful for their willingness to allow it to be revised and reprinted. Ethan: I’ve wanted to make this book since my first stint as a teaching assistant in a TV class at USC, but it took many years and the right co-editor for it to happen. Many thanks to Jason for his help and hard work at every stage, from conceptualization , to expanding and securing the network of contributing scholars to the nuts and bolts of writing and editing. This book was also waiting for the right cohort of media scholars, and I am proud to count so many of the contributors as friends as well as colleagues. Thanks to my fellow faculty in the Department of Communication & Media and the administration of Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, who have consistently supported my scholarship in television studies. Finally, biggest thanks to my wife and primary TV-watching partner, Maria, and our three awesome kids, Jenna, Dax, and Mia. You all make me feel lucky and proud every day. Jason: I owe many thanks to Ethan for first devising the idea for this book and approaching me to contribute an essay—and then welcoming me as a co-editor in x Acknowledgments what has turned out to be a greatly rewarding collaborative process. It’s rare to work so closely with someone where we agree on almost every decision throughout , and thus I have been spoiled for future collaborations. My work editing and writing this book was undertaken while I was living in Germany, supported by the DFG in the framework of the Lichtenberg-Kolleg of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. I am grateful to my German friends and colleagues for their support and assistance throughout the process. As always, I could not have accomplished my work without the love and support of my partner Ruth, who provided the time, energy, and German translation skills necessary for me to be able to focus on this book. And extra thanks to my children, Greta, Anya, and Walter, for everything they have taught me, including an appreciation of the complexities of Phineas & Ferb. ...