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The Platinum Age of Television

From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific

by David Bianculli
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Television today is better than ever. From The Sopranos to Breaking Bad, Sex and the City to Girls, and Modern Family to Louie, never has so much quality programming dominated our screens. Exploring how we got here, acclaimed TV critic David Bianculli traces the evolution of the classic TV genres, among them the sitcom, the crime show, the miniseries, the soap opera, the Western, the animated series, the medical drama, and the variety show. In each genre he selects five key examples of the form to illustrate its continuities and its dramatic departures. Drawing on exclusive and in-depth interviews with many of the most famed auteurs in television history, Bianculli shows how the medium has evolved into the premier form of visual narrative art.
 
Includes interviews with: MEL BROOKS, MATT GROENING, DAVID CHASE, KEVIN SPACEY, AMY SCHUMER, VINCE GILLIGAN, AARON SORKIN, MATTHEW WEINER, JUDD APATOW, LOUIS C.K., DAVID MILCH, DAVID E. KELLEY, JAMES L. BROOKS, LARRY DAVID, KEN BURNS, LARRY WILMORE, AND MANY, MANY MORE

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    November 15, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9780385540285
      • File size: 48331 KB

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      • ISBN: 9780385540285
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      October 15, 2016

      TV critic and frequent guest host on NPR's Fresh Air Bianculli (Dangerously Funny) has taken on the ambitious project of deciding the platinum age of television (1999 to now with some exceptions before that) and selecting the shows that stand out among the finest. The work divides the best programs into categories such as spies, Westerns, and soap operas and discusses five groundbreaking shows per genre. For instance, highlights of workplace sitcoms include Fawlty Towers, Taxi, Cheers, The Larry Sanders Show, and The Office (both British and American versions). It's a lengthy book, but if you like TV it's a quick, informative read. Bianculli also has an impressive list of interviews he conducted with visionaries such as Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad, and Aaron Sorkin of The West Wing. This extensively researched work really hits the mark. There are so many intriguing new shows to try. VERDICT Highly recommended for people who love reading about quality TV programming and stories of the entertainment industry.--Sally Bryant, Pepperdine Univ. Lib., Malibu, CA

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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