Television category: 3830 books
The Writing Dead
Talking Terror with TV'S Top Horror Writers
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
The Writing Dead features original interviews with the writers of today's most frightening and fascinating shows. They include some of television's biggest names--Carlton Cuse (Lost and Bates Motel), Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, and Pushing Daisies), David Greenwalt (Angel and...
In the Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000
Essays on Film, Fandom, Technology and the Culture of Riffing
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
The award-winning television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999) has been described as “the smartest, funniest show in America,” and forever changed the way we watch movies. The series featured a human host and a pair of robotic puppets who, while being subjected to some of the worst...
All Due Respect . . . The Sopranos Changes Everything
A Chapter From The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
"The Sopranos is the one [show] that made the world realize something special was happening on television. It rewrote the rules and made TV a better, happier place for thinking viewers, even as it was telling the story of a bunch of stubborn, ignorant, miserable excuses for human beings" (From *All...
by Daoud Kuttah
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2018
**Big Birds are rare in Palestine. **
**Daoud Kuttab knows. The ups and downs of producing a world-famous children’s program quickly escalated into more than just teaching Elmo to speak Arabic like the new Palestinian characters, Kareem and Hanin. The executive producer of the Palestinian...
The Subversive Zombie
Social Protest and Gender in Undead Cinema and Television
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. The undead are fast and ferocious in 28 Days Later… (2002) and World War Z (2013). In Warm Bodies (2013) and In the Flesh (2013–2015), they...
Medium Cool
Music Videos from Soundies to Cellphones
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2007
Music videos are available on more channels, in more formats, and in more countries than ever before. While MTV—the network that introduced music video to most viewers—is moving away from music video programming, other media developments signal the longevity and dynamism of the form. Among these...
How To Write For Television 7th Edition
A guide to writing and selling TV and radio scripts
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
This book provides professional tips and techniques for those wishing to break into writing for TV whether it's a soap, series drama, or situation comedy. It covers all aspects of script writing such as structure, plotting, characterization and dialogue and is packed with advice on presenting and selling scripts. It also includes a chapter specifically on writing for radio.
by Terry J. Erdmann, Paula M. Block
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
This is the official episode guide to the USA Network hit television series Monk, starring two-time Emmy Award winner Tony Shalhoub.
Monk is one of the most popular series currently on television. Fans have come to enjoy the antics and erstwhile efforts of obsessive-compulsive Adrian Monk,...
Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns
Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
From automatons to zombies, many elements of fantasy and science fiction have been cross-pollinated with the Western movie genre. In its second edition, this encyclopedia of the Weird Western includes many new entries covering film, television, animation, novels, pulp fiction, short stories, comic...
Why Buffy Matters
The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2005
Rhonda Wilcox is a world authority on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who has been writing and lecturing about the show since its arrival on our screens. This book is the distillation of this remarkable body of work and thought, a celebration of the series that she proposes is an aesthetic test case for...
A Sense of Community
Essays on the Television Series and Its Fandom
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Television’s Community follows the shenanigans of a diverse group of traditional and nontraditional community college students: Jeff Winger, a former lawyer; Britta Perry, a feminist; Abed Nadir, a pop culture enthusiast; Shirley Bennett, a mother; Troy Barnes, a former jock; Annie Edison, a naïve...
Seven Seasons of Buffy
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
In an age when geek chic has come to define mainstream pop culture,
few writers and producers inspire more admiration and response than
Joss Whedon. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado About Nothing,
from Dr. Horrible’s Sing–Along Blog to The Avengers, the works of
Whedon have been the focus...
The Mythology of Supernatural
The Signs and Symbols Behind the Popular TV Show
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
A look into the paranormal legends, lore, mythology, and monsters featured on the hit television show Supernatural.
From angels to demons, The Mythology of Supernatural explores the religious roots and the ancient folklore of the otherworldly entities that brothers Sam and Dean Winchester face...