Watching TV : eight decades of American television / Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik
- Author:
- Castleman, Harry
- Published:
- Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2016.
- Copyright Date:
- ©2016
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Physical Description:
- x, 559 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- Podrazik, Walter J.
- Series:
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise -- 2.Shadows in the Cave -- 3.The Dawn -- 4.1944--45 Season: We Want to Find Out First Where TV's Goin' -- 5.1945--46 Season: After the Storm -- 6.1946--47 Season: TV Gets the Green Light -- 7.1947--48 Season: Vaudeville Is Back -- 8.1948--49 Season: The Freeze -- 9.1949--50 Season: Behind the Ion Curtain -- 10.1950--51 Season: What's My Crime? -- 11.1951--52 Season: The Thaw -- 12.1952--53 Season: Grade-B TV -- 13.1953--54 Season: Point of Order -- 14.1954--55 Season: Showbiz in a Hurry -- 15.1955--56 Season: The Road to Reruns -- 16.1956--57 Season: It's Been a Tremendous Strain -- 17.1957--58 Season: Oh, Dem Oaters -- 18.1958--59 Season: Dotto Goes Blotto -- 19.1959--60 Season: Adventures in Syndication -- 20.1960--61 Season: The Vast Wasteland -- 21.1961--62 Season: I Still Have the Stench in My Nose -- 22.1962--63 Season: CBS + RFD = $$$ -- 23.1963--64 Season: Hands Across the Ocean -- 24.1964--65 Season: The Unloved Messenger -- 25.1965--66 Season: The Second Season -- 26.1966--67 Season: Same Is the Name of the Game -- 27.1967--68 Season: The Whole World Is Watching -- 28.1968--69 Season: The One Punch Season -- 29.1969--70 Season: Effete and Impudent Snobs -- 30.1970--71 Season: Totally Committed and Completely Involved -- 31.1971--72 Season: Not Just Another Pretty Face -- 32.1972--73 Season: Ideological Plugola -- 33.1973--74 Season: The New Centurions -- 34.1974--75 Season: Affirmative Access -- 35.1975--76 Season: Freddie or Not? -- 36.1976--77 Season: The Big Event -- 37.1977--78 Season: T & A TV -- 38.1978--79 Season: Born Again Broadcasting -- 39.1979--80 Season: Gleam in the Eye -- 40.1980--81 Season: The Strike -- 41.Transition 1927--81: Stop and Start It All Again -- 42.1981--82 Season: Freddie's Blues -- 43.1982--83 Season: Send in the "A" Team -- 44.1983--84 Season: After M*A*S*H -- 45.1984--85 Season: We Are the World -- 46.1985--86 Season: Isn't That Amazing? -- 47.1986--87 Season: Finally a Fourth -- 48.1987--88 Season: The Boomer Years -- 49.1988--89 Season: The Goddess -- 50.1989--90 Season: Mmmm...Doughnuts -- 51.1990--91 Season: The Live Storm -- 52.1991 --92 Season: The Sax Man -- 53.1992--93 Season: Nothing Much -- 54.1993--94 Season: The Truth That's Out There -- 55.1994--95 Season: In the Blink of an Eye -- 56.1995--96 Season: Ready for Reform -- 57.1996--97 Season: All Around the Dial -- 58.1997--98 Season: Devil with the Blue Dress On -- 59.1998--99 Season: Sex and Violence -- 60.1999--2000 Season: Not the Final Answer -- 61.2000--01 Season: Reality Is Bad Enough -- 62.2001--02 Season: Ground Zero -- 63.2002--03 Season: Go Pound Sand -- 64.2003--04 Season: Game Change -- 65.2004--05 Season: ZigZag and JibJab -- 66.2005--06 Season: Here's the Deal -- 67.2006--07 Season: What Else Is On? -- 68.2007--08 Season: Called Third Strike -- 69.2008--09 Season: Change Is Now -- 70.2009--10 Season: The End of the World as We Know It -- 71.2010--11 Season: Bloodlines -- 72.2011--12 Season: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later -- 73.2012--13 Season: Apocalypse How? -- 74.2013--14 Season: Keep Your Eye on the Ball -- 75.2014--15 Season: How to Get Away with Everything.
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- ISBN:
- 9780815634386 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0815634382 (pbk. ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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