Television category: 3830 books
Cable Guys
Television and Masculinities in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
From the meth-dealing but devoted family man Walter White of AMCs Breaking Bad, to the part-time basketball coach, part-time gigolo Ray Drecker of HBOs Hung, depictions of male characters perplexed by societal expectations of men and anxious about changing American masculinity have become standard...
EVIL MINDS
Conversations with a Serial Killer, a Priest, Crime Expert & More
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
EVIL MINDS is a collection of New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and TV host M. William Phelps's previously published essays, OP/Eds and long articles dealing with his exclusive reporting on serial killers, including comments from "Raven," the secret serial killer source...
Native Americans on Network TV
Stereotypes, Myths, and the "Good Indian"
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
The American Indian has figured prominently in many films and television shows, portrayed variously as a villain, subservient friend, or a hapless victim of progress. Many Indian stereotypes that were derived from European colonial discourse—some hundreds of years old—still exist in the media...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2015
Created around the world and available only on the Web, internet “television” series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. Typically financed through crowd-funding, they are filmed with borrowed equipment and volunteer casts and...
A State of Arrested Development
Critical Essays on the Innovative Television Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
One of the most critically-acclaimed television series of all time, Arrested Development is widely hailed as a cutting-edge comedy that broke the traditional sitcom mold. The winner of six Emmys, the series was canceled by Fox in 2006, only to be revived in 2013 via Netflix’s streaming service....
How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV
The Lessons of Gore Vidal
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Novelist, television personality, political candidate, and maverick social commentator, Gore Vidal is one of the most innovative, influential, and enduring American intellectuals of the past fifty years. In How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV, Marcie Frank provides a concise introduction to...
Television Western Players, 1960-1975
A Biographical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
This biographical encyclopedia covers every actor and actress who had a regular role in a Western series on American television from 1960 through 1975, with analyses of key players. The entries provide birth and death dates, family information, and accounts of each player’s career, with a cross-referenced...
Television Horror Movie Hosts
68 Vampires, Mad Scientists and Other Denizens of the Late-Night Airwaves Examined and Interviewed
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Midnight, 1954. A striking woman in a torn black dress slinks down a cobwebbed, candelabra’d corridor. She stops, shrieks hysterically into the camera, then solemnly says, “Good evening, I am Vampira.” Her real name is Maila Nurmi and she was the first in a long line of television horror movie...
by John J Joex
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Did you know that The Outer Limits was cancelled when its ratings plummeted after getting moved against the popular Jackie Gleason Show on Saturday nights? Did you know that the cast of Lost in Space fully expected to come back for a fourth season before the surprise cancellation announcement? Did...
Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004
Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
This is a detailed examination of 58 science fiction television series produced between 1990 and 2004, from the popular The X-Files to the many worlds of Star Trek (The Next Generation onward), as well as Andromeda, Babylon 5, Firefly, Quantum Leap, Stargate Atlantis and SG-I, among others. A chapter...
Science Fiction Television Series
Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Whether rocketing to other worlds or galloping through time, science fiction television has often featured the best of the medium. The genre’s broad appeal allows youngsters to enjoy fantastic premises and far out stories, while offering adults a sublime way to view the human experience in a dramatic...
by Herbie J Pilato
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
In the history of popular television, there are not many shows that have addressed the issues of adolescence, family values, diversity, prejudice, and physical and mental disabilities so directly and fully as Life Goes On. The unique flavor of this daring series (which debuted on ABC in 1989, and...
Stay Tuned
A History of American Broadcasting
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Since its initial publication in 1978, Stay Tuned has been recognized as the most comprehensive and useful single-volume history of American broadcasting and electronic media available. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring the story of American broadcasting forward to...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
The NAB Engineering Handbook is the definitive resource for broadcast engineers. It provides in-depth information about each aspect of the broadcast chain from audio and video contribution through an entire broadcast facility all the way to the antenna. New topics include Ultra High Definition Television,...