The book explores the origins of holiday television specials, focusing on the groundbreaking broadcast of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by NBC's W2XBS in November 1939. Despite its limited audience due to the scarcity of TV sets, this experimental telecast laid the foundation for a cherished American tradition, highlighting the evolution of holiday entertainment and its cultural significance over the decades.
Set in 1936, the narrative explores the innovative shift in television programming as NBC introduces the first multi-part broadcast, paving the way for the miniseries format. The book delves into the early experiments of networks like CBS and DuMont, highlighting key productions such as Love Nest and others that followed, including Jack and the Beanstalk and Women in Wartime. It captures a pivotal moment in television history when entertainment began to evolve into more complex storytelling formats.
The encyclopedia chronicles the evolution of made-for-TV movies from the decline of major broadcast networks to the rise of basic cable channels between 2000 and 2020. It features 1,370 films, detailing storylines, cast, technical credits, air dates, and networks, covering both traditional and basic cable channels like Hallmark and Syfy. Additionally, it includes an appendix of films that were announced but never produced, along with a performer's index, making it a comprehensive resource for enthusiasts of this unique television format.
Highlighting foreign television series adapted for U.S. audiences, this guide offers an engaging exploration of shows like The Office and Doctor Who. Each entry provides comprehensive details on cast, genre, episodes, networks, broadcast dates, and storylines, along with fascinating trivia and information about unaired pilots. It's a delightful resource for fans eager to learn about the origins and adaptations of their favorite series.
Onscreen Details from Sitcoms, Dramas and Other Scripted Series, 1947-2019
Featuring over 25,000 trivia facts from 2,498 TV series spanning from 1947 to 2019, this unique book organizes information by topic, covering details such as character home addresses, pet names, and occupations. It includes well-known shows like The Big Bang Theory and Friends, as well as lesser-known series like A Date with Judy. An alphabetical index allows readers to easily find trivia facts grouped by series, making it a comprehensive resource for television enthusiasts.
This comprehensive reference work catalogs 2,470 pilot films aired between 1937 and 2019, detailing concepts, cast, crew, dates, genres, and network affiliations. It includes a complete performer’s index and two appendices: one listing pilots that became series and another for spin-offs. The book serves as an essential resource for television history enthusiasts, offering extensive insights based on firsthand viewing. For those interested in unaired pilots, a companion volume is available, further enriching the exploration of television's experimental beginnings.
The book offers an extensive alphabetical catalog of 2,923 unaired television pilots from 1945 to 2018, detailing those that never reached production and others that evolved into series with different casts, like The Green Hornet and Superman. This comprehensive resource serves as a valuable reference for television enthusiasts and historians, highlighting the evolution of TV programming and the myriad of concepts that never made it to the screen.
Television screens in the 1980s reflected some of the most memorable programs of all time. In that decade, such critically acclaimed shows as Cheers, The Golden Girls, Hill Street Blues, Newhart, and St. Elsewhere debuted. In that same decade, iconic shows like The A-Team, Baywatch, Cagney &... číst celé
This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 2000s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.
This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 1990s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.