An Afterword: Adapting the Television of Television Studies

This afterword considers the relationship between adaptation studies and television studies. It argues that adaptation studies has neglected television’s extensive use of adaption and suggests a number of reasons for this. It offers a list of topics for consideration, including Origins, National context, Commerce, Access / Archives, Heterogeneity, Authorship, Genre, Stardom, Televisual Aesthetics, Audiences, Technological Change and Continuity.