Items related to Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events...
How did Dallas pave the way for the Reagan era?
Would Oswald have been assassinated if the cameras weren't rolling?
Who really loved Lucy more--Ricky or Ethel?...and what does that say about relationships?
You may think you know television--but when NPR commentator Steven Stark is finished pushing your buttons with fighting words and brilliant insights, you'll see in a whole new way what television has done to us as a nation. From Beaver to Roseanne, Ed Sullivan to Oprah, Monday Night Football to MTV, Stark takes us on a guided tour of the tube, providing startling revelations about the power of its sixty most important shows and events in the history of television. He catches in bright focus a hilarious, strange, and compelling image of ourselves as reflected on the small screen, and he shows us, with striking logic, the awesome power of television over our future and our fate.
Discover:
The most revealing and significant leading man on TV...Bob Newhart
Bill Cosby as racial trailblazer...and failure
Why The Beverly Hillbillies was the watershed program that kicked off the ongoing values debate--and the rise of the Christian Coalition
How Wheel of Fortune helped bring down communism and end the Cold War
Would Oswald have been assassinated if the cameras weren't rolling?
Who really loved Lucy more--Ricky or Ethel?...and what does that say about relationships?
You may think you know television--but when NPR commentator Steven Stark is finished pushing your buttons with fighting words and brilliant insights, you'll see in a whole new way what television has done to us as a nation. From Beaver to Roseanne, Ed Sullivan to Oprah, Monday Night Football to MTV, Stark takes us on a guided tour of the tube, providing startling revelations about the power of its sixty most important shows and events in the history of television. He catches in bright focus a hilarious, strange, and compelling image of ourselves as reflected on the small screen, and he shows us, with striking logic, the awesome power of television over our future and our fate.
Discover:
The most revealing and significant leading man on TV...Bob Newhart
Bill Cosby as racial trailblazer...and failure
Why The Beverly Hillbillies was the watershed program that kicked off the ongoing values debate--and the rise of the Christian Coalition
How Wheel of Fortune helped bring down communism and end the Cold War
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Do you love TV? Do you want a way to silence those poor souls who chastise you for spending too many hours in front of the tube? Glued to the Set is what you've been looking for. NPR commentator, cultural critic, and unapologetic TV-watcher Steven Stark explores six decades of television to find the shows and the events that prove how important this medium has been in the shaping of modern American culture. From Milton Berle's invention of TV-comedy to "ER and the fight for health-care reform," Stark engages in serious, thoroughly researched analysis while occasionally moving his tongue towards his cheek.
From the Publisher:
He examines the subversive pleasures of The Monkees, and the ways in which sitcoms both reflect and create ideas about family. The book's serious premise is kept afloat by Stark's lively prose, and this allows his points to hit home with a force that would be lost in a more academic arena. After reading Glued to the Set, America's Funniest Home Videos will never seem the same again: "As the theme song says: 'America, America, this is you.'" --Simon Leake
"One of the best television surveys around...tough, perceptive and highly entertaining."
--The New York Times
--The New York Times
"A thoughtful and well-researched guide through a half-century of television...A fascinating tour and a good read."
--Chicago Tribune
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherDelta
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0385324111
- ISBN 13 9780385324113
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Glued to the Set : The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Published by
Random House Publishing Group
(1998)
ISBN 10: 0385324111
ISBN 13: 9780385324113
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 483521-6
Buy Used
US$ 4.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Seller Inventory # P01K-01373
Buy Used
US$ 5.39
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0385324111I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01. Seller Inventory # G0385324111I4N00
Buy Used
US$ 5.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_397631708
Buy Used
US$ 2.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 11-0385324111-G
Buy Used
US$ 8.08
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Published by
Delta June 1998
(1998)
ISBN 10: 0385324111
ISBN 13: 9780385324113
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: USED Good. Seller Inventory # 556273
Buy Used
US$ 6.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 0385324111-R
Buy Used
US$ 11.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Published by
Delta
(1998)
ISBN 10: 0385324111
ISBN 13: 9780385324113
Used
Trade Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light edge wear. Used Book. Seller Inventory # 125031
Buy Used
US$ 7.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good copy with clean pages. Seller Inventory # ware326jd156
Buy Used
US$ 23.90
Convert currency