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For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows....
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For those of us who love The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, these names conjure up memories of some of the wittiest, most inspired, and relentlessly hilarious half-hours of animation ever produced. There was a kind of gleeful magic to the shows, a cumulative joy that transcended the crude animation and occasionally muddy sound, and it's this quality that was the essence of the legendary Jay Ward and Bill Scott.
Jay Ward was the magnificent visionary,...
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Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly forty million Americans were tuning in weekly. In Seinfeldia,...
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The 50-year anniversary of CBS News' "Face the Nation" is marked by the anchor/moderator with this engaging memoir of television news and American history in which Schieffer shares unforgettable insights about the guests and the history-making moments of the venerable public affairs program.
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"For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Mona Awad, this fearless debut chronicles one woman's escape into a world of obsessive imagination. Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the voice that reminds her of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three's Company. When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision--to completely shuck off her own troublesome...
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Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the most successful comedy team of the 20th century, but if you've only seen them in movies, you haven't really seen them. TV and radio gave the team freedom to improvise and showcase favorite night club routines. Side By Side is more than a chronicle of classic comedy. It tells the Martin & Lewis story: two friends whose individual ambitions gradually drove a wedge between them that carried into their work. It recounts...
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En el año 2016, un joven viaja a la Antártida con su novia y un par de amigos, pero accidentalmente cae al océano y queda congelado Por razones inexplicables despierta en el año 2199, ciento ochenta y tres años después, en mundo desconocido donde tendrá que enfrentar a un grupo de criminales internacionales, pero contará con la ayuda de sus personajes favoritos de las películas y series de televisión de su época que trajo al futuro por...
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Ron Athey is an iconic figure in contemporary art and performance. In his frequently bloody portrayals of life, death, crisis and fortitude in the time of AIDS, Athey calls into question the limits of artistic practice. These limits enable Athey to explore key themes including gender, sexuality, radical sex, queer activism, post-punk and industrial culture, tattooing and body modification, ritual and religion. This landmark publication includes Athey's...
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The crazy world of Jon and Kate Gosselin like you've never seen it before! Veteran journalist Al Walentis reported on the story for Us Weekly during the summer of 2009 and he delivers a pull-no-punches account of the madness of tabloid journalism, taking you behind the scenes to show what it was really like at ground zero when international paparazzi swarmed into the peaceful Pennsylvania community of Wernersville to cover the unlikeliest celebrity...
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Manuel Ángel Menéndez inicia con este título una colección dedicada a los medios de comunicación: televisión pública, local y digital, y también la radio. ¿Cómo calificar estos libros? Diríase que como informativos. No hay dato relevante sobre los medios de comunicación desde los años 80 hasta la actualidad que no aparezca en este riguroso compendio de libros.
Quedan retratadas las guerras políticas de fondo, su música, las de los accionariados,...
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"If you want to know your Benjamin Linuses from your Henry Gales or your John Lockes from your Jeremy Benthams, let Nikki Stafford be your constant. Her writing reflects the insightfulness, passion and humor of both the show and its fans." - Steve "The Shout" Dandy, "Nik at Nite" contributor
Since its premiere in 2004, Lost has gone from weird (polar bears in the jungle) to weirder (a man living in a bunker hitting a button every 108 minutes to "save...
16) Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series
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Alice: Life Behind the Counter in Mel's Greasy Spoon (A Guide to the Feature Film, the TV Series, and More) takes you behind the scenes of one of television's most beloved sitcoms. It all started with Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Learn how the movie and series were developed, peruse the fact-filled episode log, and test your Alice trivia knowledge with a fan quiz featuring over 120 questions.
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Las series de televisión se han convertido en uno de los productos culturales más relevantes de la contemporaneidad, hasta el punto de que hoy prácticamente todos tenemos una o varias series de cabecera. Títulos como Los Soprano, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Homeland o Juego de tronos son objeto de análisis filosóficos, artículos de opinión en periódicos, temas de tesis doctorales y hasta referencias en los discursos políticos. Pero...
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The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. 'Do you reckon I'm in love with Mrs. Batty, or is it just sex?' Compo Compo: I thought you'd be open.
Sid: Well that's a natural assumption if you ignore the drawn blinds and the forty foot sign that says closed. Set and filmed in and around Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, Last of the Summer Wine follows the adventures of three quirky pensioners and their equally unusual neighbors....
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Polly Kahl started blogging about the Gosselins after they moved to her small town of Wernersville, Pennsylvania. In the next two years she experienced a whirlwind of life lessons about reality TV and the business of entertainment as the Gosselin family splintered and eventually broke apart. Jon & Kate Plus Eight: "Reality" TV & the Selling of the Gosselins is full of insightful interviews, discussions and practical solutions from researcher Jennifer...
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Amazon, Hulu y Netflix han sido solo el comienzo de la rápida evolución que se está produciendo en el ecosistema de televisión. La proliferación de lo digital ha llevado a una diversidad cada vez mayor de programación, más auténtica y atractiva que nunca. Ya no existe diferencia entre emisión, cable y streaming. Todo es, sencillamente, contenido. Al margen de las nuevas plataformas y canales que surjan en los próximos años, el futuro del...
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