{"product_id":"short-lived-television-series-1948-1978-wesley-hyatt-9780786414208","title":"Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops","description":"\u003cp\u003e Do you remember the 1959 game show where ABC cancelled a tape featuring a female impersonator (\u003ci\u003eAcross the Board\u003c\/i\u003e)? Ever heard of \u003ci\u003eSnip, \u003c\/i\u003e the 1976 sitcom starring David Brenner that NBC canned just before it debuted? Almost everyone who has worked on a successful television series has also been on one that flopped. Even during the first thirty years of broadcasting, when NBC, CBS, and ABC were the only networks and not quite so quick to cancel unsuccessful programs, hundreds of shows lasted less than one year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work tells the stories of those ill-fated series that were cancelled within one year after their premieres. The entries are arranged chronologically from the 1948-1949 through the 1977-1978 seasons, and provide brief descriptions of the shows along with such facts as the type of program each series was; its times, dates, and network; its competition on other networks; and the names of the cast, producer, director and writer. The book also includes information from more than 100 interviews with actors, writers, directors, and producers who worked on the short-lived television series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesley Hyatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786414200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786414208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.06h x 7.08w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 540\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2003 pg. 270","brand":"Wesley Hyatt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919662248191,"sku":"9780786414208","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d8a228d-0f23-4133-9367-efeb4b1dc1d6.jpg?v=1710359119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-lived-television-series-1948-1978-wesley-hyatt-9780786414208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}