The platinum age of television : from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific / Davi...
The platinum age of television : from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific / Davi...
The platinum age of television : from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific / David Bianculli.
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, [2016]
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G 2017/13
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 576 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Children's Programs -- Animation -- Matt Groening -- Variety/Sketch -- Mel Brooks -- Carol Burnett -- Tom Smothers -- Amy Schumer -- Soap Operas -- Crime -- Steven Bochco -- David Chase -- Kevin Spacey -- Vince Gilligan -- Legal -- David E. Kelley -- Robert and Michelle King -- Medical -- Family Sit...
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Quality television: what is it, and, crucially, how did it get that way? Bianculli focuses on the development of the classic TV genres, among them the sitcom, the crime show, the miniseries, the soap opera, the western, the animated series and the late night talk show. In each genre he selects five key examples of the form, tracing its continuities...
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Full title
The platinum age of television : from I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific / David Bianculli.
Portion of title
From I love Lucy to The walking dead, how TV became terrific
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [553]-555) and index.
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©2016
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G 2017/13
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74VKVvQOLRvA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVvQOLRvA
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ISBN
9780385540278 hardcover
0385540272 hardcover
DDC
791.450973
MMS ID
991024039011602626
