Prime-time television : a concise history / Barbara Moore, Marvin Bensman and Jimmy Van Dyke.
Prime-time television : a concise history / Barbara Moore, Marvin Bensman and Jimmy Van Dyke.
Prime-time television : a concise history / Barbara Moore, Marvin Bensman and Jimmy Van Dyke.
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Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger 2006.
Date
2006.
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N384.55097/1
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English
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x, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The heritage of radio programming (1927-47) -- The experimental days of television programming (1939-47) -- Finding an audience (1948-52) -- The rise and fall of live drama and quiz shows (1953-59) -- Detectives, cowboys, and happy families (1960-69) -- Controversy in prime time (1970-84) -- Changes...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger 2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Television is a unique medium in that both its dramas and its comedies have the ability to tell their stories in 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. Writing as academics who are also self-confessed fans, Moore, Bensman and Van Dyke offer an analysis...
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Prime-time television : a concise history / Barbara Moore, Marvin Bensman and Jimmy Van Dyke.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N384.55097/1
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74VKMLyv5jNb
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0275981428 (hbk.) :
9780275981426 (hbk.) :
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384.550973
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991021238889702626
