While the American soap opera is known primarily for its marketing value, producers, health professionals, politicians, and rebels elsewhere focus on the serials' potential for social change: African, Indian and South American serials offer information on family planning, child protection and AIDS; a Mexican telenovela parallels a government murder scandal--the program is so popular the state dare not censor it. In Russia, South American novelas are so popular that Boris Yeltsin manipulates p...
During its 33-season run, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001) left an indelible mark on millions of children and their caregivers. Perhaps no series in the history of children's television has done more to develop the identity and ethics of the child. More than a decade after Fred Rogers' death, he continues to attract an audience online. Yet despite the show's lasting impact it has been largely ignored by scholars. This collection of new essays focuses on Rogers' contributions to chi...
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: An Insider's Guide to the Continuing Adventures is a behind-the-scenes look at the TV fantasy-adventure series that became a global cult hit during the 1990s. A follow-up to the author's successful first book on the show, the new guide covers the last three seasons when Hercules travels beyond Greece, encounters strange new lands and gods, and braves every peril from the Apocalypse to dance competitions. Filled with revelations about every episode by stars Kevin...
The iconic Star Trek characters’ lifestories told for the first time in their own words; perfect for fans of the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Words. James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233–2293), in his own words. From his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise, this in-world memoir uncovers Captain Kirk in a way Star Trek fans have ne...
Tonight (TV Series)
by Lambert M Surhone, Miriam T Timpledon, and Susan F Marseken
The Big Bang Theory Reloaded - das inoffizielle Handbuch zur Serie
by Andreas Arimont
