Television category: 3830 books
Freaks And Geeks
The Untold History of Television
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
The Untold History of Television provides a captivating glimpse behind the scenes of those groundbreaking shows that have both defined and changed the pop culture landscape.
A short-lived cult classic, Freaks and Geeks proved that a television show about teenagers could reach beyond the superficial...
The Platinum Age of Television
From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Television today is better than ever. From The Sopranos to Breaking Bad, Sex and the City to Girls, and Modern Family to Louie, never has so much quality programming dominated our screens. Exploring how we got here, acclaimed TV critic David Bianculli traces the evolution of the classic TV genres,...
by Mel Simons
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2016
It seems there is no end to the enormous amount of material in Mel Simons’ nostalgia collection. He has written 14 books on old-time radio, old-time television, music and humor and now, his latest, The Old-Time Television Trivia Book II. Each of Mel’s books elicits the rich history of a golden...
The Hollywood TV Producer
His Work and His Audience
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Except for accounts of journalists, dissident employees, and an occasional congressional committee focusing on crime and unethical practices, we have known very little about how television programs are produced. The Hollywood TV Producer, originally published in 1971, was the first serious examination...
America Toons In
A History of Television Animation
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Animation has been part of television since the start of the medium but it has rarely received unbiased recognition from media scholars. More often, it has been ridiculed for supposedly poor technical quality, accused of trafficking in violence aimed at children, and neglected for indulging in vulgar...
TV Outside the Box
Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution explores the new and exploding universe of on-demand, OTT (Over the Top) networks: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Crackle, CW Seed, Vimeo, AwesomenessTV, and many more. Featuring in-depth conversations with game-changing content creators,...
by Mel Simons
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
People under the age of thirty may only know Dick Van Dyke from his 2018 appearance in Mary Poppins Returns, but you remember The Dick Van Dyke Show and his many ways of tripping over an ottoman. Can you name the boyfriend of the character Sally Rogers? You remember The Carol Burnett Show, but who...
Scandal
The Untold History of Television
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The Untold History of Television provides an exciting glimpse behind the scenes of the groundbreaking series that have defined the landscape of popular culture.
At Olivia Pope & Associates, scandal rules the day. The highly respected crisis management firm is the go-to for the high-profile...
Tony Soprano's America
Gangsters, Guns, and Money
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time, The Sopranos is also considered one of the most significant achievements in contemporary American culture. IThe series spearheaded the launch of a new wave of quality programming that has transformed the way people watch, experience,...
The Wire
The Untold History of Television
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
The Untold History of Television provides a captivating glimpse behind the scenes of the groundbreaking series that have both defined and changed the pop culture landscape.
David Simon’s The Wire, hands down, has been described by critics and fans alike as simply the best television show,...
by Ted Okuda, Jack Mulqueen
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
At one time every station in Chicago—a maximum of five, until 1964–produced or aired some programming for children. From the late 1940’s through the early 1970’s, local television stations created a golden age of children’s television unique in American broadcasting. Though the shows often...
Irwin Allen Television Productions, 1964-1970: A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants
A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Before establishing himself as the "master of disaster" with the 1970s films The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen created four of television's most exciting and enduring science-fiction series: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land...
Why? Because We Still Like You
An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club(R)
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
From the bestselling author of Sienfeldia, a behind-the-scenes history of the Mickey Mouse Club that is a treat for anyone who grew up with Walt Disney's television classic.
Full of nostalgia, this book gives you the never before told story of how The Mickey Mouse Club paved the way for all...
Homicide
Life on the Streets--the Unofficial Companion
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Intelligent writing, intense characters, a dark sense of humor, innovative editing, and complex plots--Homicide: Life on the Street has raised the caliber of television police drama
Homicide: Life on the Street is addictive television. Each week we watch to see who Detective Pembleton will...