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Renowned for its unique visual style, Homicide: Life on the Street fundamentally changed the police procedural genre. The show broke records, featured memorable characters, and launched careers--most notably that of David Simon, whose own nonfiction book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, inspired the series, and who went on to create both The Wire and Treme. Homicide was an anomaly in the 1990s for its honest and open portrayals and discussions of race, and in this TV Milestone, Lisa Dor...

"Containing the most approved directions and guidance for staff in every station within the household in order to discharge their duties correctly & with efficiency, with particular instructions for the butler, housekeeper, cook, valet. lady's maid, footman, housemaid, kitchen staff, and including useful information on tried and tested methods for all."

The Handmaid’s Tale—the groundbreaking show produced by MGM Television and based on Margaret Atwood’s best-selling novel—has drawn rave reviews and attention worldwide. Now, fans can share their appreciation for the show with this hardcover ruled journal. This journal features designs inspired by iconic graphics and memorable quotes from the show, and it includes 192 ruled pages of high-quality paper, an elastic band, a ribbon marker, and a back pocket for storing keepsakes and mementos.

Get organized with this trifold sticky notepad collection inspired by the hit TV show Supernatural! Including six sticky notepads, these colorful die-cut sticky notes are perfect for jotting down reminders, writing short notes, and joining the hunt with the Winchester Brothers.

Television was changed forever in 1971 with the premiere of All in the Family. Archie Bunker (Carroll O Connor), his wife Edith (Jean Stapleton), daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and son-in-law Mike Meathead Stivic (Rob Reiner) instantly became and half a century later still are four of the most iconic characters in television. Here, Norman Lear shares his take on fifty episodes that exemplify why All in the Family remains as funny and relevant as ever. Its boundary-pushing approach to hot-b...

Take a seat at the most sumptuous tables of the ton with over seventy recipes from the world of Bridgerton, the hugely popular Shondaland series on Netflix. The Official Bridgerton Cookbook allows you to prepare a feast worthy of Queen Charlotte herself, with dishes like Lady Featherington’s towering Salmagundi salad, stacked high with persimmon and watercress, or Colin Bridgerton’s Aegean Fasolada. For an intimate tête-à-tête, share a glass of mixed-citrus Vin d’Orangerie and browned-butter Ar...

Published to coincide with the show's 10th anniversary, this is the definitive companion to "River City" - featuring 10 years of drama, unforgettable characters and behind-the-scenes secrets. From the first episode, when Tommy and Eileen tied the knot, through to Nicole's edge-of-the-seat kidnap and bad guy Cammy's demise, it's all here. Cliffhangers (literally), births, deaths and marriages - and some classic "River City" cat fights. We take a peek back at the days when Stephen Greenhorn concei...

All the science in Breaking Bad—from explosive experiments to acid-based evidence destruction—explained and analyzed for authenticity.Breaking Bad's (anti)hero Walter White (played by Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston) is a scientist, a high school chemistry teacher who displays a plaque that recognizes his “contributions to research awarded the Nobel Prize.” During the course of five seasons, Walt practices a lot of ad hoc chemistry—from experiments that explode to acid-based evidence destruction to a...

Embrace Ted Lasso’s folksy optimism and warm-hearted spirit with this fun eraser and sticky notepad set that brings the endearing gesture of Biscuits with the Boss™ and the uplifting spirit of the beloved Ted Lasso television series to your home office or desk. 3 SCENTED AND SHAPED ERASERS: This set includes three vanilla-scented, biscuit-shaped erasers reminiscent of the homemade shortbread biscuits Ted always gifts to his boss Rebecca. 100-SHEET STICKY NOTEPAD: Alongside the erasers is a...

Sex Work in Popular Culture delves into provocative movies, TV shows, and documentaries about sex work produced in the last fifteen years – a period of debate and change around the meaning of sex work in North American society. From Oscar-winning films to viral YouTube videos, and from indie documentaries to hit series – many of which are made by women – the book reveals how sex work is being recognized as real work and an issue of human rights. Lauren Kirshner shares how popular culture has res...

Coronation Street first hit British screens at the end of 1960, a groundbreaking show based on real life and using accents that had never been heard on British television before. It was an instant hit, and has remained consistently one of the UK's most popular shows ever since. The joy of Coronation Street is in the quality and humour of its writing, and the wonderful characters that have been created over the years. For the first time, here is a book that not only reminds readers of all the sto...

Though wildly popular, daytime soaps are arguably the most denigrated and parodied of any contemporary entertainment form. For this reason, even the most devoted soap opera fans are often reticent or even secretive about the shows they love. Watching Daytime Soap Operas is a meditation on the pleasures - and displeasures - of watching and talking about daytime soap operas. In this multi-disciplinary study, Louise Spence talks to 25 women about their mostly solitary viewing practices and observes...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Talking with Jessica, I realized how easy it had been for me to kind of put all 12 years of my time on Big Bang Theory under one general umbrella, as it were. The questions she asked and the information she'd reveal to me from someone else she'd interviewed forced me into a frame of mind where each season - and sometimes each episode - became it's own, separate entity again. . . Frankly, it turned into a version of therapy I hadn't reali...

There’s nothing better than enjoying an activity with your friends! Gather yours and re-create iconic moments with this deluxe collection of over 25 official patterns for amigurumi, housewares, costume replicas, inspired apparel, and more both inspired by and pulled directly from the hit TV show, Friends. Featuring patterns for all skill levels, beautiful full-color photography, step-by-step instructions, and clearly presented charts and schematics, Friends: The One with the Crochet is the ultim...

One of the most popular shows to come out of Shondaland, Shonda Rhimes's production company, is ABC's political drama Scandal (2012–18)—a series whose tremendous success and marketing savvy led LA Times critic Mary McNamara to hail it as ""the show that Twitter built"" and Time magazine to name its protagonist as one of the most influential fictional characters of 2013. The series portrays a fictional Washington, DC, and features a diverse group of characters, racially and otherwise, who gather...

A MUST HAVE FOR FANS AND AFICIONADOS. This beautiful slipcase book is the official visual companion to Peaky Blinders, showcasing the specially commissioned photographs of characters, locations, sets, props and events taken throughout its creation. From the backstreets of Small Heath, Charlie Strong’s Yard and the Garrison, to Arrow House, the House of Commons and the beaches of Margate, each image highlights the programme’s glorious cinematography, attention to detail and character evolution...