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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it's a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don't know in its entirety. The Big Bang Theory: the definitive, inside story...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cablenetworks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched television's narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer necessarily concerned with creating always-likable characters,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxi, 410 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"While working at the Newark Star-Ledger, Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall created a popular column debating the merits of then-current television. Eventually they went on to successful careers as critics elsewhere, but the debate raged on and now comes to an epic conclusion in TV (THE BOOK). Alan and Matt have established The Pantheon of top TV shows using a complex, obsessively all-encompassing ranking system by which to order and stack them...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
ix, 366 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From her creation of the first 'Approval Matrix' in New York magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize-winning columns for The New Yorker, Emily Nussbaum has known all along that what we watch is who we are. In this collection, including several substantive, never-before-published essays, Nussbaum writes about her passion for television beginning with Buffy-- as she writes, a show that was so much more than its critical assessment-- the evolution of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 314 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on exclusive celebrity interviews, this book runs the gamut of female television legends, from Donna Douglas (who played Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies) to the stars of the original Charlie's Angels.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm + 1 folded color map
Language
English
Description
When the first season of Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in the summer of 2016, the show struck a nerve with millions of viewers worldwide and received broad critical acclaim. The series has gone on to win six Emmy Awards, but its success was driven more than anything by word of mouth, resonating across generations. Viewers feel personal connections to the characters. Now fans can immerse themselves in the world--or worlds--of Hawkins, Indiana,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Published to coincide with the show's twentieth anniversary, this definitive oral history of The O.C., which paved the way for a new generation of iconic teen soaps, features interviews with the cast and crew and never-before-seen photos, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how the show was made--and its legacy today.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + includes original 35mm filmstrip.
Language
English
Description
"For more than 90 years, Disney has captured imaginations with pioneering entertainment and storytelling for all ages. From Sleeping Beauty to Frozen, Mary Poppins to The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and Disneyland to Tokyo DisneySea, explore the world of Disney in this exciting guide. With amazing, rarely seen art and artifacts from the incredible archives and libraries of The Walt Disney Company, experience the magic of Disney in one beautiful...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xv, 305 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators"--
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Mental Floss, the premier online destination for curious minds, comes a deep dive into the greatest television shows from the last 20 years. Filled with little-known facts and lists of must-see shows."--Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xxii, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the iconic television series, Sex and the city and us tells the story of how a columnist, two gay men-- Darren Star and fellow executive producer Michael Patrick King-- and a writers' room full of women used their own poignant, hilarious, and humiliating stories to launch a cultural phenomenon. Featuring interviews with the cast and writers, including star Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the city and us presents...
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