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Prime Time, Prime Movers - From I Love Lucy to L.A. Law America's Greatest TV Shows and the People Who Created Them (Paperback, New Ed)
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Prime Time, Prime Movers - From I Love Lucy to L.A. Law America's Greatest TV Shows and the People Who Created Them (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Television and Popular Culture
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Television is the most maligned of the modern media. Critics and
even viewers casually call it the "boob tube" or the "idiot box" or
even "bubble gum for the eyes". But in the hands of certain
individuals it can become a creative canvas, a dramatic art that
opens a distinctive window on our culture. There is a growing
argument--an auteur theory--that despite all the commercial
constraints, the television producer is capable of using TV as a
medium of personal expression. Prime Time, Prime Movers is an
entertaining and informative guide to the major creators of
televisual art who have emerged over the past forty-five years.
From dominant performers such as Jackie Gleason and Carol Burnett
to powerhouse producers such as Norman Lear and Steven Bochco, it
reviews the stories and styles of the most important architects of
the airwaves. Milton Berle brought a "hellzapoppin'" vaudeville
aesthetic to TV. Gleason used it as an autobiographical medium. Red
Skelton was the classic clown from the heartland. Paul Henning, who
created, wrote, and produced The Beverly Hillbillies, was himself a
kid from Missouri who grew up to become a millionaire in Los
Angeles. Norman Lear modeled Archie Bunker after his own
cantankerous father. Steven Bochco productions, such as Hill Street
Blues and L.A. Law, made TV watching respectable for yuppies.
Authors David Marc and Robert J. Thompson are the most outspoken
proponents of the auteur argument. Covering a broad spectrum of TV
programming formats, from old-time variety shows to sitcoms, from
action/adventure shows to documentaries, from gameshows to soap
operas, they challenge the tastes and interests of television
viewers--a group roughly equivalent to theAmerican population at
large.
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