Post-classicism and intermediality in Galavant (2015-2016)

Abstract

Galavant (2015-2016) is a musical comedy television show, created by Dan Fogelman and broadcasted on ABC as a midseason replacement of Once Upon a Time (2011-). The self-references to the same show, the allusions and quotes to other ones, the crisis of the models, the anachronisms and reversions of traditional topics are the narrative ways that build this fiction and allow us to think of it as post-classical (Bordwell, Elsaesser, Carroll). Likewise, these strategies are settled by intermediate relationships that refers to a common cultural heritage, recognizable by the audience. We propose to analyze the symbolic universe that is developed in the story of this program, while we review the new forms of classicism that the narration can assume in the show, presenting stylistic strategies that we believe have provoked the enjoyment and commitment on the part of the audience.