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The insider: The Police on tour photographed by guitarist Andy Summers. In the early 1980s, The Police went on tour accompanied by a photographer who documented the band behind the scenes in a series of candid and striking black and white photos. This talented photographer also happened to be the band's guitarist, Andy Summers. Yes, it's true--the man responsible for the guitar lick from "Every Breath You Take" was not only the backbone of one of the most popular bands of all time, he also possessed a visual gift for composition and mood that allowed him to capture the spirit of The Police better than anyone else could have.
This book, somewhere between photojournalism and an illustrated diary, follows The Police around the globe between 1980 and 1983. From the American West to Australia to Japan, Summers recorded not only the band members rehearsing and partying--the proverbial sex, drugs, and rock and roll--he also photographed fans, landscapes, still lifes, and passersby in a reportage style reminiscent of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Containing over 600 photos and filled with diary-style entries, I'll Be Watching You is a sumptuous volume beating with musical energy, nostalgia, and atmospheric beauty. A must for photo buffs and Police fans alike. Collector's edition features: * Limited to 1500 copies, each numbered and signed by the artist * Packaged in a slipcase * Contains over 600 photographs personally selected from the photographer's archive of over 25,000 negatives (1980-83) * Most photos are previously unpublished, and many of them have never even been printed prior to this project
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My life flashed before me.......2005-02-04
This is the real deal.
While reading it my life flashed before me. Its graphic depiction of every TV season , going all the way back to 1944,
brought back a torrent of memories.
Nothing has been left out. Watching TV is best book written about this medium. A medium that touches each an every one of us.
If you love television you'll love this book.
A happy return: "Watching TV" still works.......2004-06-03
The great risk in doing a book like "Watching TV," which both takes television history seriously and has fun with it, is that it may prove to be neither fish nor fowl -- too scholarly for those that want mere nostalgia, and with too much affection for its subject to please those who just want the facts.
Happily, "Watching TV" avoids this pitfall. In the end, the book leans more to the scholarly side than the trivial, but given the vital role the medium plays in our society, the balance feels right.
In this second edition of their 1982 book, Harry Castleman and Wally Podrazik take us up to the 2002-03 season, covering, in the updated material: NBC's return to respectability; cable's steady march to power, the emergence of Fox, the WB and UPN's debuts as broadcast networks, the regulatory shift that has concentrated ownership in a way not seen in decades; the beginnings of the reality show phenomenon, the launch of new technology that promises to change the medium forever, and more.
One of the remarkable aspects of the book remains its refusal to traffic in simple answers. If you're sure that Castleman and Podrazik are making a quick, easy generalization, keep reading: You'll soon see that they will articulate the issue's complexity.
The easiest temptation for two Baby Boomer authors would have been to write a lament for "the good old days" of television. But Castleman and Podrazik point out the good and the bad in every season, in artistic, commercial and social terms.
The season-by-season structure has several advantages. One is that you get the sense, moreso than in any other book about TV history, of how the networks have competed with one another. While it's fun to look at the various fall schedules, the text in each chapter often explains why certain shows were placed into certain slots, how another network sought to counterprogram that same slot, and the results of such moves.
ABC, which for many years was a perennial third-place finisher during the three-network days, is worth keeping an eye on throughout the book, because its desperation to get out of last place made it willing to take bold chances. We learn, for instance why CBS programming head James Aubrey was fired during the 1964-65 season, following some scheduling tactics by ABC that threatened the Tiffany Network's prime time supremacy (and set the precedent for a practice that is only now beginning to fade). And because the book is chronological, you already know from the previous chapter how ABC planted the seeds for its near-upset. If I'm making all of this sound like boring corporate infighting that no one could possibly care about today, that isn't the way it's presented in the book. The shows from that season are discussed in fun detail, but the added context of how the networks used them gives the book heft.
