Palimpsestic worlds and remnant-characters How (not) to wipe the slate clean in TV series

Interserial rewritings produce “palimpsestic worlds,” allowing “remnant characters” to share the memory of previous states with the audience. Three types emerge: revival series or continuations; rewritten worlds that imply a reflexive relationship to continuity, and “hyperfluid” worlds. These modular worlds are motivated by economic imperatives to enlarge spectatorship or condense the text, or by aesthetic desires to exploit narrative complexity and make the palimpsest the narrative foundation.