ABSTRACT
The placement of the ‘television set’ in the domestic sphere characterised television as a feminised form and served as a symbol to encourage family unification. Changes in television production and distribution have enabled more complex and controversial depictions of gendered and sexual citizens within the context of family life to be made available through subscription-based services that target niche audiences. Through the character of Nancy, Weeds demonstrates how involvement in the drug trade can enable the entrepreneurialism upheld within neoliberal labour markets, thus facilitating the values of consumer capitalism. Breaking Bad is a crime drama that aired on the AMC network for five seasons from January 2008 until September 2013. The focus on the social and moral disintegration of the institution of family under the guidance of the mother or father figure in quality televisual series has become a lucrative televisual formula for cable channels.
