Television history has become one of the hottest areas of research in popular culture. Because the field is relatively new and so wide-ranging, no matter what one is researching much of the relevant material will be found scattered through numerous other works, frustrating scholarly progress. This work makes the television researcher's job easier by providing a single index to 341 books that include information on 1,002 shows. Most of the books deal exclusively with television, though some autobiographies, biographies, Congressional hearings, and works on communication and the media are also indexed. For a show to be included, it must have been carried on NBC, CBS, ABC or Fox and must have been a series. Shows on PBS are generally not included, though exceptions have been made for Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
X Marks the Spot also includes plot synopses of the first five years, explicit descriptions of locations, and anecdotes about life on set and with the stars, all as seen through the eyes of location managers Tod Pittson and Louisa ...
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Simpson Mania: The History of TV's First Family : Profiles, Clothing, Reviews, Merchandise, Trivia, Etc
Looks at the popular television program "The West Wing" providing information on the cast and crew, commentary from political observers, and an episode guide to the first two seasons.
Ultimate Trivia Television
Scott Bakula plays the lead, Sam Beckett. He adlibbed the line, “Oh boy!” at the end of an episode. The producer liked it so much, it became his catchphrase. 693. There was meant to be an episode where Beckett would leap into the body ...
Buried memories of shows and personalities are jogged to the surface by one thousand and one trivia questions and answers on everything from Bishop Sheen and Archie Bunker to Dobie...
... Eric Messing , Debra Milan , Marilyn Miller , Stephanie Mochrie , Colin Mole ( The ) Montel Williams Show ( The ) ... David Ryan , Mitch Sajak , Pat Sally Jessy Raphael Show Saturday Night Live Sheen , Charlie Sheindlin , Judy Spin ...
Jack Gleeson plays Joffrey. When the show aired, George RR Martin wrote a letter to Gleeson saying, “Congratulations on your marvellous performance, everyone hates you!” 411. Jack Gleeson has retired from acting. 412.
So what's included and what's not? Chronologically, The Ultimate TV Guide spans 1946 - the oldest programme is Muffin the Mule - to the present, from the age of black and white nostalgia to the hi-tech, high-definition present.