Author: M. Keith Booker
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: television, collection, praeger, science, fiction
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-07-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0275981649
ISBN-13: 9780275981648

Science fiction series have remained a staple of American television from its inception: classic programs such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Star Trek, along with recent and current series including Babylon 5 and Stargate SG-1, have been some of the most enduring and influential of all television shows. In this chronological survey, author M. Keith Booker examines this phenomenon and provides in-depth studies of the most important of these series. Science Fiction Television traces the development of the genre as a distinct cultural phenomenon within the context of broader develop

Author: Diane Werts
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: television, collection, praeger, christmas
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-12-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0275983315
ISBN-13: 9780275983314

Christmas just isn’t Christmas without Christmas on TV. Whether it’s the made-for-television specials of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, a M*A*S*H* Christmas in Korea, Kramer playing Santa on Seinfeld, or the annual holiday disaster on The Simpsons or South Park, television’s many representations of this beloved holiday have become as essential a part of our holiday season as lights, gifts, or mistletoe. In this entertaining chronicle of television and the Christmas season, former Television Critics Association President Diane Werts weaves discussion of

Author: Richard M. Huff
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: television, collection, praeger, reality
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-06-30
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0275981703
ISBN-13: 9780275981709

Reality programming—a broad title for unscripted shows that involve non-actors—is really an updated version of a classic television genre that had its first successes decades before The Real World or Survivor made their premieres. NBC launched Try and Do It, a show in which audience members attempted to complete tasks such as whistling with a mouthful of crackers, in 1949. In the 1950s Queen for a Day crowned the most down-trodden of its four contestants, draping her in a sable-trimmed robe and granting a previously declared wish. The wild success reality television has achieved of late ha

Author: Douglas Snauffer
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: television, collection, praeger, crime
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2006-09-30
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0275988074
ISBN-13: 9780275988074

Crime dramas have been a staple of the television landscape since the advent of the medium. Along with comedies and soap operas, the police procedural made an easy transition from radio to TV, and starting with Dragnet in 1952, quickly became one of the most popular genres. Crime television has proven to be a fascinating reflection of changes and developments in the culture at large. In the ’50s and early ’60s, the square-jawed, just-the-facts detectives of The Untouchables and The FBI put police work in the best light possible. As the ’60s gave way to the ’70s, however

Author: Bienvenido Leon
Publisher: COMUNICACION SOCIAL
Keywords: television, posible, otra, transformar
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2000
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8496082555
ISBN-13: 9788496082557

Author: Helen Wheatley
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Keywords: television, historiography, issues, history, viewing, critical
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-12-15
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 1845111885
ISBN-13: 9781845111885

Written by leading scholars in the field, this book is an internationally relevant, cutting-edge reassessment of both current methods and practices in television historiography and of assumptions about television history itself. The book focuses on debates about the canon, on institutions, texts and audiences, and the interconnections between these distinct areas. Through discussions and case studies, it covers a wide selection, from television’s approaches to immigration and natural history to economic histories of television, the framing of television aesthetics, and problems in constr

Author: Dana Heller
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Keywords: television, contemporary, reading, realities, makeover, remodelled
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 1845113306
ISBN-13: 9781845113308

With the explosion of reality television onto screens and schedules worldwide, this timely and original book explores makeover tv, the ubiquitous reality format that has received little critical attention to date. Top writers and scholars take discussion of reality tv to the next level with lively examination of a wide range of contemporary makeover shows, such as Extreme Makeover, The Swan, Faking It, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and The Apprentice, that ultimately speak to television’s own enduring ability to reinvent itself.  The book is organized around the overarching argument t