History & Criticism

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770411661Author Robert A. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 734g

Television was one of the forces shaping the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, when a blockbuster TV series could reach up to a third of a country's population. This book explores television's impact on social change by comparing three sitcoms...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781791574963Author Elizabeth SandiferFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

The 50-year history of Star Trek, as told by the people who were there - every cast member interviewed. From the vaults of Star Trek Magazine, we celebrate with classic archive interviews with every lead cast member, from William Shatner to Patrick...

Audacious, weird, and icily ironic, Community was a kind of geek alt-comedy portal, packed with science fiction references, in-jokes that quickly metastasized into their own alternate universe, dark conspiracy-tinged humor, and a sharp yet loving...

This book presents an analysis of Lieutenant Columbo's investigative method of rhetorical inquiry as seen in the television police procedural Columbo (1968-2003). With a barrage of questions about minute details and feigned ignorance, the iconic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425271025Author Nathan Robert BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452297494Author Bill CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 138mm * 24mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654203Author Steven SavileFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

The popularity of television in postwar suburban America had a devastating effect on the traditional Hollywood studio system. Yet many aging Hollywood stars used television to revive their fading careers. In Recycled Stars, Mary R. Desjardins examines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770412545Author Graeme BurkFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 468g

This title maps the development of the crime drama on international television. The television crime drama has been a constant of the television landscape since it first migrated from film and radio onto the small screen in the 1950s. Since then, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781720823933Author Elizabeth SandiferFormat PaperbackPage Count 474Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Widely acclaimed as the greatest Western ever made, Lonesome Dove has become a true American epic. Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was a New York Times best seller, with more than 2.5 million copies currently in print. The Lonesome Dove...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781092560924Author Hugh MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

About Time vol. 7 continues an examination of the real-world social-political context in which each Doctor Who story was made, this time focusing on Series 1 and 2 of the revamped series (2005 to 2006) starring Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant...

The Wire (2002-2008) was a searing exploration of post-9/11 America. It detailed the struggles of those living in America's disintegrating industrial heartlands and drug-ravaged neighborhoods, as well as those striving against the odds in its schools,...

With diverse contributions from scholars in English literature, psychology, and film and television studies, this collection of essays contextualizes Fringe as a postmodern investigation into what makes us human, and as an examination of how technology...

Studying the Star Trek myth from the original 1960s series to the 2009 franchise-reboot film, this book challenges frequent accusations that the Star Trek saga refuses to represent queer sexuality. Arguing that Star Trek speaks to queer audiences...

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has for decades pursued the goal of unifying its homeland into a single sovereign nation, ending British rule in North Ireland. Over the years, the IRA has been dramatized in motion pictures directed by John Ford (The...

In the mid-20th century, Mickey Spillane was the sensation of not just mystery fiction but publishing itself. The level of sex and violence in his Mike Hammer thrillers (starting with I, The Jury in 1947) broke down long-held taboos and engendered a near...

One of CBS's most successful shows, The Big Bang Theory's mix of humor, nerdy protagonists, sexy female leads and quirky characters have brought the series international acclaim. Like Friends before it, The Big Bang Theory is touted as the show for the...

What comes to mind when you think about superheroes? Strength, bravery, and heroism are common answers. However, superheroes do not only have physical strength, but they also have mental strengths and skills. Superheroes tend to have intelligence and...

Since its inception in November 1963, the British science fiction television series Doctor Who has exerted an enormous impact on the world of science fiction (over 1,500 books have been written about the show). The series follows the adventures of a...

For six acclaimed seasons, FBI paranormal detectives Mulder and Scully have been chasing monsters and little green men and exposing government conspiracies, while espousing the mantras "trust no one" and "the truth is out there." This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190071257Author Rashna Wadia RichardsFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630450151Author Joel AllegrettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint NYQ BooksPublisher NYQ BooksWeight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630450175Author Joel AllegrettiFormat HardbackImprint NYQ BooksPublisher NYQ BooksWeight(grams) 662g

For the first 70 years of television, broadcasters dictated the terms of the viewing experience, deciding not only when but how much of a program an audience could watch. Binge-watching destroyed that model by placing control of the experience in the...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the...

Coloring Whiteness pays homage to the ways that African American artists and performers have interrogated tropes and mythologies of whiteness to reveal racial inequalities, focusing on comedy sketches, street theater, visual art, video, TV journalism,...

"I just always had this vision of me being ...well, Donna Reed, you know. (Laughter) Donna Reed, only I never had the pearls." This comment is one of the many recorded in this book, a study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their...

When critics decry the current state of our public discourse, one reliably easy target is television news. It's too dumbed-down, they say; it's no longer news but entertainment, celebrity-obsessed and vapid. The critics may be right. But, as Charles L...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815637851Author David DiffrientFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Syracuse University PressPublisher Syracuse University Press

Historian Sara Eskridge examines television's rural comedy boom in the 1960s and the political, social, and economic factors that made these shows a perfect fit for CBS. The network, nicknamed the Communist Broadcasting System during the Red Scare of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978813816Author Jim CullenFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g

Over the past decade, television talk shows have proliferated and diversified in style. One of the most demonized of television genres, talk shows have fueled debates about television's faltering role as a medium for social interaction. Overlooked in all...

The last ten years have seen a shift in television storytelling toward increasingly complex storylines and characters. In this study, Sarah Hagelin and Gillian Silverman zoom in on a key figure in this transformation: the archetype of the female antihero...

As television emerged as a major cultural and economic force, many imagined that the medium would enhance civic education for topics like science. And, indeed, television soon offered a breathtaking banquet of scientific images and ideas - both factual...

In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fagersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time...