The Platinum Age of Television: An Evolutionary History of Quality TV
Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains historically, in depth, and with interviews with the celebrated creators themselves how the art of must-see/binge-watch television evolved. Darwin...
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Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains historically, in depth, and with interviews with the celebrated creators themselves how the art of must-see/binge-watch television evolved. Darwin had his theory of evolution, and David Bianculli has his. Bianculli's theory
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780385540278 (0385540272)
Publisher: Doubleday
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
For forty years, David Bianculli has been a noted TV critic, perhaps best known for his audio commentaries and interviews on PBS’s radio show, Fresh Air. As he demonstrates on every page of The Platinum Age of Television, Bianculli’s personal wealth of TV knowledge is very deep indeed, going back to...