Another fascinating network vs. network storyline again involves ABC, this time concerning its challenge to the No. 1 spot in the 1975-76 season. Castleman and Podrazik explain how CBS' momentum was stopped by the new "family hour" that was mandated by the FCC (8-9 p.m.), as it allowed its program development to be hamstrung by the rule. ABC chief Fred Silverman recognized the opportunity and seized it, utilizing "Happy Days," "Welcome Back Kotter" and other now-fondly remembered shows to steer the network to ratings success. The authors have put themselves in a good position to sustain the drama inherent in Silverman's maneuverings, having explained ABC's self-sabotage in previous seasons. The '75-'76 chapter essentially ends on a cliffhanger, as Silverman is poised to take the lead, but hasn't quite gotten there. ABC does finish No. 1 in 1976-77, and Castleman and Podrazik know how to make that chapter pay off.
Another thing that works about the season-by-season approach is that the authors revisit shows and events along different points on a timeline. It's one thing to have a book that explains in a few paragraphs that "Gunsmoke" debuted in 1955 as a half-hour show, moved to an hour in 1961, was almost canceled in 1967, but was saved and became a big hit again. But in "Watching TV," you get a real sense of how different an atmosphere the show thrived in during its early years was from the one it basked in later.
Make no mistake, though, the book can be very funny. My personal favorite example of this is the authors' description of "Gilligan's Island." I won't spoil it here, but suffice it to say that Castleman and Podrazik have more than a few problems with the tale of those seven stranded castaways. As always, they put the show in full context, pointing out other escapist sitcoms that appeared around the same time.
The second edition of "Watching TV" is a very worthwhile purchase for devoted buffs who care about the past, present, and future of our most important medium.
The definitive chronicle of TV's history.......2004-03-08
Unlike most of the TV reference books, this is a season-by-season narrative of the history of television. One can pick up the book and turn to any chapter and, even if one is too young to remember that particular TV season, get the flavor of the events of that season and the major programs and trends. A good, informative read, with an objective, down-the-middle viewpoint.
The Long Wait Is Over!.......2004-02-18
The long-awaited update of this classic is finally here!
Castleman and Podrazik's original "Watching TV" is a meticulously researched, wittily-written history of the medium from 1940 to 1980. Filled with insider tidbits, network schedules and classic photos, it's a tv trivia buff's dream come true. The new, updated book is even better!
A definite must for the tv room coffee table.
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Blackness in America Pop Culture Truthfully Explored.......1997-11-20
A professor assigned this book in my sociology class. Gray offers truthful and sobering ideas about blackness as defined by American media. He spoons out aspects of our favorite tv programs we may not want to swallow...but we need a taste of this medicine. We need to be aware. Have you ever really thought about the impact of In Living Color and Family Matters on your self-perception? You might pull your kids from in front of the tv set after reading this book. Though the author overlaps himself with words as he tries to explain in true sociologist form (it's very annoying sometimes), the underlying message is clear--we need more more critical discourse about images of blackness in our society. I'm taking off points for wordiness.
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Anime's influence can be found in every corner of American media, from film and television to games and graphic arts. And Fred Patten is largely responsible. He was reading manga and watching anime before most of the current generation of fans was born. In fact, it was his active participation in fan clubs and his prolific magazine writing that helped create a market and build American anime fandom into the vibrant community it is today. Watching Anime, Reading Manga gathers together a quarter-century of Patten's lucid observations on the business of anime, fandom, artists, Japanese society and the most influential titles. Illustrated with original fanzine covers and archival photos. Foreword by Carl Macek (Robotech).
Fred Patten lives in Los Angeles.
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Watching Anime, Reading Manga is a worthwhile addition to your library; it makes good bathroom browsing, cover-to-cover reading, and a worthwhile reference for writing or researching anime and manga, not to mention a window into the history of fandom in the United States." --
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Pointless, why bother?.......2006-04-13
Why buy an expensive book about anime when you can experience anime on television or read about it online.
This book doesn't have any new insights on the subject so I'll say again why bother?
An interesting historical document for U.S. anime fans.......2006-04-05
The essays collected in this book offer a fascinating glimpse into the history of anime fandom in the U.S. People who assume that the anime/manga phenomenon is a recent development will be interested to read about how much effort was required, over a long period of time, before the U.S. market became receptive to these "exotic" forms of media. This book also contains the best presentation and analysis of the Lion King/Kimba controversy that I have seen, and that alone is worth the purchase price.
