Postmodern television explained

Postmodern television is a category or period of modern television related to the art and philosophy of postmodernism, often making use of postmodern principles such as satire, irony, and deconstruction.

List of postmodernist shows

• 30 Rock^[1]
• Arrested Development^[2]
• The Bachelor
• Bob's Burgers^[3]
• Breaking Bad^[3]
• The Bullwinkle Show
• Catfish^[4]
• The Colbert Report^[5]
• Community^{[6] [7] [8] [3]}
• Curb Your Enthusiasm^[9]
• Ed, Edd and Eddy^[3]
• Family Guy^[3]
• Fleabag^[10]
• Futurama
• Hell on Wheels^[11]
• Inventing Anna^[12]
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• The Larry Sanders Show^[13]
• Magpie Murders^[14]
• Miami Vice^[15]
• Monty Python's Flying Circus^[16]
• Mystery Science Theater 3000^[17]
• Neon Genesis Evangelion^[18]
• The Office^[19]
• The Prisoner
• Real Housewives^[20]
• The Rehearsal^[21]
• The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Rick and Morty^[22]
• Riverdale^[23]
• RuPaul's Drag Race^[24]
• Scrubs
• Seinfeld^{[25] [26] [27]}
• The Simpsons^{[28] [29] [27]}
• The Singing Detective^[30]
• The Sopranos^[31]
• South Park^{[32] [27]}
• ^[33]
• Spartacus^[34]
• SpongeBob SquarePants^[35]
• Stranger Things^[36]
• True Detective^[37]
• The Twilight Zone
• Twin Peaks
• Vanderpump Rules^[20]
• WandaVision^[38]
• The X-Files^{[39] [40]}

See also

• Postmodernist film
• Golden Age of Television (2000s-present)
• Reality television
• Pop culture fiction
• Quality television

