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More than 2,500 concise, detailed biographies of the key people in the industry.
Television history was made on April 30, 1997, when comedian Ellen DeGeneres and her sitcom alter-ego Ellen Morgan, “came out” to her close friends and 36 million viewers. This groundbreaking episode represented a significant milestone in Amerian television. For the first time, a TV series centered around a lesbian character who was portrayed by an openly gay actor. The millions of viewers who tuned in that historic night were witnesses to a new era in television. The Prime Time Closet offers an entertaining and in-depth glimpse into homosexuality on television from the 1950s through today. Divided into four sections, each devoted to a major television genre, this unique book explores how gay men and lesbians have been depicted in over three hundred television episodes and made-for-TV films. These include medical series, police/detective shows, situation comedies and TV dramas. The Prime Time Closet also reveals how television's treatement of homosexuality has reflected and reinforced society's ignorance about and fear of gay men and lesbians. At the same time, it celebrates programs like Ellen and Will & Grace that have broken new ground in their sensitive and enlightened approach to homosexuality and gay-related themes. This book is witty and insightful, accessible and illuminating, a look into what has become an integral part of American media culture.
For more than five decades, we've been told by pundits, commentators, advertisers, scholars, and politicians that television is both a window on the world and a mirror reflecting our culture. We've been led to believe that it shows us the world's events through news programs and, through entertainment programs, reflects the preferences, values, beliefs, and understandings shared by most Americans. We're told that if you don't like what you see on TV, don't blame the industry, blame yourself. This book dispels the myth that the television industry is just giving viewers the programming they want to see and, thus, we as viewers are "responsible" for the existence of shows like Fear Factor and yet another Survivor. In fact, Eileen Meehan explains, viewers exert no demand in the market for ratings, advertising slots, program production, or telecasting. She also counters the idea that TV programs reflect our culture directly. Introducing us to the political economy of television, Meehan covers programming, corporate strategies, advertising, the misnomer of "competition" among networks, and organizations that seek more industry accountability. She tells us why TV isn't our fault--and who's really to blame.
This is a major reference work about the overlapping fields of television, cable and video. With both technical and popular appeal, this book covers the following areas: advertising, agencies, associations, companies, unions, broadcasting, cable-casting, engineering, events, general production and programming.
A comprehensive film guide featuring Hollywood films, directors, actors and actresses.
ARE YOU A JERRY OR AN ELAINE? Or maybe you've been living life as a compulsive Monica, when all along there's a carefree Phoebe just waiting to get out? Now's your chance to learn the truth, without having to step foot inside a single comedy club or coffeehouse. Who's Your TV Alter Ego? will help you unearth your Simpsons soul mate, inner desperate housewife, OC BFF, and much, much more. This is no trivia book: Who's Your TV Alter Ego? is like Mad Libs, the Cosmo Quiz, and a Rorschach blot all rolled into one, and can be played alone or with a live studio audience. More than fifty classic and contemporary hit TV shows are featured, each with a list of ten questions designed to playfully probe your innermost thoughts. Each quiz will match you -- or someone you know -- with a TV character and reveal the personality traits you share: the good, the bad, and the hilariously ugly. So put down the remote and pick up a pencil. This may well be the most important test you ever take. 52 tests in all, including the characters from: 52 TESTS IN ALL, INCLUDING THE CHARACTERS FROM: • Grey's Anatomy • Friends • Heroes • Project Runway • Sex and the City • 24 • The Cosby Show • The Brady Bunch • The Sopranos • Star Trek • Gilligan's Island • Lost • Seinfeld ...AND ALL THE REST OF YOUR FAVORITES!