It's a shame more anime and manga fans don't buy this book!.......2006-01-15
To be honest with my title, had I seen this in a bookstore, I probably would have passed. Essays and collected reviews from one person too often give you a slanted point of view, and often not much real information. I like history, and that was the big selling point on this book for me. Too often we buy what's popular, what we know (are exposed to), or from listening to the suggestions of our friends. I'm not speaking of this book purchase now, but of the act of collection, reading, and watching of anime. It's really nice to know the history behind it.
By rights, maybe this book should be four stars instead of five, but I couldn't resist because it filled in a point of interest for me I've wondered about for years. I wrote an Amazon review a few years ago on the anime classic, Spirited Away. In the review I compared the movie to a life changing animated film I had seen as a boy. I've never been able to recall the name, and because of the era, I thought it American or perhaps a Chinese production. I've always looked for it to show up on TV, or in video, hoping I'd recognize the title or the plot. I knew little more than the type of film, plot, and name of the main character.
My dad took me to the film, and I thought it must have been because he was interested in its philosophy. My dad had visited China, and India during WWII as a Cryptographer. After the war, he brought home some items from China, and a good deal of Eastern Philosophy. What I didn't realize is that the movie he took me too, was in reality one of the earliest anime shown in the United States. It was a dubbed film called Magic Boy, that was shown in a limited release in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in June of 1961. Strangely enough, it was another limited release anime, Princess Mononoke, that sparked me to begin collecting anime and manga in 1999. Little did I know that my childhood had been influenced greatly by the earliest film of the anime genre to hit the US. Perhaps I was destined to become an anime lover!
My point here is that this book helped me find out that fact. When I read in the book about the early anime films, I suddenly realized they were from the era when I saw that film. There were three titles, released in the US about then. I looked up the pictures, plots from the web, and got a dead-on match with the film, Magic Boy! As I've read further in this book I find more things I knew little about, milestones that brought about the popularity of anime and manga. As a kind of a time-line, (based on the dates of the articles collected in the book) you can see the growth of anime and manga in the US. You can see as well why there is still a great deal of resistance to it's becoming mainstream, even today.
Just to speak to that issue, inject a little of my own philosophy to a theme expressed in many of the books articles. The answer I speak of is that viewing anime, and reading manga, is justified by the main reason many avoid it. It's new, and its different! While many anime and manga are generic SciFi or Fantasy, often they contain elements of the Japanese culture. If you've watched one too many episodes of some reality show, the same rehashed episode of a sitcom for the 50th time ,you know you too long for something new. Despite cultural differences, most anime stories are easy enough to relate to, we're all humans and many of our goals are the same regardless of culture.
One more thing on the book, this is a good read to put somewhere (you know where I mean) to read in small bursts, periodically. Since it's a collection of anime reviews and small articles, you can read one or two at a time, and pick it back up later. It's not a book you have to read in long sittings.
A 'must' for anime followers.......2005-11-09
Fred Patten's Watching Anime, Reading Managa: 25 Years Of Essays And Reviews reports on the anime culture in America, gathering articles on Japanese animation and comics and examining both its fan world and the business of its production. Chapters cover everything from individual anime artists to overall licensing and theatrical issues and features, anime pornography, Japanese anime and manga culture, and more. The range of issues and considerations come from an active participant in fan clubs and writings over the years and will prove a 'must' for anime followers.
A 'must' for anime followers.......2005-11-09
Fred Patten's Watching Anime, Reading Managa: 25 Years Of Essays And Reviews reports on the anime culture in America, gathering articles on Japanese animation and comics and examining both its fan world and the business of its production. Chapters cover everything from individual anime artists to overall licensing and theatrical issues and features, anime pornography, Japanese anime and manga culture, and more. The range of issues and considerations come from an active participant in fan clubs and writings over the years and will prove a 'must' for anime followers.
