An Interview with M. Beth Langley

Pinewood Studios, the Independent Frame, and Innovation

“…He later produced Upstairs, Downstairs (London Weekend Television, 1971-75), another British television series which achieved outstanding popular and critical success despite being made using cost-effective methods of combining location footage and studio sets. 76 The physical legacy of the IF was considerable. As early as 1951 the IF rostrums were deployed at Denham to assist 20 th Century Fox's production The House on the Square (Roy Ward Baker).…”

“…79 Another view on the IF's shortcomings was that a rigid production schedule stifled creativity on the set, and also prevented directors from devising ingenious solutions to problems as they arose during production. 80 The principles of mechanization that were at the heart of the IF were not always popular among art directors including John Bryan and Alfred Junge. 81 It is worth noting, however, that Junge's earlier methods of working as a celebrated production designer in Britain resemble some of the tenets of the IF, including emphasis on pre-planning for "total design," particularly the use of continuity sketches, photographic backgrounds, and back projection.…”

The Nine from the Pines: High-Stakes Bingo and Federal Intervention in Coushatta Tribal Affairs in the 1980s

“…Nevertheless, the people now demanded their right to vote, and the tribal council complied. 49 Sickey wrote to the bia on January 29, 1985, "requesting technical assistance from the Bureau in compiling an eligible voter's list and voting procedure in preparation for a tribal election to be held at the earliest possible time. " 50 Robert Benn, the superintendent of the Choctaw Agency in Mississippi, which administered bia programs in both Mississippi and Louisiana, recommended a four-point plan.…”

“…Additionally, Benn notifi ed the Coushattas that Irvin Santiago, tribal relations specialist with the Eastern Area Offi ce of the bia, would assist in the research and development of the eligible voters list and that someone from the inspector general's offi ce would begin auditing Coushatta programs in late February. 51 Keyes met with the Coushatta people on February 21, 1985, to explain his role in resolving the political issues they faced. Accompanied by a six-man bia special police force meant to solve the law enforcement problem highlighted by Langley v. Ryder, he insisted that members of the community must "settle their problems among themselves" and made it clear that federal funds would be discontinued if a solution were not found.…”

Hibridación y análisis textual de la narrativa en la sitcom norteamericana

“…Por ello, podemos encontrar, dentro de la producción de la Fox, las siguientes series, las cuales desarrollaron un gran éxito para la cadena. Desde Married… with Children, The Simpson, In Living Color (Wayans y Rawitt, 1990) o Roc (Kaplan y Fisch, 1991), hasta reality-shows como America´s Most Wanted (Heflin, 1988) y Cops (Langley y Langley, 1989). En el género del drama, el éxito de la FOX se vio refrendado en series con géneros tradicionales encauzados a un públic joven, como son 21 Jump Street (Nuss) Beverly Hills, 90210 (Waigner, Spelling y Miller, 1990) o Melrose Place (Spelling, Vicent y Hayes, 1992).…”