"The 100" and the social contract of social TV

Authors

  • Myles McNutt Old Dominion University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2018.1297

Keywords:

Clexa, Industry, LGBTQ, Social media, Twitter

Abstract

I explore how the controversy surrounding an LGBT story line on The 100 (2014–) points to the shifting social contracts of social media engagement between fans and the TV industry, as well as the challenges faced by fans and critics who attempted to solidify that contract in the wake of said controversy.

Author Biography

Myles McNutt, Old Dominion University

Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre Arts

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Published

2018-03-15

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018): Social TV Fandom and the Media Industries

Section

Symposium

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