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The Sopranoshas changed the way Americans view New Jersey, Sunday nights, and especially Italian-American culture and life. As its popularity has skyrocketed, however, the show has attracted critics who claim it presents negative images of Italian Americans. A Sitown with The Sopranos is an insightful reply to this criticism from the countrys most significant Italian-American writers. Edited by bestselling author Regina Barreca, the book examines women, men, heritage, suburbia, organized crime, religion, psychtherapy, and family, and considers how the show portrays these themes. Contributors include: George Anastasia, Regina Barreca, Michael Flamini, Fred Gardaph, Sandra Gilbert, Jay Parini, Carla Gardina Pestana, and E. Anthony Rotundo.
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A Sitdown with the Sopranos.......2003-03-19
Editor and author Regina Barreca's newest collection of essays examines the sweetness and controversy of both revenge and cannoli in HBO's The Sopranos with an authority, authenticity and insight that only a group of fellow Italian Americans writers could provide. Taking the television series as a jumping off point to examine Italian American cultural and identity questions, the essays reflect an attraction and repulsion with the misconceptions and realities of stereotypes about Italian Americans. There are no easy answers to any of these issues, but "A Sitdown with the Sopranos," with its own remarkable cast and writers does an exceptional job of addressing them.
A Exploration of the American "Family".......2003-01-17
Let's face it---there is something intriguing about the gangster character. Perhaps his rebel status--living on the edge of society, not following the usual conformist formula to gain success titilliates the majority of us who have gone the regular route. As I am an Italian American, America's fascination with the gangster and his sense of family and his affiliations with the culture and traditions of my own ethnicity strikes me as utterly amusing and ironic. It seems to contradict what Americans have always held sacred: the values of self-reliance and individualism so masterfully illustrated in the essays of Emerson and Thoureau --- values that define the American spirit. So why the Hollywood double, no, the nth-degree take on the Mafia, a body of nonconformists who adhere to their own code of honor in order to skip the assimilation process that all immigrants must undergo to enter into the mainstream American system?
Should Italian Americans be annoyed with 'Sopranos' creator, David Chase (an Italian American himself), for yet again portraying the third generational Italian American as the mobster rather than the honest businessman/doctor/lawyer who through higher education and hard work finds himself a rung on the ladder of the American Dream?
These are the types questions discussed in "A Sitdown With the Sopranos". This extremely serious book contains eight essays, all written by Italian-Americans who have assimilated into the system and are not in the least bit negatively piqued as are the Italian American anti-defammation groups who label the hit HBO television series a 'thumbs down' in almost every conceivable category. Under the guise of studying the Sopranos, these essays encompass a socialogical spectrum of all things Italian American: religion, the family, the mother/son relationship, culture, father/son relationships, manhood, even a look at how family-centric Italian Americans view such a breach of 'omerta' by participating in such a heinously un-Italian-American act of speaking to the outsider or psychoanalyst rather than a family member or a priest.
If you are Italian American, you will get the great satisfaction of knowing that America is enraptured by the Italian American family structure and intrigued by the seemingly exotic religious traditions brought to America by those true purveyors of the American Dream-- your grandparents. The analysis provided in the essays will vocalize some of the issues over which you, as an Italian American, have pondered. You will smile as you realize that your ethnic lifeblood (for surely even with the mob theme running through the Sopranos, you recognize and nod over many of the secret handshakes of Italian American life that before which have never been depicted quite so wonderfully)is suddenly very much in vogue and that your ancestors accomplished their mission. If your're not Italian American, you will recognize that even if Tony Soprano did not go through the usual route of assimilating into the American mainstream, he nevertheless must bow his head (perhaps in the form of his panic attacks) to the change of time and society. Tony's confronts the same issues that we all confront; he wants his children educated in the best schools, covets the best that life has to offer and yet feels the same spiritual void that many of us do. Highly recommended!
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How to win at poker. The power of a business's mission statement. If you can dial a telephone, you can do anything. These are the lessons to be learned from "Star Trek." First a hit television show, and then a pop culture phenomenon, "Star Trek" is now the basis for inspiration and guidance in our daily lives. ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM WATCHING STAR TREK is an anthology of valuable lessons that can be found within the episodes of "Star Trek." Discover why its dangerous to wear a plain red shirt, why Captain Kirk was such a superb leader, and why you should always help people in need.
