TV game shows are an American pastime broadcast ratings champ and cultural institution. Lavishly illustrated and filled with entertaining titbits ÊGame Shows FAQÊ presents an unprecedented look at how the game show genre has evolved in the past hundred years. From its earliest days as a promotional tool for newspapers to the high-browed panel games on radio to the scandalous years of the quiz shows to the glitzy and raucous games of the 1970s to the prime-time extravaganzas of the modern era ä this book examines the most relevant game shows of every decade exploring how the genre changed and the reasons behind its evolution.ÞPacked with photos and mementos to give a feel of how game shows evolved over the years the book includes interviews and insights from the shows' beloved hosts including Wink Martindale and Marc Summers executives Bob Boden and Jamie Klein and producers Aaron Solomon and Mark Maxwell-Smith among others. ÊGame Shows FAQÊ offers a richly detailed lineage of this American television institution.
- ISBN10 1617136557
- ISBN13 9781617136559
- Publish Date 24 September 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
- Imprint Applause Theatre Book Publishers
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 388
- Language English