{"product_id":"prime-time-prime-movers-from-i-love-lucy-to-la-law-americas-greatest-tv-shows-and-the-people-who-created-them-9780815603115","title":"Prime Time, Prime Movers: From I Love Lucy to L.A. Law--America's Greatest TV Shows and the People Who Created Them","description":"From dominant performers such as Jackie Gleason and Carol Burnett to powerhouse producers such as Norman Lear and Steven Bochco, this book reviews the stories and styles of the most important architects of the airwaves. Milton Berle brought a \"hellzapoppin'\" vaudeville aesthetic to TV. Gleason used it as an autobiographical medium. Red Skelton was the classic clown from the heartland. Paul Henning, who created, wrote, and produced \u003ci\u003eThe Beverly Hillbillies\u003c\/i\u003e, was himself a kid from Missouri who grew up to become a millionaire in Los Angeles. Norman Lear modeled Archie Bunker after his own cantankerous father. Steven Bochco productions, such as \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eL.A. Law\u003c\/i\u003e, made TV watching respectable for yuppies. Authors David Marc and Robert J. Thompson are the most outspoken proponents of the auteur argument. Covering a broad spectrum of TV programming formats, from old-time variety shows to sitcoms, from action\/adventure shows to documentaries, from gameshows to soap operas, they challenge the tastes and interests of television viewers--a group roughly equivalent to the American population at large.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Marc, Robert Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.17w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815603115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Marc \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eLeveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse Eigh\u003c\/i\u003et. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is an American educator and media scholar.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183714676851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_aa57a468-d6c1-4968-8dab-95dff61362c8.jpg?v=1655558711","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/prime-time-prime-movers-from-i-love-lucy-to-la-law-americas-greatest-tv-shows-and-the-people-who-created-them-9780815603115","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}