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  • Sesame Street and the Reform of Children’s Television
    Robert W. Morrow
    By the late 1960s more than a few critics of American culture groused about the condition of television programming and, in particular, the quality and content of television shows for children. In the eyes of the reform-minded, commercial television crassly exploited young viewers; its violence and tastelessness served no higher purpose than the bottom line. The Children’s Tele...
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    38,18 €

  • Paying Respect to The Sopranos
    Christopher J Vincent / Christopher J. Vincent
    This work provides a detailed account of lead character Tony Soprano’s psychological journey through all episodes of all six seasons of the popular HBO show The Sopranos. Through a window of psychological interpretation and social analysis, the author examines creator David Chase’s unique interweaving of modern family dynamics, organized crime, American society, and mental h...
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    42,97 €

  • Gothic Plays and American Society, 1794-1830
    M. Susan Anthony
    In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the production of Gothic plays brought into sharp focus the social turmoil of the critical period between 1794 and 1830. These plays, considered the earliest form of melodrama, enhanced the repertories of the first permanent theatres in the United States. This first full-length study of early American Gothic drama examines the r...
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    57,56 €

  • Tonight at Six
    Michael Olesker
    In Tonight at Six, veteran journalist Michael Olesker paints an intimate, behind-the-scenes picture of local television news as few have ever seen it. He describes the long slide of a medium that was once assumed to be the golden future of American journalism, but is now widely considered an afterthought for viewers seeking serious news coverage.In his two decades as a nightly ...
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    24,82 €

  • Television at the Movies
    Jon Nelson Wagner / Tracy Biga MacLean
    The overview of television criticism, which this book provides, comes appropriately at a moment of change. Television is becoming dramatically different as a result of new and developing technologies such as cable, HDTV, satellite transmission and broadband distributions. By concentrating on the still-dominant notion of television, what the authors call 'Classical Network Telev...
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    226,37 €

  • Monty Python’s Flying Circus
    Darl Larsen
    Known for its outrageous humor, occasionally controversial content, and often silly spirit, Monty Python’s Flying Circus poked fun at nearly everything. Indeed, many of the allusions and references in the program were routinely obscure, and therefore, not always understood or even noticed.This exhaustive reference identifies and explains the plethora of cultural, historical, an...
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    118,12 €

  • Sherlock Holmes on the Stage
    Amnon Kabatchnik
    One of the world’s most well known fictional characters, Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887. The detective was featured in four novels and 56 short stories written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Within a decade of his creation Sherlock Holmes made his theatrical debut, first in a couple of obscure productions and soon in the celebrated play adapted by and ...
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    136,03 €

  • Women in American Musical Theatre
    Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions to the creation of American musical theatre. Directing, choreographing, writing, arranging, producing and designing musicals in a variety of venues throughout America, women have played a significant role in shaping the development of musical theatre both on and off Broadway and in regional, education...
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    49,96 €

  • Producing with Passion
    Dorothy Fadiman / Tony Levelle
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    19,84 €

  • The Springfield Reformation
    Jamey Heit
    Initially shunned by many in the Christian community when it made its television debut almost twenty years ago, after four hundred (and counting) episodes, and a feature-length film, few can deny that The Simpsons exhibits an astute understanding of Christianity in American culture. Its critiques of that culture are worth studying in detail. Jamey Heit’s The Springfield Reforma...
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    154,48 €

  • Television at the Movies
    Jon Nelson Wagner / Tracy Biga MacLean
    The overview of television criticism, which this book provides, comes appropriately at a moment of change. Television is becoming dramatically different as a result of new and developing technologies such as cable, HDTV, satellite transmission and broadband distributions. By concentrating on the still-dominant notion of television, what the authors call "Classical Network Telev...
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    64,21 €

  • NBC & Me
    Herbie J. Pilato / Herbie JPilato
    NBC & MEMY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK(A MOCK MEMOIR OF MY BIG ’80s DAZE WITH THE PEACOCK NETWORK)From May 1984 to December 1985, actor/author/TV producer/singer Herbie J Pilato worked as a Page for NBC-TV in Burbank, California. Many Pages were excited by the frequent showbiz interactions that were accessible and provided by a major TV network facility. Some found work within and...
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    16,14 €

  • Why We Watch
    Will Miller
    You are what you watch! What if classic TV could heal your inner child? No, really, we’re serious. It’s possible if you understand what your programming choices say about you!In this delightful send-up of self-help books, author Dr. Will Miller asks: Did you love Lassie, the cross-dressing canine hero who saved little Timmy from raging rivers and mine shafts? It could be a sign...
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    20,28 €

  • No Retakes
    Sandra Grabman / Wright King
    That’s right! Can you imagine flubbing your line in front of the whole country without a chance to try again to make it right? That’s what it was like back in the 1940s and 1950s. Week after week we saw these brave actors and actresses take on the challenge, and they did an amazing job.Wright King was there on our screens in such shows as Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents,...
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    19,01 €

  • 30 Years of British Television
    A. S. Berman / ASBerman
    From the co-creator of British Television magazine comes the ultimate interview book for those of us with a penchant for the cheeky.Whether you’re one of those individuals who hunkers down in front of the television every Saturday night to get your fix of 'Britcoms' courtesy of the local PBS station, or you’re working your way through classic British shows one DVD at a time, ch...
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    22,39 €

  • Mickey Rooney as Archie Bunker
    Eila Mell
    Would Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts be the superstars they are today if they had not been turned down for roles on soap operas?Would Everybody Loves Raymond ever have been created if Ray Romano hadn’t been fired from Newsradio?Would the character of Fonzie have become such a pop culture icon in the 1970s if it had been played by Micky Dolenz?How different would Lisa Kudrow’s care...
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    32,42 €

