Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER : Hill Street blues, Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Cagney & Lacey, Twin Peaks, Moonlighting, Northern exposure, L.A. law, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue & Chicago hope, and other quality dramas /

Thompson, Robert J., 1959-

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER : Hill Street blues, Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Cagney & Lacey, Twin Peaks, Moonlighting, Northern exposure, L.A. law, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue & Chicago hope, and other quality dramas / Robert J. Thompson. - 1st Syracuse University Press ed. - Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1997. - 220 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. - The television series. .

Originally published: New York : Continuum, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209) and indexes.

This is an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium.

0815605048 (alk. paper)

97017284


Television programs--History.--United States
Teledifusión--Objetos coleccionables--Estados Unidos.
Programas de televisión--Objetos coleccionables--Estados Unidos.
Cine--Objetos coleccionables--Estados Unidos.
Materiales en inglés.

PN 1992.3 / T468t 1997

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