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Living Lost: Why We're All Stuck on the Island
by J. Wood  Publisher Comments Miracles, viruses, plane crashes and acts of terror perpetrated by a group of Others: This is the perplexing and radical world of the television show Lost. With wit and insight, J. Wood explores the show's strange engagement with the contemporary...
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From Betamax to Blockbuster: Video Stores and the Invention of Movies on Video
by Joshua M. Greenberg Publisher Comments The first video cassette recorders were promoted in the 1970s as an extension of broadcast television technology; a time-shifting device, a way to tape TV shows. Early advertising for Sony's Betamax told potential purchasers "You don't have to miss Kojak...
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Billion-Dollar Kiss: The Kiss That Saved Dawson's Creek, and Other Adventures in TV Writing
by Jeffrey Stepakoff Publisher Comments Now in paperback, the riveting behind-the-scenes look at how television shows are really created, from a successful writer-producer When Jeffrey Stepakoff was graduating with an MFA in playwriting, he imagined a life in theater. Writing for TV didnat...
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The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader (Essential Readers in Contemporary Media)
by J. P. (edt) Telotte Publisher Comments Once confined solely to literature and film, science fiction has emerged to become a firmly established, and wildly popular, television genre over the last half century. The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader provides insight into and analyses...
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The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane
by Stephen Cox Publisher Comments If you recognize the famous Mockingbird Lane address, you probably grew up in the 1960s and never missed a chance to see the Munsters, the working stiffs (get it?) of ghouls. Now it's time to rediscover Herman and Lily, Grandpa, Eddie, and Marilyn (the...
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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television
by Jerry Mander Publisher Comments A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous -- to personal health and sanity, to the...
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Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
by Elana Levine Synopsis "Keenly attentive to gender, age, race, and institutional politics, the essays in this collection reverberate with the clarity, cogency, and force of high-quality television studies scholarship. "Undead TV" is indispensable reading not only for those...
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Reading the Vampire Slayer: the Unofficial Critical Companion To Buffy and Angel
by Roz Kaveney Publisher Comments Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are two of today's biggest cult television show hits. This unique guide to both shows examines a variety of the complex ways in which Buffy and its spin-off series Angel have won the hearts of its target audience and...
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I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African Amercian Owned Television and Radio Minority Owned Television and Radio
by Kristal Zook Publisher Comments I See Black People is a narrative history of the behind-the-scenes politics of black television and radio ownership, including the stories of the failure of the Black Famlly Channel, The World African Network, and Russell Simmons Fabulous TV, as well as...
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Rules of the Game: Quiz Shows and American Culture
by Olaf Hoerschelmann Synopsis Critically examines the quiz show genre in American culture form the 1930s to the present....
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Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation
by Chris Turner 
Powells.com Staff Pick The best book yet about the most enduring television show of its generation. Chris Turner had me cracking up out loud, over and over again. Recommended by Dave, Powells.com...
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The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
by Roger Mudd Publisher Comments Roger Mudd joined CBS in 1961, and as the congressional correspondent, became a star covering the historic Senate debate over the 1964 Civil Right Act. Appearing at the steps of Congress every morning, noon, and night for the twelve weeks of filibuster...
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Broadway Theatres History & Architecture
by William Morrison Publisher Comments A wealth of historical data about 74 of Manhattan's great theatrical houses. Extensive, detailed captions document location, architects, opening date, other data for the Fifth Avenue Theatre (1873), the Hippodrome (1905), the Music Box Theatre (1921)...
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Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations Into Veronica Mars (Smart Pop)
by Rob (edt) Thomas Publisher Comments Neptune Noir is a collection of essays on the hit drama Veronica Mars, and is not authorized by CW, the creators or producers of Veronica Mars, or any entity associated with the show. More than just a high school drama, Veronica Mars is a smart and...
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Reading the Vampire Slayer: The New, Updated, Unofficial Guide to Buffy and Angel
by Roz Kaveney Publisher Comments The first edition of Reading the Vampire Slayer was highly praised in both the fan magazine SFX and the Times Literary Supplement. This second edition is hugely revised and expanded to cover the sixth and seventh seasons of Buffy and the third and fourth...
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The Television Will Be Revolutionized
by Amanda Lotz Publisher Comments "American television is undergoing profound transitions in the digital age, transforming both the television industry and our viewing experiences. Lotz has written the definitive guidebook to the medium in transition, offering a road map to where we've...
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The Complete Avengers: The Full Story of Britain's Smash Crime-Fighting Team!
by Dave Rogers Publisher Comments Since its first airing in 1961, The Avengers has become one of the most enduringly popular series in the history of television-reaching its height in the episodes where Patick Macnee starred as the impeccable John Steed opposite Diana Rigg's strong...
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Television Families CL (Lea's Communication Series)
by William Douglas Synopsis This volume examines television families in the context of family theory & research, & situates tv family analysis in a conceptual framework reflecting the experience of family life. For scholars & students in media studies, family comm, & family...
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Electronic Mediations #15: Electronic Monuments
by Gregory Ulmer Publisher Comments While corporations, governmental groups, and public relations firms debated the best way to memorialize the event of 9/11, sites of commemoration could be seen across the country and especially on the Internet. Greg Ulmer suggests that this reality...
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Grey's Anatomy 101: Seattle Grace, Unauthorized (Smart Pop)
by Leah Wilson Publisher Comments Grey's Anatomy 101 is a collection of essays on the smash-hit television show, Grey's Anatomy, and is not authorized by the ABC network, creators or producers of Grey's Anatomy, or any entity associated with the show. Thoughtful and refreshing...
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