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These shows paved the way for today's popular series such as \u003ci\u003eZoey's Extraordinary Playlist\u003c\/i\u003e and the subversive \u003ci\u003eCrazy Ex-Girlfriend.\u003c\/i\u003e And while musical-focused series remain a small subset, the late 1990s to the present day have made it so numerous prime-time series across genres incorporate at least a single musical episode into their run. This is a must-read for fans of musicals and television alike, interested in this fascinating subset of pop culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Giannini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538191910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Giannini\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas served as an editor and contributor at PopMatters and has published and presented work on television series such as \u003ci\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eiZombie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCommunity: Going Back to School with Television's Best Sitcom\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025), \u003ci\u003eSupernatural: A History of Television's Unearthly Roadtrip\u003c\/i\u003e (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eJoss Whedon Versus the Corporation: Big Business Critiqued in the Films and Television Programs \u003c\/i\u003e(2017). 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