Pop-Up Video is the highest-rated show on VH-1, airing 32 times a week with 11.2 million viewers. Peppered with memorable pop-up facts and topped off with a comprehensive index, this is the complete story of the show, with a collection of 20 full-color videos. Advertising on VH-1.
I Love Lucy: Behind the Scenes (Highbridge Distribution)
by Jess Oppenheimer and Gregg Oppenheimer
Drawing inspiration from the private detective and Western genres, as well as the cult 1960s series The Fugitive, Roger Marshall's mid-1980s drama Travelling Man was both critically acclaimed and commercially popular, drawing audiences of up to 13.2 million viewers. Ex-Drugs Squad detective and jailbird Alan Lomax is a fascinatingly flawed protagonist, but it is the setting of the canals and inland waterways of Britain which provide the unique charm of Travelling Man, offering the perfect backdr...
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...
The Official Collection Volume 1 Heroes & Guardian Angels (Angel, #1)
by Titan Comics
Each volume brings together a collection of the best of the official Angel Magazine content, celebrating the unforgettable vampire with a soul, his ongoing quest for redemption, and those that helped him along the way. This un-missable volume collects together cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and behind the scenes pictures and secrets, making it an essential read for Angel fans old and new.
This is the first collection of its kind to explore one of the most widely recognized series in Canadian television history. Sixteen essays bring together scholars and fans of Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation to examine the pivotal role the series has had in shaping Canadian youth identity over the past twenty-five years. In the first two sections, "Egrassi and Youth Cultures" and "Building Identity on Degrassi," contributors look into topics ranging from how...
Coronation Street has been a hit with viewers since it first broadcast in December 1960. In this comprehensive account, acclaimed author and scriptwriter Sean Egan takes us on a trip down the cobbled streets of Corrie's memory lane. Covering moving marriages, unforgettable deaths, iconic storylines and the Street's most famous residents - both beloved (Hilda and Stan Ogden, Emily Bishop, Rita Sullivan, Kevin and Sally Webster), and despised (Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Mike Baldwin and Gary Wind...
The groundbreaking show that ignited the reality craze celebrates its tenth anniversary by going back to its New York roots. Get the all access insider's view in this latest edition of the New York Times bestselling series. Photos.
The Ultimate Another World Trivia Book
by Gerard J. Waggett and Gerald J Waggett
Crusiers and Frigates (Ships of the Star Fleet, #1)
by Calon Riel and Todd Guenther
Imaginery Dreamskapes
Focuses on the findings of a one-year study on how Europeans interpret television fiction as it is presented to them, with a view to recommending future strategies to programmers. The text shows that Europeans are fond of reading, listening to and watching stories where new situations and characters either alternate or mix with old, familiar elements.
Into The Woods is a revelation of the fundamental structure and meaning of all stories, from the man responsible for more hours of drama on British television than anyone else, John Yorke. We all love stories. Many of us love to tell them, and even dream of making a living from it too. But what is a story? Hundreds of books about screenwriting and storytelling have been written, but none of them ask 'Why?' Why do we tell stories? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John...
Entourage chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie actor, and his childhood friends from New York, as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood. The show is loosely based on Executive Producer Mark Wahlberg's experiences as an up-and-coming movie star.
In this unofficial guide to the world of Sunnydale, Keith Topping analyses the seventh and final season of this massively popular show, discussing it episode by episode and presenting the highlights in categories such as: A Little Learning as a Dangerous Thing and Denial, Thy Name is Buffy. He unearths pop-culture references, soundtrack information and draws attention to the times when logic flies out of the window. As well as a summary of the previous six seasons, there are sections on the exte...