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Fantastic!.......2007-08-23
We tend to forget all the lessons we learned watching the original Star Trek series, and Dave Marinaccio brings it all back with a lot of humor.
This book is a must for any original Star Trek fan. You can read it in one sitting, and then your friends will all be borrowing it. You may want to buy an extra just in case.
what hasn't already been said........2007-07-01
as the tittle says, i cant really say anything that the other reviewers haven't said themselves.
all i can say is that at first i was expecting it to be kind of corny, like if you encounter an alien energy life form set your phaser to heat to destroy it or if you encounter a giant rock thing use cement to heal its wounds.
but it wasn't anything like that, it was good, very entertaining thoughts and ideas about the lessons learned from star trek and how they are related to the authors real life.
defiantly a must read for any star trek fan.
misrepresented drivel.......2006-11-02
This is an almost completely self-regarding book. It has almost nothing to say about Star Trek, which is merely a vehicle for the discussion of the true subject, which is the author. It is also not very amusing or interesting, and is in fact pretty much a waste of time. I threw mine out with contempt; should have sent it back and at least got a partial refund.
A Horrendously Stupid Book.......2005-10-31
I love Star Trek, OK? This should have been a really great book, since there are so many important lessons in the series. But Marinaccio completely misses many important lessons, in my opinion, and gets several other lessons mixed up, and generally dilutes whatever lessons remain to the point of vapidity with his self-indulgence and self-absorption. Sorry, Dave, but not everything in Star Trek relates to some insignificant detail of your small little life in a Marketing company.
Not to mention that the book stops short. "I think there's a new series called DS9 or something, I'll have to keep an eye on that." Seriously, he says that. To me, watching the later series greatly expanded the "lessons that needed to be learned".
I threw this book away in disgust after reading it. Really. Lierally threw it in the trash. It was that bad, and I didn't want to be embarrassed by having it sit on the shelf as my complete DVD collections of all the Star Trek TV series.
Please do NOT buy this book. It's really HORRIBLY STUPID!
Words of Wisdom from TV? Amazing!.......2004-11-13
This is a fun little book chock full of wise sayings gleaned from episodes of the original Star Trek. The original was not a space opera, it was a futurized series of life's lessons, very carefully crafted. Each episode had a heavy-duty message embedded within--and not very hard to spot either. This book does not necessarily include these thematic messages, but it does excerpt a number of pithy, humorous quotes from the characters. It is highly reminiscent of a poster my dentist has in his office of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I expect there is also a book with that name, but I haven't read it. These words of wisdom also remind me of Dr. Akin's famous "Laws of Spacecraft Design" which you can access on the internet. With his permission, I used several in my book "The Knowledge Management and Information Technology Encyclopedia" (published by the Government and not for sale). My favorite submits from Marinaccio's delightful book are:
Gossip is often confused with conversation. In fact it often takes the place of conversation. Take gossip away from some folks and they would turn into mimes. p.61
When everyone is responsible, ultimately no one is responsible. p.52
Idiot-proofing is also genius-proofing. p.94
Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about people. p.61
Attitude is the top priority; after attitude, talent or gifts are important. p.64
As Yogi Berra, the great Yankees catcher, once said, "You can observe a lot, just by watching." p.23
A person who understands a rule knows when to break it. p.50
Competent people know which rules to follow and which to ignore ... when people of good judgement are allowed to exercise their insights, good results usually follow. When people=s hands are tied, they are ineffective. p.94
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play. pp. 8, 53, & 54
Difficult choices expose how we truly feel. What we believe deep inside. p.39
The most important time to help someone is when they need it. p.8
For man, Utopia is endless challenge. p.17
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Television: What's On, Who's Watching, and What It Means presents a comprehensive examination of the role of television in one's life. The emphasis is on data collected over the past two decades pointing to an increasing and in some instances a surprising influence of the medium. Television is not only watched but its messages are attended to and well understood. There is no shame in spending hours in front of the set, in fact, people over-estimate the time they spend viewing. Television advertising no longer persuades--it sells by creating a burst of emotional liking for the commercial. The emphases of television news determine not only what voters think about but also the presidential candidate they expect to support on election day. Children and teenagers who watch a great deal of television perform poorly on standardized achievement tests, and among the reasons are the usurpation of time spent learning to read and the discouragement of book reading. Television violence frightens some children and excites others, but its foremost effect is to increase aggressive behavior that sometimes spills over into seriously harmful antisocial behavior.