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe4fDAAAQBAJ&dq=30+rock+postmodern&pg=PT235 TV Finales FAQ – Google Books
2. https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bal-arrested-development-netflix-hurwitz-20130524-story.html 'Arrested Development' finds new life in the land of Netflix – Baltimore Sun
3. http://www.thefactorytimes.com/factory-times/2017/10/18/postmodernism-in-television Postmodernism in Television — The Factory Times
4. https://movieweb.com/trashy-reality-tv-shows/ These Reality TV Shows Are the Pinnacle of Trashy Fun – MovieWeb
5. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2007/oct/26/istheusreadyforafictiona Is the US ready for a fictional president?|Celebrity|The Guardian
6. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/examples-postmodernism-television Five Examples of Postmodernism in Television – The Odyssey Online
7. http://www.torontostandard.com/culture/why-community-is-the-best-show-youre-not-watching/ The Post-Modern Sitcom|Toronto Standard
8. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/arts/television/community-nbc-streaming.html Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Community’ – The New York Times
9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hj1r1 'You Should See Yourself': Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture on JSTOR
10. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/arts/television/best-international-tv-shows.html The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade – The New York Times
11. https://www.popmatters.com/hell-on-wheels-tactical-homage-western-genre-postmodern-pastiche-2495405045.html ‘HELL ON WHEELS’ IS BOTH A TACTICAL HOMAGE TO THE WESTERN GENRE AND A POSTMODERN PASTICHE|PopMatters
12. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220606-the-10-best-tv-shows-of-2022-so-far The 10 best TV shows of 2022 so far – BBC Culture
13. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1uA66mEq9MC&dq=larry+sanders+show+postmodern&pg=PT160 The Politics of Humor – Google Books
14. https://www.wsj.com/articles/magpie-murders-review-a-postmodern-mystery-on-pbs-magpie-murders-review-pbs-lesley-manville-conleth-hill-tim-mcmullan-anthony-horowitz-peter-cattaneo-matthew-beard-claire-rushbrook-alexandros-logothetis-11665692710 ‘Magpie Murders’ Review: A Postmodern Mystery on PBS – WSJ
15. https://books.google.com/books?id=wfd-c0blcb0C The Postmodern Presence – Google Books (pgs.35–36)
16. https://laughingsquid.com/how-monty-python-influenced-modern-comedy/ How Monty Python's Mix of Postmodern Absurdity and Political Satire Influenced Shows Like 'Rick and Morty' – Laughing Squid
17. https://ew.com/article/1991/08/16/cables-mystery-science-theater/ Cable's 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'|EW.com
18. https://www.popmatters.com/71108-on-evas-and-angels-postmodern-fantasy-devotion-to-neon-genesis-evange-2496051663.html On Evas and Angels: Postmodern Fantasy Devotion to Neon Genesis Evangelion|PopMatters
19. https://www.ocregister.com/2013/05/14/the-office-a-postmodern-success-wraps-up/ 'The Office': a postmodern success wraps up – Orange County Register
20. https://www.bkmag.com/2021/05/06/a-new-book-argues-that-reality-tv-is-the-postmodern-art-form-par-excellence/ IN PRAISE OF REALITY TV AS ‘POSTMODERN ART PAR EXCELLENCE’ – Brooklyn Magazine
21. Web site: 'The Rehearsal' Blurs the Lines Between Reality and Simulation. Collider. Jack. Wilson. August 22, 2022. December 21, 2022.
22. https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/rick-and-morty/rick-and-morty-season-4-midseason-premiere-review/ Rick and Morty Almost Swallows Itself in a Too Meta Midseason Premiere – Paste Magazine
23. https://www.thesmartset.com/in-defense-of-riverdale/ In Defense of Riverdale|The Smart Set
24. https://www.theringer.com/2016/9/1/16045570/rupauls-drag-race-makes-good-on-the-promise-of-reality-tv-5b5b0aead88e The Perfectly Postmodern Reality TV of 'RuPaul's Drag Race – The Ringer
25. https://www.theodysseyonline.com/seinfeld-and-postmodernism Seinfeld and Postmodernism – The Oydessy Online
26. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-05-03-1998123008-story.html The world according to 'Seinfeld' No hugging, no learning. No aging, commitment or obligation. We've laughed at such postmodern sentiments for nine years. Is there anything wrong with that? – Baltimore Sun
27. https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/how-always-sunny-surpassed-seinfeld/ How Always Sunny Surpassed Seinfeld – Den of Geek
28. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ah3xCgAAQBAJ American TV Detective Dramas – Google Books (pg.36)
29. https://www.awn.com/animationworld/dr-toon-animation-critics-art-defining-our-terms Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art – Defining Our Terms|Animation World Network
30. http://cinetext.philo.at/magazine/voigts-virchow/suspense_potter_lynch.html Eckart Voigts-Virchow (GieBen) "Goodbye suspense goodbye"? Postmodern TV Crime in The Singing Detective (1986) and Twin Peaks (1990–91) – cinetext
31. http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/06/08/postmodern_laughs_from_the_mob/ Postmodern laughs from the mob – The Boston Globe
32. https://books.google.com/books?id=1wy49i-gQjIC Satire TV – Google Books (pg.135)
33. https://movieweb.com/space-ghost-guests-stars/ Weirdest Space Ghost Guest Stars, Ranked – MovieWeb
34. https://slate.com/culture/2010/10/making-sense-of-the-bloodiest-postmodern-show-on-television-spartacus.html Making sense of the bloodiest postmodern show on television, Spartacus - Slate Magazine
35. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y34yDwAAQBAJ Kids' TV Grow Up – Google Books (pg.182)
36. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/neflix-new-teen-nostalgia-i-am-not-okay-with-this-sex-education-stranger-things/607366/ Why Netflix's Teen Dramas Feel So Retro – The Atlantic
37. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499/true-detective/ Best TV Shows Ever: Top 100 Television Programs – The Hollywood Reporter
38. https://livewire.thewire.in/out-and-about/tv/a-sitcom-through-the-ages-a-potmodern-review-of-marvels-wandavision/ A Sitcom Through the Ages: A Postmodern Review of Marvel's 'WandaVision'|LiveWire
39. https://www.jstor.org/stable/432310 The X-Files and the Aesthetics and Politics of Postmodern Pop on JSTOR
40. https://books.google.com/books?id=0aQEDmwcoNgC Strange TV: Innovative Series from The Twilight Zone to the X-Files – Google Books