Recombinant culture

Recombinant culture is when cultural productions such as television shows are rehashed in a series of sequels.^[1] The term was introduced by Todd Gitlin in 1983 to describe how in American television networks would create and promote sequels and spin-off over original shows, with "hits" being very rare and "a blatant imitation stands a good chance of getting bigger numbers than a show that stands on its own".^[1] The phenomenon has been attributed to advertising-supported media.^[1] Examples include the Superman series.^[2] Positive examples of recombinant culture have included sampling in music.^[3]

See also

• Culture – Social behavior and norms of a society
• Cultural bias – Interpretation and judgement of phenomena by the standards of one's culture
• Culture war – Conflict between cultural values
• Cultural dissonance – Sense of discord caused by a change in a cultural environment
• Cultural imperialism – Cultural aspects of imperialism
• Remix culture – Society that allows and encourages derivative works

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