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Author | : Rick Mitz |
Publisher | : Perigee Trade |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Situation comedies (Television programs) |
ISBN | : |
Written with a wit and intelligence that captures each show's inimitable style and humor, this book offers everything fans want to know about TV sitcoms, all plentifully illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
Author | : Outlet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1983-10-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780517370131 |
Author | : Ken Bloom |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781579127527 |
Describes one hundred and one of the most influential, popular, and enduring sitcoms, discussing their actors, creators, plots, running length, and appeal.
Author | : Martin Gitlin |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2013-11-07 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0810887258 |
Since the advent of network television, situation comedies have been a staple of prime-time programming. Classics of the genre have emerged in every decade, from The Honeymooners and Make Room for Daddy in the 1950sto 30 Rock, The Office, and Modern Family of the twenty-first century. Other shows that have left enduring impressions are The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, The Bob Newhart Show, Barney Miller, Cheers, The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls, Home Improvement, Will & Grace, and Everybody Loves Raymond. All of these shows are assured a place in history and would make almost anyone’s list of the most beloved comedies. In The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, Martin Gitlin has assembled the top seventy sitcoms in television history. The rankings are based on such factors as longevity, ratings, awards, humor, impact, and legacy. Iconic programs such as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show,and Leave It to Beaver join contemporary shows The Simpsons, Arrested Development, and Family Guy on the list. Other programs include perennial favorites like All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Seinfeld, as well as short-lived treasures that never found the audiences they deserved like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Each entry contains a comprehensive compilation of information, including: Cast members Character list Network Air dates Ratings history Time slots Series overview Notable episodes Awards Fun facts and quotes Appendixes list the top male and female sitcom characters of all time, the best sitcom spin-offs, and shows that just missed the cut. By ranking these programs, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time is sure to inspire debate. Whether you agree with this list or whether your favorite show placed as high as you think it should have, this book will be an entertaining and informative read—not only for students and scholars of television history but for sitcom fans as well.
Author | : Saul Austerlitz |
Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2014-03-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 161374384X |
The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler America—until suddenly the artificial boundary between the world and television entertainment collapsed. In this book we can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from Lucy to The Phil Silvers Show; from The Dick Van Dyke Show to The Mary Tyler Moore Show; from M*A*S*H to Taxi; from Cheers to Roseanne; from Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm; and from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock. Each sitcom episode is a self-enclosed world, a brief overturning of the established order of its universe before returning to the precise spot from which it had begun. In twenty-four episodes, Sitcom surveys the history of the form, and functions as both a TV mixtape of fondly remembered shows that will guide us to notable series and larger trends, and a carefully curated guided tour through the history of one of our most treasured art forms. Saul Austerlitz is the author of Another Fine Mess: A History of the American Film Comedy, named by Booklist as one of the ten best arts books of 2010, and Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video from the Beatles to the White Stripes. His work has been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Slate, and elsewhere.
Author | : John Javna |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
A panel of 100 top TV critics reviews the best five and worst three sitcoms of each decade since the 1950s. Each show's special appeal is captured in an essay by popular culture author John Javna, along with 225 photos, lines of dialogue and insider's gossip.
Author | : Joanne Morreale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
This anthology presents writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as I Remember Mama to the more recent Roseanne. The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies, for example, the NAACP boycott of the stereotypical yet wildly popular Amos n' Andy and the queer reading of Laverne and Shirley.
Author | : Chris Cowlin |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2011-07-15 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 190838283X |
The sitcom has proved to be one of the most enduring genres in British TV history, reflecting the social changes and national concerns of the time, and has brought many memorable and much-loved characters to our screens. Who can forget iconic figures like Frank Spencer, Basil Fawlty and Reggie Perrin or the antics of the Trotters, the Meldrews and the staff of Grace Brothers' department store, to name but a few? The 1,000 questions in The British TV Sitcom Quiz book will test your knowledge of your favourite series from yesteryear to the current day. From Steptoe and Son, Dad's Army and Porridge to Absolutely Fabulous, The Office, and My Family, this book is bulging with facts that will refresh your memory and help you to recapture some of those magical moments in situation comedy. With a fitting foreword by Brian Murphy from the hilarious ‘70s TV show George and Mildred and Nicholas Parsons OBE, this is a must-have book for all sitcom fans.
Author | : Bob Leszczak |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2020-12-25 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781629336671 |
All about one of the best tv series of the 1990s, Wings.
Author | : Evan S. Smith |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780399525339 |
Describes the writing method called premise-driven comedy, examines how comedy affects character development and story structure, discusses guidelines on script layouts, and offers advice on establishing a career