  • Seen and Heard
    Nichola D Gutgold / Nichola D. Gutgold / Nichola DGutgold
    This book chronicles the careers, communication styles, and lives of twelve prominent women in television broadcasting and discusses the obstacles and opportunities in the television broadcasting field as they relate to women. The importance of the role of television anchor seems insignificant when compared to the career milestones of women in more academic fields, yet the role...
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    141,60 €

  • Seen and Heard
    Nichola D. Gutgold / Nichola DGutgold
    This book chronicles the careers, communication styles, and lives of twelve prominent women in television broadcasting and discusses the obstacles and opportunities in the television broadcasting field as they relate to women. The importance of the role of television anchor seems insignificant when compared to the career milestones of women in more academic fields, yet the role...
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    64,08 €

  • A Moon for the Misbegotten on the American Stage
    Laura Shea
    A Moon for the Misbegotten is one of Eugene O’Neill’s most frequently revived works, and major American revivals of the play have been instrumental in securing its esteemed position in theater history. While the play’s landmark production in 1973 is largely regarded as the moment when it finally achieved greatness, its 60-year production history also includes several regiona...
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    42,99 €

  • The Theatres of Boston
    Donald C. King
    The theatre had a difficult time establishing itself in Massachusetts. Colonial authorities in Boston were adamantly opposed to theatrical amusements of any kind. In the mid-eighteenth century, even theatricals performed in the homes of private citizens aroused the indignant ire of puritanically minded authorities. In 1750 the General Court of Massachusetts passed an act pro...
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    73,33 €

  • Common Sense
    Lisa Holderman
    This anthology examines the constructions of intelligence and intellectuality in popular television and the social/cultural implications of those constructions. It considers the complexity of popular television images, the influences of these images as they both verify and vilify intelligence, and explores the representations of intelligence on television by looking at a variet...
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    157,89 €

  • Common Sense
    Lisa Holderman
    This anthology examines the constructions of intelligence and intellectuality in popular television and the social/cultural implications of those constructions. It considers the complexity of popular television images, the influences of these images as they both verify and vilify intelligence, and explores the representations of intelligence on television by looking at a variet...
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    66,55 €

  • Trivia from the Twilight Zone
    Bill Devoe
    INSIDE YOU’LL FIND.Marsha White’s Gold Thimble!Mr. Bagby’s mistress!Paula Dietrich’s magical camera!Fats Brown’s pool cue!A celebration of detail - Loaded with fun facts and trivial tid-bitsPuzzles, quotes and much more.!Or.we can remove this blurb from the front of the book and out it on the backA delightful compendium of :word search puzzles, photo quizzes, match games, chase...
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    23,48 €

  • Trivia from the Twilight Zone
    Bill Devoe
    Contents include:Marsha White's old thimbleMr. Bagby's mistress!u2028Paula Dietrich's magical camerau2028Fats Brown's pool cueFun facts and trivial tidbitsu2028Puzzles, quotes and much more!A delightful compendium of:u2028Word search puzzlesu2028Photo quizzesu2028Match gamesu2028Chaser quizzesu2028A jumbo crossword puzzle  ...
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    30,52 €

  • Eros and Power in English Renaissance Drama
    Curtis Perry
    This book features five plays from the English Renaissance that explore political questions and developments by telling stories about the erotic impulses of a ruler. The volume contains fully annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe’s Edward II, Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Massinger’s The Duke of Milan, Davenant’s The Cruel Brother, and Ford’s Love’s Sacrifice. ...
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    70,71 €

  • The Official Batman Batbook
    Joel Eisner
    The Official Batman Batbook Revised Bat-Edition is the only official guide to the 1966 television series.(The original edition sold over 100,000 copies worldwide) Containing a detailed guide to every episode and the feature film. Obsecure batfacts, trivia, a complete list of Holy Words, Batfight words, BatEquipment. Interviews with cast and crew members. This newly updated e...
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    35,30 €

  • Good Morning World
    Tim Colliver
    The same people who brought you The Dick Van Dyke Show and That Girl scored another innovative sitcom in 1967 with Good Morning World. Bill Persky and Sam Denoff’s creation, which aired Tuesday nights on CBS, was the first-ever TV series set in a radio station and featured the on and off air adventures of a pair of morning DJ’s.Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell starred as Dave Lewis...
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    17,89 €

  • The Flip Wilson Show
    Meghan Sutherland
    When The Flip Wilson Show debuted on NBC in 1970, the major legislative victories of the civil rights movement had been won, but the broadcast airwaves were far from integrated. A handful of shows featured black leading characters, but none had quite reached the top spot of the Nielsen ratings. By 1971, however, Wilson’s 'old-fashioned' comedy-variety hour was a bonafide hit, a...
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    28,49 €

  • ’Then it Was Destroyed by the Volcano’
    Arthur J. Pomeroy
    Depictions of the ancient world on the stage and in art have always competed with the reconstruction of the past by academics. The rise of cinema and television has heightened the difficulty in distinguishing between ’elite’ and ’popular’ culture. On American TV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has incorporated aspects of the classical within the high school horror genre. In art cinem...
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    42,33 €

  • Reel Rangers
    Bill O'Neal / Bill O’Neal
    For more than a century the world's most famous law enforcement body has inspired novelists, actors, and filmmakers. From 'The Lone Ranger' to 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' from Zane Grey's 'The Lone Star Ranger' to Larry McMurtry's 'Lonesome Dove,' Texas Rangers have been portrayed on the silver screen, network radio, and television. John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Cli...
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    17,43 €


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