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Fans (Persons) Popular culture Presidents United States Biography Situation comedies (Television programs) United States Television and politics United States Television broadcasting Social aspects Television broadcasting Social aspects United States Television broadcasting United States History Trump, Donald 1946- United StatesMartin, Brett
Summary: "In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cablenetworks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched television's narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 MARPhillips, Maya
Summary: "In the vein of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, incisive essay collection from New York Times critic at large Maya Phillips explores race, religion, sexuality, and more through the lens of her favorite pop culture fandoms. From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, her childhood changed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 PHIPoniewozik, James
Summary: "A generational work that, using television, reframes America's identity through the rattled mind of a septuagenarian, insomniac, cable-news-junkie president. In the tradition of great cultural figures like Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik traces the history of television and mass media from the early 1980s to today, and demonstrates how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 PONRobinson, Mark A.
Summary: From I Love Lucy to Will & Grace, this book looks at the television comedies that have tackled social issues, facilitated discussion, or in some other way have broken down barriers. Other landmark shows discussed here include All in the Family, Ellen, The Golden Girls, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Maude, Modern Family, Roseanne, and Soap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2019