STRATEGIE NARRACYJNE DESTABILIZUJĄCE PORZĄDEK CZASOWY W NEOSERIALACH
NARRATIVE STRATEGIES OF TEMPORAL DISTORTION IN CONTEMPORARY TV SERIES

Summary/Abstract: The serial narrative mode, regularly used in episodic productions with a repetitive plot structure, is now rarely used. As for contemporary series, researchers agree that filmmakers adhere to a new paradigm of tel-evision storytelling which Jason Mittell termed “narrative complexity.” One of its distinguishing fea-tures are temporal disturbances in which the creators use various narrative strategies that destabilizethe temporal order, ranging from flashbacks that fill in the plot gaps to “mind game” strategies. In thisarticle I analyze narrative strategies disrupting the linear plot in quality TV dramas and the character-istics of formal procedures used by artists.

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