Cold Case (TV Series)
by Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, and John McBrewster
A thought-provoking account of some of our most fascinating ancestors by an author renowed for bringing less familiar history to life. The Dark Ages is an era in European history that are both little-known and little-understood. In this book Richard Rudgely challenges the conventional portrait of a dangerous and barbaric time. Through archaeological investigation and critical analysis. the art, society and cultural legacy of the barbarians are shown to have shaped and moulded the destiny of Euro...
Celebrates the history of Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings in 1975, some of the memorable characters created on the show, and some of the stars who started their careers on SNL.
Psychosocial Explorations of Film and Television Viewing (Studies in the Psychosocial)
by Jo Whitehouse-Hart
Most people have, at some point in their lives, experienced powerful, often strange and disconcerting, responses to films and television programmes of which they cannot always make sense. Psychosocial Explorations of Film and Television Viewing takes as its subject the seemingly mundane and everyday activity of watching television and films in the home, arguing that the affective and emotional experiences generated for audiences make this activity in fact extraordinary. Based on a fascinating em...
This work tells the stories of those ill-fated series that were cancelled within one year of their premieres. The entries are arranged chronologically from the 1948-1949 through the 1977-1978 seasons, and provide descriptions of each show along with the type of program it was; its times, dates, and network; its competition on other networks; and the cast, producer, director and writer credits. The book also includes information from more than 100 interviews with actors, writers, directors, and p...
A new spin on the concept of teen alienation. Roswell is an intense, intelligent drama inviting the question: what if aliens survived the famous U.F.O. crash of 1947? Based on the popular book series Roswell High by Melinda Metz, the show explores the lives of three alien/human hybrid teenagers as they struggle with their human allies to keep their genetic secret while eluding the FBI, battling enemy forces, and most importantly, simply trying to grow up. Roswell incorporates the usual themes of...
Based on the television series, these six episodes of the situation comedy, "To the Manor Born", were commissioned for broadcast on Radio 2. The episodes are "The Rhythms of the Earth", "The Grapevine", "Vive La Sport", "A Wife's Prerogative", "The Spare Room" and "The Honours List".
Simon's uncanny ability to spot talent - and his way of shooting down those without it - has made him both the most popular and feared reality TV show judge of all time. He's the star of hit shows like Pop idol, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent. And it doesn't end there - he's bringing his biggest success so far, The X Factor, stateside. Simon Cowell looks unstoppable. This in-depth and fascinating biography looks at the man behind the incredible TV talent show phenomenon. A must-read for...