Television Guest Stars

Author : Robert Pegg
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476610245

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Comical Co-Stars of Television by Robert Pegg Pdf

Although some scholars credit Shakespeare with creating in Henry IV’s Falstaff the first “second banana” character (reviving him for Henry IV Part Two), most television historians agree that the popular co-star was born in 1955 when Art Carney, as Ed Norton, first addressed Jackie Gleason with a “Hey, Ralphie-boy,” on The Honeymooners. The phenomenon has proved to be one of the most enduring achievements of the American sitcom, and oftentimes so popular that the co-star becomes the star. Twenty-nine of those popular co-stars get all of the attention in this work. Each chapter focuses on one television character and the actor or actress who brought him or her to life, and provides critical analysis, biographical information and, in several instances, interviews with the actors and actresses themselves. It includes people like Art Carney of The Honeymooners, Don Knotts of The Andy Griffith Show, Ted Knight of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Max Baer of The Beverly Hillbillies, Vivian Vance and William Frawley of I Love Lucy, Ann B. Davis of The Brady Bunch, Jamie Farr of M*A*S*H, Ron Palillo of Welcome Back, Kotter, Jimmie Walker of Good Times, Tom Poston of Newhart and Michael Richards of Seinfeld, to name just a few.

Author : Horace Newcomb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2732 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135194796

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Encyclopedia of Television by Horace Newcomb Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Television, second edtion is the first major reference work to provide description, history, analysis, and information on more than 1100 subjects related to television in its international context. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclo pedia of Television, 2nd edition website.

Author : Michael A. Hoey
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786455737

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Inside Fame on Television by Michael A. Hoey Pdf

Fame, the hugely popular 1980 musical film inspired by New York's High School of the Performing Arts, was adapted as a weekly NBC television series in 1982. Though cancelled by the network after two seasons, the TV version of Fame rose from the ashes to enjoy a long and successful run in syndication. Among the series' cast members were such gifted performers as Debbie Allen and Janet Jackson. For five of the six years that Fame flourished on television, Michael A. Hoey was closely involved in the series' production. He has written a compelling behind-the-scenes history of the filming of the hit series, incorporating interviews with a number of the creative principals as well as recounting his own experiences.

Author : Kathleen Fearn-Banks,Anne Burford-Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810879171

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Historical Dictionary of African American Television by Kathleen Fearn-Banks,Anne Burford-Johnson Pdf

From Amos 'n' Andy to The Jeffersons to Family Matters to Chappelle's Show, this volume has all different genres—animation, documentaries, sitcoms, sports, talk shows, and variety shows—and performers such as Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, Bill Cosby, and Oprah Winfrey. Additionally, information can be found on general issues ranging from African American audiences and stereotypes through the related networks and organizations. This second edition covers the history of African Americans on television from the beginning of national television through the present day including: chronology introductory essay appendixes bibliography over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors, performers, producers, directors, news and sports journalists entries on series, specials and movies relevant to African American themes and African American casts This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of African-Americans and their impact on television.

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476606569

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An Analytical Guide to Television’s Battlestar Galactica by John Kenneth Muir Pdf

When the space drama Battlestar Galactica debuted on ABC in 1978, it was expected to be the most popular new program of the year. Instead, it was attacked as a Star Wars rip-off and canceled after a mere 17 stories. The author acknowledges the show was full of dramatic clichés and scientific inaccuracies, but despite these shortcomings, Battlestar Galactica was a dramatically resonant series full of unique and individual characters, such as Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) and ace warrior Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch). The author contends that Battlestar Galactica was a memorable attempt to make science fiction accessible to mainstream television audiences. The brilliant work of artist John Dykstra brought a new world of special effects to network television. Battlestar Galactica also skillfully exploited legends and names from both the Bible and ancient mythology, which added a layer of depth and maturity to the weekly drama.

Author : Michael S. Jeffress
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000435078

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Disability Representation in Film, TV, and Print Media by Michael S. Jeffress Pdf

Using sources from a wide variety of print and digital media, this book discusses the need for ample and healthy portrayals of disability and neurodiversity in the media, as the primary way that most people learn about conditions. It contains 13 newly written chapters drawing on representations of disability in popular culture from film, television, and print media in both the Global North and the Global South, including the United States, Canada, India, and Kenya. Although disability is often framed using a limited range of stereotypical tropes such as victims, supercrips, or suffering patients, this book shows how disability and neurodiversity are making their way into more mainstream media productions and publications with movies, television shows, and books featuring prominent and even lead characters with disabilities or neurodiversity. Disability Representation in Film, TV, and Print Media will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, cultural studies, film studies, gender studies, and sociology more broadly.

