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Situation comedies (Television programs) Situation comedies (Television programs) Drama Situation comedies (Television programs) United States Situation comedies (Television programs) United States History and criticism Television actors and actresses Television actors and actresses Drama Television programs Television programs Production and direction Television series United StatesCrane, David
Summary: When a British husband-and-wife writing team gets the opportunity to bring their successful TV series across the pond, they soon discover that making it big in America means changing nearly everything about the show. As their star actor, Matt, wreaks havoc on their script and their marriage, the duo tries to keep it all under control as they deal with awkward Hollywood funerals, falling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EPIBaumgartner, Brian
Summary: "The official oral history book of The Office, featuring exclusive interviews with every major player and never-before-seen photos, pulling back the curtain on the absurdity and genius that went in to creating this unstoppable force in American popular culture and why it continues to resonate with audiences today"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 BAUSummary: Season three picks up with Sean and Beverly, the English couple whose hit U.K. sitcom is remade for U.S. audiences and corrupted beyond recognition, back together, but they soon discover that it's not so easy to heal old wounds. Things get no easier for Matt this year as his career and ego continue to be pummeled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the final season of EPISODES, several months have passed and the game show hosted by Matt is now a runaway hit. Unfortunately for Matt, this means his years as an actor are completely forgotten. Sean and Beverly are equally miserable. Sean's loathsome ex-partner is now in charge of their new series, The Opposite of Us, and Sean and Beverly must now endure his utter lack of humor or talent as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EPIRoe, Mike
Summary: "It's hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn't a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an SNL writer who was far from a household name. It's even harder to remember when Fey's sitcom 30 Rock was tanking, but it was--it premiered in the fall of 2006, and by November, the New York Times wrote that 30 Rock was "perilously close to a flop." But despite all expectations (including those of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45Summary: Allison McRoberts' life feels like a sitcom when her self-centered husband, Kevin, is around -- he never considers the consequences of his actions and most of the people in his life let him be the center of their universe. When Allison learns that the better future she envisioned is impossible, she makes a plan to take back control of her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first century, told by its creators, writers, and actors"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 GRERobinson, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 ROBRadloff, Jessica
Summary: "The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it's a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don't know in its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Landay, Lori.
Contents: Introduction : some splainin' about Lucy TV. Television in the home and the home on television : Fifties TV and Lucy TV -- Origins of I love Lucy : authorship and production contexts -- Narrative and comedic conventions and innovations of the situation comedy : the basics of Lucy TV -- Trickster Lucy : popularity, comedy, gender, and culture -- A spotlight on 1953 : Lucy TV in its cultural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010