Television

At a time when debates about social inequality are in the spotlight, it is worth examining how the two most popular media of the 20th and 21st centuries--film and television--have shaped the representation of social classes.

Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Amazon Prime series, Good Omens, quickly gained a cult following after debuting in May of 2019.

Be they actors, comedians, singers, dancers, or talk show hosts and personalities, everyone from George Burns and Milton Berle to Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason to Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero ignited their own particular brand of ';man-erisms.

Before Saturday March 26th 2005, "e;Doctor Who"e; had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team led by Russell T.

The year 1966 was when many TV viewers all over America discovered the wonders of "e;in living color.

After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States.

After '89 takes as its subject the dynamic new range of performance practices that have been developed since the demise of communism in the flourishing theatrical landscape of Poland.

Featuring the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published and over 140 photos and illustrations!

Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years.

The television series Gotham gave viewers a unique perspective on the fascinating world of Batman, the legendary comic book character.

Bernie Rothman wrote popular, classic TV shows like "e;My Three Sons"e; and produced career-defining specials for stars like Judy Garland, George Burns, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, and Rudolf Nureyev.

Putting readers into the shoes of film and TV professionals, Adventures in the Lives of Others is a gripping insider's account of ethics, problem-solving and decision-making at the cutting edge of documentaries and factual television.

Black Mirror is hands down the most relevant program of our time, if for no other reason than how often it can make you wonder if we re all living in an episode of it.

Like their Hollywood counterparts, Latin American film and TV melodramas have always been popular and highly profitable.

The frightening yet comic clown is one of the best and most enduring characters in literature, theater, television, and film.

Men with stakes builds on recent discussions of television Gothic by examining the ways in which the Gothic mode is deployed specifically to call into question televisual realism and, with it, conventional depictions of masculinity.

An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship.

From iMovie to Final Cut Pro X offers an accessible, introductory guide to those taking up video editing using Final Cut Pro X, especially users making the transition from iMovie, Apple's free video software, helping aspirational and mobile filmmakers develop the skills needed to take their career to the next stage.

Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together.

The incomprehensible notion of a very large chunk of ice or rock from outer space smashing into the Earth has only become mainstream within the past two centuries.

This book explores the connections between sound and memory across all electronic media, with a particular focus on radio.

The heroes, villains, and monsters portrayed in such popular science fiction television series as Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Doctor Who, and Torchwood, as well as Joss Whedon's many series, illustrate a shift from traditional, clearly defined characterizations toward much murkier definitions.

This is the first-ever critical work on Jack Rosenthal, the award-winning British television dramatist.

Throughout the long running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone, traveling with both female and male "e;companions.

Mina (Anna Maria Mazzini, born Lombardy, 1940) is an Italian popular music icon who throughout her sixty-year-long career has come to represent a range of diverse meanings.

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.

Designed for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts.

Our century has seen the proliferation of reality shows devoted to ghost hunts, documentaries on hauntings, and horror films presented as found footage.

Television is a demanding industry and at the centre of the creative process is the pivotal role of the director.

For nearly 60 years, Star Trek has imagined humanity's future while reflecting its present.

This second edition of No other Way To Tell It defines the form, analyses its codes and conventions, and reviews contrasting histories in America and British practice - taking into account new developments since the first edition.

Tony Garnett is the first book-length study of one of the most respected and prolific producers working in British television.

With its mix of family drama, sex and violence, Britain's Tudor dynasty (1485-1603) has long excited the interest of filmmakers and moviegoers.

TV Museum takes as its subject the complex and shifting relationship between television and contemporary art.

Television is awash with newly embraced gay and lesbian themes that have crossed over into the collective pop culture of America.

On a November day forty-five years ago, the first episode of Days of our Lives appeared on the NBC Network.

That market forces drive the news is not news.

The VES Handbook of Virtual Production is a comprehensive guide to everything about virtual production available today - from pre-production to digital character creation, building a stage, choosing LED panels, setting up Volume Control, in-camera compositing of live action and CG elements, Virtual Art Departments, Virtual Previs and scouting, best practices and much more.

This book is an exploration of the changes in Russian cultural identity in the twenty years after the fall of the Soviet state.

Ian Robertson joined the BBC during the golden age of radio broadcasting and was given a crash course in the art of sports commentary from some of the greatest names ever to sit behind a microphone: Cliff Morgan and Peter Bromley, Bryon Butler and John Arlott.

The cinematographer must translate the ideas and emotions contained in a script into something that can be physically seen and felt onscreen, helping the director to fulfil the vision of the film.

A rich, fact-filled collectible, packed with vibrant history, amazing trivia, and rare photographs, The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia, assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, includes biographies of every principal actor involved in the series and hundreds who toiled behind the scenes-producers, writers, and directors.

The latest hot camera is pretty irrelevant if one can't understand what's happening on screen.

Roone Arledge's extraordinary career of more than a half century mirrors the history of the television industry he helped create.

On the TV screen as elsewhere, there is often more than meets the eye.

Narrative and spectacle describe two extremes of film content, but the oeuvres of John Cassavetes and David Cronenberg resist such categorization.