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46 produkter
West Wing
The American Presidency As Television Drama
Av Peter C Rollins, Peter C. Rollins m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
216 kr
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This collection of essays translates visual language into on-screen politics. While the series ""The West Wing"" may be criticized as ""idealistic"", its clever techniques of camera work, lighting, editing, and mise en scene reflect America's best image of itself, and entertains a loyal audience …
Becoming
Genre, Queerness, and Transformation in NBC's Hannibal
Av Kavita Mudan Finn, E. J. Nielsen
Häftad, 2019
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
384 kr
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The NBC series Hannibal has garnered both critical and fan acclaim for its cinematic qualities, its complex characters, and its innovative reworking of Thomas Harris's mythology so well-known from Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs (1991) and its variants. The series concluded late in 2015 after …
Lou Grant
The Making of TV's Top Newspaper Drama
Häftad, 1996
232 kr
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When Lou Grant premiered in the fall of 1977, it quickly became a symbol of television drama at its best. During its five years on the air, Lou Grant earned critical acclaim as an entertaining yet thoughtful drama about important social and political issues, a rarity for episodic television in the …
TV on Strike
Why Hollywood Went to War Over the Internet
Häftad, 2025
272 kr
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TV on Strike examines the upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the first writers' strike—the hundred-day writers’ strike that thwarted Hollywood in late 2007 and early 2008. The television industry’s uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind …
Television's Second Golden Age
From Hill Street Blues to ER
Häftad, 1997
225 kr
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This is an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium.
Framework
A History of Screenwriting in the American Film, Third Edition
Av Tom Stempel
Häftad, 2000
251 kr
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Updated and expanded for the third edition, this volume combines scholarship with movie lore to present a comprehensive account of the development and influence of the American screenwriter. The text is written in an informal style and includes anecdotes and stories that spotlight writer's creative …
King of the Half Hour
Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of Comedy
Inbunden, 2001
366 kr
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Nat Hiken was the driving force behind the 1950s and 1960s series ""Sgt Bilko"" and ""Car 54, Where Are You?"". This biography of the television pioneer places him in broadcast history, drawing on first-hand interviews with some well-known TV personalities such as Carol Burnett and Alan King.
Starting Your Television Writing Career
The Warner Bros. Television Writers Workshop Guide
Häftad, 2004
266 kr
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Deborah Pearlman and Abby Finer of the Warner Bros. Television Writers Workshop reveal in this essential guide insider tips and tricks aimed at paving the way to better scripts by new writers. The book focuses on all aspects of writing for television, from the definition and importance of sample …
Something on My Own
Gertrude Berg and American Broadcasting, 1929â€"1956
Inbunden, 2007
304 kr
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In 1929, ""The Goldbergs"" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg - and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. The show would become one of the most beloved and enduring programs of Golden Age radio and of early TV. At the helm was Berg who, as creator, star, …
Our Movie Houses
A History of Film and Cinematic Innovation in Central New York
Av Norm Keim
Inbunden, 2008
304 kr
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Conventional screen histories tend to concentrate on New York City and Hollywood in chronicling the evolution of American cinema. Notwithstanding the tremendous contribution of both cities, Syracuse and Central New York also played a strategic - yet little-known - role in early screen history.In …
Watching TV with a Linguist
Häftad, 2016
384 kr
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In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences …
Watching TV
American Television Season by Season, Fourth Edition
Av Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik
Häftad, 2024
726 kr
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Castleman and Podrazik present a season-by-season narrative that encompasses the eras of American television from the beginning in broadcast, through cable, and now streaming. They deftly navigate the dizzying array of contemporary choices so that no matter where you start on the media timeline, …
This Came to You from Chicago
Local Television in the Twentieth Century
Inbunden, 2026
639 kr
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This Came to You from Chicago explores the unique traits, style, and practices of "Chicago Television" from World War II to the 1990s. Jason J. Nebergall traces how, unlike mainstream stations, city-based broadcasters, who often worked day jobs, provided a platform for underrepresented groups to …
FX Reader, 1994-2010s
Av David P. Pierson, Brian Faucette
Inbunden, 2027
955 kr
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The FX Reader, 1994–2010s is the first thorough look at the American basic cable channel and its series. Through a carefully orchestrated mix of steady corporate vision, creative management, producer-oriented development, and secured financial investment, FX has produced many of the boldest …
Conservatively Queer TV
Masculinities in the Reagan Era
Av Bridget Kies
Inbunden, 2027
1386 kr
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Conservatively Queer TV is a cultural history of televisual masculinities in the long 1980s, a period in which vestiges of 1970s sexuality, feminism, and queerness persisted in a state of tension with Reagan-era conservative values and regressive machismo. Bridget Kies traces how television …
Prime Time Authorship
Works About and by Three TV Dramatists
Av Douglas Heil
Häftad, 2002
223 kr
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Mixing interviews, essays, and representative scripts of three successful television dramatists, the book will be of immeasurable use to the novice scriptwriter. Designed to inspire the fledgling scriptwriter, this book combines analytical essays on the work of three successful television writers …
Critiquing the Sitcom
A Reader
Av Joanne Morreale, Joanne Morreale
Häftad, 2002
275 kr
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This anthology presents writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as ""I Remember Mama"" to the more recent ""Roseanne"". The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies, for …
Athena's Daughters
Television's New Women Warriors
Av Frances Early, Frances Early m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
218 kr
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A critical inquiry into the new woman warrior's appropriation of violence and the Western war narrative. It delves into the meaning of that appropriation for alternative storytelling, and provides a forum to recognize women's increasing role in popular culture as they are cast as action heroes.
