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Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure Amy Kaufman 9781101985908
RRP: $48.28$31.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101985908Author Amy KaufmanFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV Brian Robb 9781843441564
RRP: $27.28$18.23New Expanded Edition This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 45 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's #1 TV drama. Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s,... -
The Doctors Are In: The Essential and Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who's Greatest Time Lord by Graeme Burk 9781770412545
RRP: $46.18$30.58Apologies 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 -
Seeing by Electricity: The Emergence of Television, 1878-1939 by Doron Galili 9781478008224
RRP: $44.08$38.58Already in the late nineteenth century, electricians, physicists, and telegraph technicians dreamed of inventing televisual communication apparatuses that would "see" by electricity as a means of extending human perception. In Seeing by Electricity Doron... -
Upstairs and Downstairs: British Costume Drama Television from The Forsyte Saga to Downton Abbey by James Leggott 9781442244825
RRP: $168.00$153.55The international success of Downton Abbey has led to a revived interest in period dramas, with older programs like The Forsyte Saga being rediscovered by a new generation of fans whose tastes also include grittier fare like Ripper Street. Though often... -
Recycled Stars: Female Film Stardom in the Age of Television and Video by Mary R. Desjardins
RRP: $48.28$42.02The 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... -
TV Snapshots: An Archive of Everyday Life by Lynn Spigel
RRP: $48.28$42.02In TV Snapshots, Lynn Spigel explores snapshots of people posing in front of their television sets in the 1950s through the early 1970s. Like today's selfies, TV snapshots were a popular photographic practice through which people visualized their lives... -
Television Cities: Paris, London, Baltimore by Charlotte Brunsdon
RRP: $44.08$38.58In Television Cities Charlotte Brunsdon traces television's representations of metropolitan spaces to show how they reflect the medium's history and evolution, thereby challenging the prevalent assumptions about television as quintessentially suburban... -
Television Rewired: The Rise of the Auteur Series by Martha P. Nochimson
RRP: $58.78$50.69In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically,... -
British Television: A Reader by Edward Buscombe 9780198742654
RRP: $130.18$101.35OXFORD TELEVISION STUDIES General Editors: Charlotte Brunsdon and John Caughie Oxford Television Studies offers international authors - both established and emerging - an opportunity to reflect on particular problems of history, theory, and criticism... -
Analyzing Mad Men: Critical Essays on the Series by Scott F. Stoddart 9780786447381
RRP: $46.18$39.54AMC's episodic drama Mad Men has become a cultural phenomenon, detailing America's preoccupation with commercialism and image in the Camelot of 1960s Kennedy-era America, while self-consciously exploring current preoccupations. The 12 critical essays... -
The Feminist, the Housewife, and the Soap Opera by Charlotte Brunsdon 9780198159810
$88.70The Feminist, the Housewife, and the Soap Opera traces the history of the feminist engagement with soap opera using a wide range of sources from programme publicity to interviews with key soap opera scholars. The book reveals that feminist scholarship on... -
Stranger Things and the '80s: The Complete Retro Guide by Joseph Vogel 9780981650616
$41.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981650616Author Joseph VogelFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Cardinal BooksPublisher Cardinal Books -
TV Noir: Dark Drama on the Small Screen by Glover Morrill Allen 9781590201671
RRP: $63.00$54.29The pioneering, incisive, lavishly illustrated survey of noir on television the first of its kind Noir as a style, movement, or sensibility has its roots in hardboiled detective fiction by writers like Chandler and Hammett, and films adapted... -
Telenovelas and Transformation: Saving Brazil's Television Industry by Rosane Svartman 9780367543686
RRP: $104.98$91.35This book investigates how telenovelas may be the key to the future of Brazilian television and how this content can survive in an interconnected media landscape. Recognised telenovela writer and scholar Rosane Svartman considers the particular... -
The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis: Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker and Other Productions, 2d ed. Jeff Thompson 9781476675022
RRP: $75.58$63.76Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre's most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies. This second edition... -
British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide by John R. Cook
$61.05From "Doctor Who" to "Red Dwarf", "Thunderbirds" to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", British science fiction shows have delighted audiences worldwide with their distinctive visions of the future. This pioneering book, written by leading writers in... -
The Television Will Be Revolutionized, Second Edition by Amanda D. Lotz 9781479865253
RRP: $52.48$45.51Go behind the TV screen to explore what is changing, why it is changing, and why the changes matters Many proclaimed the "end of television" in the early years of the twenty-first century, as capabilities and features of the boxes that occupied a... -
Thirtysomething at Thirty: An Oral History by Scott Ryan
RRP: $73.40$62.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629331027Author Scott RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
The CNN Effect: The Myth of News, Foreign Policy and Intervention by Piers Robinson 9780415259057
RRP: $77.68$68.31The CNN Effect examines the relationship between the state and its media, and considers the role played by the news reporting in a series of 'humanitarian' interventions in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo and Rwanda. Piers Robinson challenges traditional... -
