{"product_id":"adventures-on-prime-time-robert-j-thompson-9780275933302","title":"Adventures on Prime Time: The Television Programs of Stephen J. Cannell","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of Praeger's \u003ci\u003eMedia and Society Series\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume breaks new ground in television studies as the first booklength study of an individual television producer. Robert J. Thompson examines the work of Stephen J. Cannell, one of television's most prolific and successful producers. Thompson uses theories of film authorship revised for application to television texts and provides close analysis of Cannell's programs, including individual episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Rockford Files\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe A-Team\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest American Hero\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving away from the notion that a television series is the creation of an individual author, the book begins with a look at the televisionmaker. Thompson probes the polyauthorial nature of the medium and introduces a new method of studying television authorship. The book then turns to Cannell and a study of his career, focusing on how he developed the formula for his many highly rated television series. Students and teachers of television and television criticism will find Adventures on Prime Time a source of stimulating ideas about the nature of the medium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert J. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 027593330X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275933302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Robert J. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419035353343,"sku":"9780275933302","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79cf974b-7e24-462f-9259-4d28c35f9459.jpg?v=1761509057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adventures-on-prime-time-robert-j-thompson-9780275933302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}