{"product_id":"prime-time-television-barbara-moore-9780275981426","title":"Prime-Time Television: A Concise History","description":"\u003cp\u003eTelevision is a unique medium in that both its dramas and its comedies have the ability to tell their stories over real time, with characters developing over years rather than just the two hours allowed in a movie or the few hundred pages of a book. Despite this, very few authors have attempted to look at television from this vantage point. \u003ci\u003ePrime-Time Television\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of television. The focus here is on programming: the shows, the producers, the genres, the trends, and the influences. Everyone interested in the questions of why the programs look the way they do, why they're scheduled as they are, why some shows air while others are cancelled, and what has shaped and influenced the shows we see, will want this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe chapters are organized chronologically, beginning with an examination of radio's influence on early television, and cover all major developments--technological, aesthetic, and to some extent cultural--in the medium. Concise sidebars cover more concise topics, such as the quiz show scandals, and the introduction of the three-camera filmed sitcom with \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e, a model that has remained the standard for over 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Moore,Marvin R. Bensman,Jim Van Dyke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275981428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275981426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.32w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 476","brand":"Barbara Moore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453301698815,"sku":"9780275981426","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bcf402e-e385-4510-bc86-6652f6f355cd.jpg?v=1777299444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prime-time-television-barbara-moore-9780275981426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}