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Using our favorite Springfield family as a case study, Watching with The Simpsons examines the textual and social role of parody in offering critical commentary on other television programs and genres.
In this book, Jonathan Gray brings together textual theory, discussions of television and the public sphere, and ideas of parody and comedy. As a study, including primary audience research, it focuses on how The Simpsons has been able to talk back to three of television's key genres - the sitcom, ads, and the news - and on how it holds the potential to short-circuit these genre's meanings, power, and effects by provoking reinterpretations and offering more media literate recontextualizations.
Through examining television and media studies theory, the text of The Simpsons, and the show's audience, Gray attempts to fully situate the show's parodic humor within the lived realities of its audiences. In doing so, he further explores the possibilities for popular entertainment television -and particularly comedy- to discuss issues of political and social importance.
Customer Reviews:
A book for the Simpsons Geek in all of us.......2005-06-22
Jonathan Gray has guest lectured several times at a class I teach on The Simpsons and Philosophy at UCB, and I whole heartedly give his work my highest endorsement. Gray's knowledge of parody is well-articulated and incisive and he has a way of conveying his ideas with savvy and wit. Unlike some of those other Simpsons books which have found their way onto bookshelves, this one strikes a balance between satisfying that Simpsons geekdom we all crave and a solid theoretical acumen. His knowledge and love of The Simpsons is top notch, and this book easily compares with the very best of the Simpsons books already published, such as those by Alberti, Pinsky, or Turner.
Book Description
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel. —Bloodhound Gang It has never been easier for Americans to observe wild and exotic animals from the comfort and safety of their couches. Several cable channels—Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel—provide around-the-clock wildlife programming while the traditional networks regularly broadcast animal documentaries, late-night appearances by zoologists and their animal charges, and sensationalistic specials about animals attacking hapless humans. Though the ubiquity of animals on television is new, the genre of the wildlife documentary is as old as cinema itself. In Watching Wildlife, Cynthia Chris traces the history of the wildlife genre from its origins in precinematic, colonial visual culture to its contemporary status as flagship programming on global television and explores evolving beliefs about, and attitudes toward, animal subjects. Nature programming and films are consistently presented as real and unmediated reflections of nature. But in Chris's analysis of specific shows (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and cable television's Crocodile Hunter) and film and television history (the colonial cinema, the launch of Animal Planet), she points out how—particularly in the genre's preoccupation with mating and the favoritism bestowed on certain species—documentary images of animals are and always have been about prevailing ideologies about human gender, sexuality, and race. Ultimately, Chris's sweeping and cogent account of the wildlife documentary incorporates this frequently overlooked genre into broader debates about media globalization, human-animal relations, and popular scientific discourse. Cynthia Chris is assistant professor of media culture at the City University of New York's College of Staten Island.
Customer Reviews:
A pick for either nature or film studies collections........2006-10-15
There's been a nearly overwhelming amount of televised wildlife programming which has captured the hearts of American viewers, resulting in an equal number of wildlife and science titles for general interest readers - but it's important to note that until WATCHING WILDLIFE, little has been written about the connection between reality-based animal wildlife programming and viewer interests. In reality the images are selected, edited, and revised according to underlying social and cultural concepts: WATCHING WILDLIFE identifies these interpretations and traces the history of wildlife genre programming. A pick for either nature or film studies collections.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Book Description
Ien Ang asks the question: what was it about Dallas that made it so entertaining and succesful, and how exactly is its entertainment constructed?
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