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The essential HBO reader / edited by Gary R. Edgerton and Jeffrey P. Jones.
Van Pelt Library PN1992.92.H66 E87 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Essential readers in contemporary media and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Home Box Office (Firm).
- Physical Description:
- ix, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2008]
- Summary:
- A comprehensive and compelling examination of one of cable television's most innovative and popular networks, The Essential HBO Reader looks at every aspect of HBO's development as a corporation, a creative voice, and a brand. The authors explore the network's diverse repertoire of programming, from drama to comedy to documentaries and sports--including such acclaimed shows as The Sopranos, Sex in the City, Angels in America, America Undercover, and Def Comedy Jam--as they detail HBO's nearly forty-year history and its profound influence on the entertainment industry.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Brief History of HBO / Gary R. Edgerton 1
- I Drama
- Overview: Producing an Aristocracy of Culture in American Television / Christopher Anderson 23
- 1 Films / Dana Heller 42
- 2 Oz / Michele Malach 52
- 3 The Sopranos / David Thorburn 61
- 4 Six Feet Under / Kim Akass, Janet McCabe 71
- 5 The Wire / Brian G. Rose 82
- 6 Deadwood / Horace Newcomb 92
- 7 Tanner '88 / Joanne Morreale 103
- 8 From the Earth to the Moon / Michael Allen 116
- 9 Band of Brothers / Thomas Schatz 125
- 10 Angels in America / Gary R. Edgerton 135
- II Comedy
- Overview: At Home on the Cutting Edge / Bambi Haggins, Amanda D. Lotz 151
- 11 Comedy Talk Shows / Jeffrey P. Jones 172
- 12 The Larry Sanders Show / George Plasketes 183
- 13 Sex and the City / Ron Simon 193
- 14 Curb Your Enthusiasm / David Lavery 204
- III Sports
- Overview: It Isn't TV, It's the "Real King of the Ring" / Toby Miller, Linda J. Kim 217
- IV Documentaries
- Overview: Form and Function / Thomas A. Mascaro 239
- 15 America Undercover / Susan Murray 262
- 16 Erotica / Jeffrey P. Jones 274
- 17 Theatricals / Carolyn Anderson 288
- V Reflections
- 18 What Has HBO Ever Done for Women? / Janet McCabe, Kim Akass 303
- 19 HBO's Ongoing Legacy / Gary R. Edgerton, Jeffrey P. Jones 315.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780813124520
- 0813124522
- OCLC:
- 154692328
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