Black Male Frames
African Americans in a Century of Hollywood Cinema, 1903-2003
Av Roland Leander Williams Jr.
Häftad, 2018
398 kr
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Black Male Frames charts the development and shifting popularity of two stereotypes of black masculinity in popular American film: ""the shaman"" or ""the scoundrel."" Starting with colonial times, Williams identifies the origins of these roles in an America where black men were forced either to …
Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence
The Evolution of a National Icon
Häftad, 2018
359 kr
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Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has Captain America's character. Because the comic book world fosters a close fan-creator dialogue, creators must consider their ever-changing readership. Comic book …
You Can't Air That
Four Cases of Controversy and Censorship in American Television Programming
Inbunden, 2007
328 kr
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In this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. Beginning with ""The Smothers …
Screwball Television
Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls
Av David Scott Diffrient, David Lavery
Inbunden, 2010
453 kr
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Bringing together seventeen original essays by scholars from around the world, Screwball Television offers a variety of international perspectives on Gilmore Girls (WB/CW, 2000-2007). Adored by fans and celebrated by critics for its sophisticated wordplay and compelling portrayal of a …
Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence
The Evolution of a National Icon
Inbunden, 2015
558 kr
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Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has Captain America’s character. Because the comic book world fosters a close fan–creator dialogue, creators must consider their ever-changing readership. Comic book …
Bigger Than Ben-Hur
The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences
Av Barbara Ryan, Milette Shamir
Häftad, 2016
709 kr
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First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller. The popular novel spawned an 1899 stage adaptation, reaching audiences of over 10 million, and two highly successful film adaptations. For over a century, it has become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a …
Bigger Than Ben-Hur
The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences
Av Barbara Ryan, Milette Shamir
Inbunden, 2016
850 kr
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First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller. The popular novel spawned an 1899 stage adaptation, reaching audiences of over 10 million, and two highly successful film adaptations. For over a century, it has become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a …
Watching TV
Eight Decades of American Television
Av Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik
Häftad, 2016
542 kr
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Castleman and Podrazik present a sweeping season-by-season story, capturing the essence of television from its inception to the contemporary era of anytime access and online streaming, including every prime time fall schedule since 1944. The authors have dug through the mounds of obscure facts, …
Watching TV with a Linguist
Inbunden, 2016
739 kr
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In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fägersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences …
Inside the TV Writer's Room
Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television
Av Lawrence Meyers, Lawrence Meyers
Häftad, 2017
229 kr
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Aspiring writers often ask how they can break into the television writing business. Meyers believes that the answer can be found by asking why people become television writers and what makes them successful. Inside the TV Writer's Room reveals these insights and much more. This volume, a collection …
Screwball Television
Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls
Av David Scott Diffrient, David Lavery
Häftad, 2017
348 kr
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Bringing together seventeen original essays by scholars from around the world, Screwball Television offers a variety of international perspectives on Gilmore Girls. Adored by fans and celebrated by critics for its sophisticated wordplay and compelling portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship, …
Television Finales
From Howdy Doody to Girls
Av Douglas L. Howard, David Bianculli
Inbunden, 2018
796 kr
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Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of …
