Prime-Time Television: A Concise History - Rilegato

Moore, Barbara; Bensman, Marvin R.; Dyke, Jim Van

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ISBN 10: 0275981428 ISBN 13: 9780275981426

Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 2006

Riassunto

Television is a unique medium in that both its dramas and its comedies have the ability to tell their stories over real time, with characters developing over years rather than just the two hours allowed in a movie or the few hundred pages of a book. Despite this, very few authors have attempted to look at television from this vantage point. Prime-Time Television provides an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of television. The focus here is on programming: the shows, the producers, the genres, the trends, and the influences. Everyone interested in the questions of why the programs look the way they do, why they're scheduled as they are, why some shows air while others are cancelled, and what has shaped and influenced the shows we see, will want this book.

The chapters are organized chronologically, beginning with an examination of radio's influence on early television, and cover all major developments—technological, aesthetic, and to some extent cultural—in the medium. Concise sidebars cover more concise topics, such as the quiz show scandals, and the introduction of the three-camera filmed sitcom with I Love Lucy, a model that has remained the standard for over 50 years.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Barbara Moore is Professor in the College of Communiacations, University of Tennessee. She co-authored the textbook Radio, TV, and Cable Programming (Iowa State University Press, 1994)

Marvin R. Bensman is Professor at the University of Memphis, a member of the board of the Broadcast Education Association, and the author of The Beginning of Broadcast Regulation in the 20th Century (MacFarland, 2000).

Jim van Dyke teaches at Marian College in Milwaukee, and has published television criticism in various journals.

Barbara Moore is Professor in the College of Communiacations, University of Tennessee. She co-authored the textbook Radio, TV, and Cable Programming (Iowa State University Press, 1994)

Marvin R. Bensman is Professor at the University of Memphis, a member of the board of the Broadcast Education Association, and the author of The Beginning of Broadcast Regulation in the 20th Century (MacFarland, 2000).

Jim van Dyke teaches at Marian College in Milwaukee, and has published television criticism in various journals.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Praeger Pub Text
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0275981428
• ISBN 13: 9780275981426
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 305
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile