This book examines the American television legal series from its
development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day. Villez
demonstrates how the genre has been a rich source of legal
information and understanding for Americans. These series have both
informed and put myths in place about the legal system in the US.
Villez also contrasts the US to France, which has seen a similar
interest in legal series during this period. However, French
television representations of justice are strikingly different, as
is the role of fiction in offering viewers the possibility of
acquiring significant understandings of their legal system. The
book will be an important addition to the study of popular culture
and law and will interest legal scholars, sociologists, and media
scholars.
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