Serial Monogamy: Extended Fictions and the Television Revolution

Changes in television technology have fostered changes in how we view fiction on television. This article explores some of these changes in the context of the teenage series, Felicity (WBTV, 1998-2002). It draws comparisons with the experience of reading series fiction in print, referring to the childrenʹs print series, The Beverly Gray College Mystery Series (Burt, Grosset & Dunlap, 1934-1955). The article also looks at the impact of the Internet on series reading and viewing.