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason Zinoman 9780062377227
RRP: $23.08$21.06New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic legacy of David Letterman, the greatest television talk show host of all time and the signature comedic voice of a generation.In a career spanning more than... -
Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl by Crissy Calhoun 9781550228892
RRP: $31.48$20.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550228892Author Crissy CalhounFormat PaperbackPage Count 349Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 508g -
This Is a Book about the Kids in the Hall by John Semley 9781770413054
RRP: $25.18$24.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770413054Author John SemleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 303Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada -
Of Elephants and Toothaches: Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Decalogue' by Eva Badowska 9780823269273
RRP: $58.78$50.69This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity... -
Investigating "Farscape": Uncharted Territories of Sex and Science Fiction by Jes Battis 9781845113421
$52.82"My name is John Crichton. 'I'm lost'. An astronaut. Shot through a wormhole. In some distant part of the universe. 'I'm trying to stay alive'. Aboard this ship. 'This living ship'. Of escaped prisoners." During its fourth and - for the present - final... -
Famous Robots and Cyborgs: An Encyclopedia of Robots from Tv, Film, Literature, Comics, Toys, and More by Dan Roberts 9781626363892
RRP: $31.40$19.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626363892Author Dan RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture by Jason Mittell
RRP: $90.28$78.94Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre... -
Ambient Television: Visual Culture and Public Space by Anna McCarthy
RRP: $48.28$44.18Although we tend to think of television primarily as a household fixture, TV monitors outside the home are widespread: in bars, laundromats, and stores; conveying flight arrival and departure times in airports; uniting crowds at sports events and... -
My Lunches with Orson: Conversations Between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles by Peter Biskind
RRP: $39.90$27.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250051707Author Peter BiskindFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 208mm *... -
Seinology: The Sociology of Seinfeld by Tim Delaney 9781591023951
RRP: $33.58$25.68Sociologist and avid Seinfeld fan, Tim Delaney explores what sociologists and all interested readers can learn about themselves and their society from this tremendously popular sitcom. His work represents a fascinating blend of popular and contemporary... -
The Television Studies Book by Christine Geraghty 9780340662311
$84.19Television studies has come of age as the rapid expansion in media and communications courses shows. The Television Studies Book is a stimulating and challenging collection which analyses how the study of television has developed and points to new... -
The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television by Tiffany Potter 9780826438041
$63.69The first collection of critical essays on HBO's The Wire - the most brilliant and socially relevant television series in years T he Wire is about survival, about the strategies adopted by those living and working in the inner cities of America. It... -
Television and Consumer Culture: Briatin and the Transformation of Modernity by Rob Turnock
$53.45The radical expansion of television broadcasting in the post-war years and beyond both reflected and promoted a cultural revolution sweeping across British society. Reaching out to a mass audience for the first time, the new television industry made... -
Have Gun-Will Travel by Gaylyn Studlar 9780814339763
$37.00One of the most successful series of its time, Have Gun-Will Travel became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1950s and made its star, Richard Boone, a nationwide celebrity. The series offered viewers an unusual hero in the mysterious,... -
Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market Troy DeVolld 9781615932436
RRP: $29.38$19.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932436Author Troy DeVolldFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions -
Sex and the City by Deborah Jermyn
$37.00This title examines the full run of ""Sex and the City"" and its production background, place in television history, innovations to the genre, and reception.With its bold depiction of four female friends navigating the pitfalls of Manhattan's dating... -
A Very Special 90210 Book: 100 Absolutely Essential Episodes from TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code by Tara Ariano
RRP: $37.78$32.70The 90210 superfan's companion to the lives and loves of West Beverly's in-crowd From the creators of the hit podcast Again With This comes a hilarious and substantive 90210 book that is perfect for celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show's... -
Reading between Designs: Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who by Piers D. Britton
RRP: $41.98$36.83From the alien worlds of Star Trek to the realistic operating room of ER, the design of sets and costumes contributes not only to the look and mood of television shows, but even more importantly to the creation of memorable characters. Yet, until now,... -
Television Anti-Heroines: Women Behaving Badly in Crime and Prison Drama by Milly Buonanno 9781783207602
RRP: $77.60$74.70With a foreword by Diane Negra and Jorie Lagerway As television has finally started to create more leading roles for women, the female antiheroine has emerged as a compelling and dynamic character type. Television Antiheroines looks closely at this... -
Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era by Jonathan Gray
RRP: $50.38$43.76A fascinating look into what happens when comedy becomes political and politics becomes comedy Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics...