TV in the USA : a history of icons, idols, and ideas

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TV in the USA : a history of icons, idols, and ideas

Vincent LoBrutto

Greenwood, c2018

  • : set
  • V. 1 : 1950s-1960s
  • V. 2 : 1970s-1980s
  • V. 3 : 1990s-Present

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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This three-volume set is a valuable resource for researching the history of American television. An encyclopedic range of information documents how television forever changed the face of media and continues to be a powerful influence on society. What are the reasons behind enduring popularity of television genres such as police crime dramas, soap operas, sitcoms, and "reality TV"? What impact has television had on the culture and morality of American life? Does television largely emulate and reflect real life and society, or vice versa? How does television's influence differ from that of other media such as newspapers and magazines, radio, movies, and the Internet? These are just a few of the questions explored in the three-volume encyclopedia TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. This expansive set covers television from 1950 to the present day, addressing shows of all genres, well-known programs and short-lived series alike, broadcast on the traditional and cable networks. All three volumes lead off with a keynote essay regarding the technical and historical features of the decade(s) covered. Each entry on a specific show investigates the narrative, themes, and history of the program; provides comprehensive information about when the show started and ended, and why; and identifies the star players, directors, producers, and other key members of the crew of each television production. The set also features essays that explore how a particular program or type of show has influenced or reflected American society, and it includes numerous sidebars packed with interesting data, related information, and additional insights into the subject matter.

Table of Contents

Guide to Related Topics List of Television Programs by Network Preface Introduction: The Rise of Technology and Internet Television The 1990s Access Hollywood Ally McBeal America's Funniest Home Videos Angel Animal Planet (Network) Babylon 5 Behind the Music Beverly Hills 90210 Bloomberg Television (Network) Blossom Bob Both Sides with Jesse Jackson Brooklyn Bridge Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cartoon Network Celebrity Deathmatch Chicago Hope The Commish Cop Rock Court TV The Critic The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Dateline NBC Dave's World Dawson's Creek Dharma & Greg Diagnosis Murder Dilbert Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman E! True Hollywood Story Ellen ER Encore (Network) Evening Shade Everybody Loves Raymond Extra: The Entertainment Magazine Eye to Eye with Connie Chung Family Guy Felicity Food Network Frasier The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Friends Fuse (Network) Futurama Game Show Network Golf Channel Great American Country (Network) Hardball with Chris Matthews Hercules: The Legendary Journeys HGTV (Home and Garden Television) Highlander: The Series The History Channel Hollywood Babylon Home Improvement Homicide: Life on the Street The Howard Stern Show In Living Color Independent Film Channel Judging Amy The King of Queens King of the Hill La Femme Nikita Late Night with Conan O'Brien Law & Order The Lazarus Man Leno, Jay Letterman, David Mad About You MADtv The Man Show Melrose Place The Mole Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm / Mortal Kombat: Conquest Morton & Hayes MSNBC Northern Exposure NYPD Blue Oz Parenthood Party of Five Picket Fences Pokemon Police Academy: The Series Politically Incorrect The Practice The Pretender Profiler The Real World The Ren & Stimpy Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show Rugrats The RuPaul Show Rush Limbaugh: The Television Show Sex and the City Sisters The Sopranos South Park Spin City SpongeBob Squarepants Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager Stargate SG-1 Sundance Channel Syfy Channel (Network) Talk Soup That '70s Show 3rd Rock from the Sun Touched by an Angel Turner Classic Movies (Network) TV Land (Network) Twin Peaks VH1 Storytellers WE tv The West Wing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Will & Grace Win Ben Stein's Money Wings Xena: Warrior Princess The X-Files The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles The 2000s According to Jim The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius The Agency Alias The Amazing Race American Chopper American Idol American Inventor America's Got Talent America's Next Top Model Amish in the City The Andy Dick Show The Anna Nicole Show The Apprentice Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Arrested Development The Bachelor Big Brother The Biggest Loser Bones Boston Legal Boston Public Breaking Bad Bridezillas The Chair Chappelle's Show Childrens Hospital The Closer The Colbert Report Cold Case Commander in Chief Community Criminal Minds Crossing Jordan Crossing Over with John Edward CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Curb Your Enthusiasm Da Ali G Show Damages Dancing with the Stars Dark Angel Deadwood Deal or No Deal Desperate Housewives Dexter Extreme Makeover Fear Factor Friday Night Lights Fuel TV (Network) George Lopez Geraldo at Large Gilmore Girls The Good Wife Grey's Anatomy Growing Up Gotti Hannah Montana Hell's Kitchen Heroes Hope & Faith House How I Met Your Mother The Insider Jackass Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Las Vegas Last Call with Carson Daly Last Comic Standing The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Lost Mad Men Malcolm in the Middle The Mentalist Modern Family Monk My Name Is Earl Nashville Star NCIS The New Adventures of Old Christine Nip/Tuck The O.C. (The Heights) The Office 1 vs. 100 The Osbournes Oxygen (Network) Parks and Recreation Prison Break Project Runway Punk'd Queer Eye for the Straight Guy The Real Housewives of Orange County Reba Rescue Me The Sarah Silverman Program Scrubs The Shield The Simple Life Six Feet Under So You Think You Can Dance Soapnet (Network) Sons of Anarchy Supernanny The Surreal Life Survivor That '80s Show 30 Rock 24 The Ultimate Fighter Wife Swap The Wire 2010-Present The Affair American Crime American Dream Builders American Horror Story The Americans Behind the Candelabra Believe The Big C Bitten Black Sails Blindspot Boardwalk Empire Bob's Burgers Chicago P.D. Downton Abbey Enlightened Game of Thrones Girls Glee Growing Up Fisher Hannibal Hawaii Five-0 Homeland House of Cards Justified Louie The Man in the High Castle New Girl Orange Is the New Black Portlandia Rectify Resurrection Sherlock Treme True Detective Wahlburgers The Walking Dead Essays Adult Cartoons Push the Envelope Bam! How Celebrity Chefs Teach Us to Cook on Television Beyond Traditional Comedy: New Forms and New Laughs The Changing Portrayal of Women as Presented in Sex and the City, Orange Is the New Black, Girls, and New Girl Digital TV: Watching Television on a Phone, the Internet, or Tablet Evolution of the Medical Drama The Family Unit Reimagined by Modern Family and the New Sitcom A New Dramatic Narrative and Structural Paradigm Come to Television via Lost, Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and 24 New Wave Game Shows: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, 1 vs. 100, The Chair, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, and Deal or No Deal Rise of the Independent, Topic-Specific Cable Network From a Blur to Crystal-Clear: Television Competes with the Movie Theater And the Winner Is . . . : The Evolution of the Television Talent Show Zombies and Vampires Invade Television in the 21st Century Glossary Index

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