Television category: 3830 books
Rasmus
A Television Tale
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
Rasmus – a television tale is a pitch-dark satire and a gloriously cynical swipe at a television industry that perhaps well deserves it.
The Life and Mysterious Death of Ian MacKintosh
The Inside Story of The Sandbaggers and Television's Top Spy
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
No spy drama has ever matched The Sandbaggers, which featured a tiny, covert intelligence unit based in London during the Cold War. The show that the New York Times called the ôbest spy series in television historyö was the vision of Ian MacKintosh, who was among the first writers to present espionage...
by Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
It is a commonly held belief that television news in Britain, on whatever channel, is more objective, more trustworthy, more neutral than press reporting. The illusion is exploded in this controversial study by the Glasgow University Media Group, originally published in 1976.
The authors undertook...
Horizontal Hold
The Making and Breaking of a Network Television Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Absurdly funny, trenchant, and provocative, this outside-looking-in account of the stillbirth of one particular television series is a must read for every serious and not-so-serious television viewer.
Encyclopedia of Television Shows
A Comprehensive Supplement, 2011-2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2018
This is a supplement to the author’s Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925–2010. It covers 1,612 series broadcast between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2016. Major networks—ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC—are covered along with many cable channels, such as AMC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Bravo,...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
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...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Covering the years 1945–2018, this alphabetical listing provides details about 2,923 unaired television series pilots, including those that never went into production, and those that became series but with a different cast, such as The Green Hornet, The Middle and Superman. Rarities include proposed...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
This is the first ever compilation on Internet television and provides details of 405 programs from 1998 to 2013. Each entry contains the storyline, descriptive episode listings, cast and crew lists, the official website and comments. An index of personnel and programs concludes the book. From Barry...
Reading between Designs
Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
From the alien worlds of Star Trek to the realistic operating room of ER, the design of sets and costumes contributes not only to the look and mood of television shows, but even more importantly to the creation of memorable characters. Yet, until now, this crucial aspect of television creativity has...
Writing Television Drama
Get Your Scripts Commissioned
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Break Into Writing For Television takes you from the very first line of the script through to becoming a regular writer for soaps and 'continuing dramas'. It starts with the basics of different types of script and production, and moves on to getting ideas, shaping character and dialogue, re-writing,...
by John Lunn, Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
The distinctive, original soundtrack from Downton Abbey is one of the most impressive aspects of the series. From that distinctive theme tune to the drama and emotion conveyed by the score, this folio is perfect for all fans of the show as well as Piano players of all tastes.
All of the Heart-rending...
Television, Religion, and Supernatural
Hunting Monsters, Finding Gods
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
This book examines the text of the CW network television series Supernatural, a program based in the horror genre that offers viewers myriad religious-based antagonists, through the portrayals of monsters which its two main characters “hunt” and destroy, as well as storylines based in the Bible....
Distribution Revolution
Conversations about the Digital Future of Film and Television
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Distribution Revolution is a collection of interviews with leading film and TV professionals concerning the many ways that digital delivery systems are transforming the entertainment business. These interviews provide lively insider accounts from studio executives, distribution professionals, and...
House: The Wounded Healer on Television
Jungian and Post-Jungian Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
House MD is a globally successful and long-running medical drama. House: The Wounded Healer on Television employs a Jungian perspective to examine the psychological construction of the series and its namesake, Dr Gregory House.
The book also investigates the extent to which the continued popularity...