"Over and Over establishes Elliott Logan as one of our most perceptive, sensitive, and incisive critics of the screen arts. This book is a bold and powerful assertion of the value of appreciative criticism in the face of its marginalization within television studies and broader society." - Ted Nannicelli, author of Appreciating the Art of Television: A Philosophical Perspective "With care and precision in every line, Logan deftly persuades the reader that human performance is the pinnacle achievement of television drama and central to understanding its power. Logan's fluent and expressive writing enriches the American masterpieces that he chooses, as critical eloquence illuminates acting prowess. This book is a triumph of television studies." - James Walters, author of Television and Repetition "A superb contribution to television aesthetics. Through exquisite close readings of The Sopranos, Homeland, and Mad Men, Logan shows how a standing emphasis on serial accumulation needs to be counterbalanced by a recognition of provisionality: of transient narrative possibilities, of resonances that mutate over time, and of the human face as a perpetual 'object of mystery.'" - Alex Clayton, author of Funny How? Sketch Comedy and the Art of Humor "We ought to express our gratitude for the satisfaction and comfort of art in ways that rise to the occasion that prompted it.

Logan's wonderful and sensitive tracking of some of the finest performances on television is a model of that expression, with eloquence and intelligence that is compelling." - Jason Jacobs, author of Reluctant Sleuths, True Detectives.