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Robert J. Thompson : Television's Second Golden Age: From Hill Street Blues to Er : Hill Street Blues, Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Cagney & Lacey, Twin Peaks, ... Northern (The Television Series) | |
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Robert J. Thompson
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Television's Second Golden Age: From Hill Street Blues to Er : Hill Street Blues, Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Cagney & Lacey, Twin Peaks, ... Northern (The Television Series) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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225 |
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1997-10-01 |
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0815605048 |
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Syracuse University Press |
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0.3 pounds |
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5.91 x 0.63 x 8.82 inches |
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1 |
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Product Description
"Informative and insightful, this book takes the convincing stance that TV's good old days are really today". -- Publishers Weekly
Amazon.com Review
It's fashionable to assert that television is bad and is inherently doomed to be worse, even evil. However, every now and then, the rabbit ears capture spasms of glory -- and this book makes a reasonably convincing case that shows such as Hill St. Blues, Moonlighting, Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, and ER are not only good television, but possibly even works of high culture. The flip side of the story is also compellingly reported: that in many cases, these anomalous movements towards quality will be suppressed or even suffocated by the industry, regardless of public sentiment. A good book -- possibly excellent.
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http://bookmooch.com/0815605048 |
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