Fantasies are grounded on commensurate realities. During the
depression years, we liked to identify with persons fated into
calamitous situations and miraculous recoveries; thus, one
rationale for the popular movie serial. What are other social and
historical perspectives for these serials? For instance the War:
Serial villains often plotted to conquer the world; the thematic
spider's web offers a suitable metaphor for our international
imbroglio; hypnotic powers may reflect propaganda's closest
attraction. Why are serial apes so prevailing? Because apes are
early men? Were there latent, sublime themes which defined certain
directors, writers and other serial auteurs? Why the obsession with
Supermen (football stars, cowboys, Houdinis, jungle lords, animal
trainers, pilots, dicks), a Germanic ideal at the time? Might
perhaps the serial hero of the '60's have been a spectator? What
significance are masks: cultural schizophrenia? covers for guilt? a
means of showing that we are not as we look, not as weak? What are
the literary and mythical roots of serials? None of these
implications or questions are material to Harmon's and Glut's
organized, adequate, wholly un-subjective reference book on the
"Great Serials." Nor even broached. Providing many names, dates,
and particularly plot lines, the book is serviceable to the
browser. However, condensed, suggestive sketches would have
exhibited those serial folk to much better advantage. (Kirkus
Reviews)
First Published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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