An approach towards a cultural analytic model for TV series adaptations

Abstract

The scholarly literature on TV series adaptations is limited

by the absence of a strong methodological model that would

overcome textual analysis and would opt for a contextual and

particularlly cultural approach. The transformation of a TV

fiction into its adaptation respond, mostly, to cultural, social

or economic power structures that have been redefined by

national or international producers throughout TV’s History.

In this paper, we propose an analytic methodology suitable

for different cultural realities by using the Spanish TV fiction

market as a case study, through the specific examples of Mesa

para cinco (La Sexta, 2006), Las chicas de oro (TVE, 2010), and

Cheers (Telecinco, 2011).