Quand le chef-d’œuvre tombe en disgrâce : les séries contemporaines face à la critique du revirement

Abstract

A television series is a dynamic object, likely to undergo multiple evolutions between the beginning and the end of its broadcast. Each season, each episode, each scene, even each shot, can shed new light on a series as a whole – and, in the most extreme cases, call into question its interest as such in the eyes of viewers and critics. Yet the re-evaluation of yesterday’s successes seems to be accelerating under the influence of an overabundant production and a simultaneous expression of opinion between professionals and amateurs. This study aims to put into perspective the different criteria selected (more or less consciously) by American critics to establish that a series has “tipped” over to the other side, after having been dubbed and covered with praise.

Keywords

• television
• serie
• review
• turn-around
• Peak TV