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Beautiful TV: The Art and Argument of Ally McBeal
Greg M. Smith
University of Texas Press, 2007
Aesthetics
Chapter One: Practical Music, Personal Fantasy: Creating a Community of Song in Ally McBeal
Chapter Two: Getting into Ally's Head:
Special Effects, Imagination, and the Voice of Doubt
Narration and Argument
Chapter Three: Redeeming Ally: Seriality and the Character Network
Chapter Four: "Is It Possible to Love Somebody Only Two Days?": Guest Stars and Eccentricity
Chapter Five: Victim of Love: Ally McBeal and the Politics of Protection
Afterword