Author : Jon Nelson Wagner,Tracy Biga MacLean
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781441179401

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Television at the Movies by Jon Nelson Wagner,Tracy Biga MacLean Pdf

The overview of television criticism, which this book provides, comes appropriately at a moment of change. Television is becoming dramatically different as a result of new and developing technologies such as cable, HDTV, satellite transmission and broadband distributions. By concentrating on the still-dominant notion of television, what the authors call "Classical Network Television," they argue that it is as important to understand this model as it is to understand Classical Hollywood Cinema. The co-authors have a unique approach to the study of television, viewing its history and reception not only through important articles about the medium, but also through analyzing how Hollywood auteur cinema has commented on television over the decades, in films such as Tootsie, Network, The Last Picture Show, A Face in the Crowd, Rollerball, The King of Comedy and others. Not only does this reflect the pervasive use of cinema theory to discuss television, it also helps to emphasize the importance of clarifying the distinctions between the criticisms of the two media. Television at the Movies argues that the study of television is a crucial aspect of understanding our recent and contemporary culture, and it provides an illuminating point of entry for students and researchers in the field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Television broadcasting
ISBN : UCSC:32106020064199

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International TV & Video Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeff Robbins
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786431915

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Second City Television by Jeff Robbins Pdf

This work offers a complete episode guide and comprehensive history of Second City Television. The influential Canadian sketch comedy series created dozens of memorable characters (i.e. station president Guy Caballero and showbiz mogul Johnny LaRue) and featured well-known performers such as John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, and Martin Short, at the height of their comedic careers. Presenting a thorough summary and review for each of SCTV's 135 episodes, the author traces the initial appearance and evolution of some of comedy's best known television characters and sketches. Two appendices provide guides to the program's compilation shows and recently released boxed sets on DVD.

Author : Philippe Perebinossoff,Brian Gross,Lynne S. Gross
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780240806822

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Programming for TV, Radio, and the Internet by Philippe Perebinossoff,Brian Gross,Lynne S. Gross Pdf

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Roger Cooter,John Pickstone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000150902

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Medicine in the Twentieth Century by Roger Cooter,John Pickstone Pdf

During the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative. In 1900, western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individuals. It is now central to these aspects of life. Our prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generations. The editors of Medicine in the Twentieth Century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiences. Some concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patients.

Author : Anne Edwards
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781630761295

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Streisand by Anne Edwards Pdf

Streisand: A Biography is much more than the story of the world's greatest living performer, how she got there, and why she remains at the top after three decades, it is also, in Anne Edward's sure hands, a compelling chronicle of a woman's fight to validate her appearance, her talent, and her right to love and be loved. Time and time again Streisand has demonstrated the ability to reinvent herself to keep pace with the continuing changes in musical taste. This updated edition of Edwards's pioneering biography chronicles her public life as a political activist as well as her private life as Mrs. James Brolin.

Author : Larry Moss
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780553901153

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The Intent to Live by Larry Moss Pdf

“I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.” –Larry Moss, from the Introduction When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a two-year waiting list for his advanced acting classes. But now everyone–professionals and amateurs alike–can discover Moss’s passionate, in-depth teaching. Inviting you to join him in the classroom and onstage, Moss shares the techniques he has developed over thirty years to help actors set their emotions, imagination, and behavior on fire, showing how the hard work of preparation pays off in performances that are spontaneous, fresh, and authentic. From the foundations of script analysis to the nuances of physicalization and sensory work, here are the case studies, exercises, and insights that enable you to connect personally with a script, develop your character from the inside out, overcome fear and inhibition, and master the technical skills required for success in the theater, television, and movies. Far more than a handbook, The Intent to Live is the personal credo of a master teacher. Moss’s respect for actors and love of the actor’s craft enliven every page, together with examples from a wealth of plays and films, both current and classic, and vivid appreciations of great performances. Whether you act for a living or simply want a deeper understanding of acting greatness, The Intent to Live will move, instruct, and inspire you.

Author : Thom “Beefstew” Shubilla
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476645025

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Primetime 1966-1967 by Thom “Beefstew” Shubilla Pdf

The year 1966 was when many TV viewers all over America discovered the wonders of "in living color." The 1966-1967 primetime television lineup was remarkable not only for the legendary shows that aired, but also because it was the first season in which every show on primetime, across all three major networks, was broadcast entirely in color. Celebrating this iconic year of television, this book covers every scripted episodic show that aired on the ABC, CBS, and NBC networks during the 1966-1967 season in primetime. It includes longtime favorites such as Batman, Bonanza, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Lucy Show and the notable shows that premiered that year such as Star Trek, The Monkees, Green Hornet, Mission: Impossible, It's About Time, and the color revival of Dragnet. Organized by genre, each entry examines a show from conception to cancelation (and sometimes beyond), ratings, critical and fan reactions, and the show's use of color.

Author : Sylvia D. Lynch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476666273

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Jack Lord by Sylvia D. Lynch Pdf

Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television. His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (The Story of a Patriot), CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) and the title character in the cult classic rodeo TV series Stoney Burke. Lord's career culminated in twelve seasons on Hawaii Five-O, where his creative control of the series left an indelible mark on every aspect of its production. This book, the first to draw on Lord's massive personal archive, gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of a TV legend.