Sons of Anarchy Paper Proposal
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A rough proposal for what became my paper on Sons of Anarchy, Mad Men, and quality drama as a genre. In the future, I will expand this research to better explore all aspects of my paper, including both series, quality drama itself, and the concept of showrunner as auteur.
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Sons of Anarchy Paper Proposal
- 1. A cultural genre analysis
- 2. Forming the central question ✤ Using Jason Mittell’s approach to television genres, my paper will be a cultural genre analysis of FX’s Sons of Anarchy. ✤ I’ll examine the post-network action-drama series via industrial, technological, textual, audience, critical, and historical contexts.
- 3. Sons of Anarchy in context ✤ Premiered on FX in September 2008 ✤ Created and executive produced by Kurt Sutter, alumnus of The Shield ✤ Season 1 Promo Trailer
- 4. Sons of Tony Soprano? ✤ Post-network drama protagonists are often anti- heroes ✤ Drawing parallels between Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy
- 5. Showrunner as auteur ✤ Exploring auteur theory and applying it to television ✤ A discussion of TV authorship ✤ Making sense of Kurt Sutter, showrunner ✤ One of these scribes is not like the others? Comparing Sutter to other television authors
- 6. Anarchy online ✤ Building audiences with social media ✤ TV criticism ✤ Audience/fan practices
- 7. Sons of Anarchy and FX ✤ Discussing how FX brands itself, and Sons of Anarchy ✤ How Sons of Anarchy became FX’s flagship show ✤ Ratings information ✤ Lack of awards recognition ✤ FX promo for season finale
- 8. Discussion.
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- In my paper, I will discuss Kurt Sutter’s experiences on The Shield, go more in depth about the purchase and production of the pilot, which took place during the 2007-8 WGA strike, and put the television dramas of the period into historical context. \n
- I will discuss the wide array of anti-hero protagonists in post-network dramas, including The Sopranos, Dexter, Mad Men, and Sons of Anarchy. \n\nConsidering also drawing parallels between Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy, including their respective showrunners, marketing efforts, critical response, and a brief textual analysis. \n
- I’m considering writing about other TV authors, perhaps working in a historical context—going from the names of the ‘70s to today where the name of a showrunner is becoming more of a calling card to audiences, much like with film. \n
- The technological advancements in the post-network era have had a huge impact on TV programming. I want to talk about the use of social media in creating, building, and sustaining audiences (explored specifically through Sons of Anarchy’s practices). I’ll also discuss the creation of exclusive content for fans, whether it’s behind-the-scenes footage or mobile apps or webisodes (or, in the case of SOA, the combination of all three). This will also be touched upon in the showrunner section as well. \n\nTelevision criticism has also been launched into a whole new stratosphere with the advent of blogs and other social media, which will also be discussed. \n\nI might also discuss fan practices, but I haven’t fully decided on that yet. \n
- Providing a fuller context of Sons of Anarchy by exploring the network it calls home. \n
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