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Pioneers of television. Season 2 / PBS ; produced by Boettcher/Trinklein Television Inc.
Annenberg Circulation Desk DVD PN1992.75 .P56 2011
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television programs--United States--History.
- Television programs.
- Television crime shows.
- Western television programs.
- Science fiction television programs.
- Television--Production and direction.
- United States.
- History.
- Television--Production and direction--United States.
- Television.
- Television actors and actresses--United States.
- Television actors and actresses.
- Television producers and directors--United States.
- Television producers and directors.
- Science fiction television programs--United States.
- Western television programs--United States.
- Television crime shows--United States.
- Children's television programs--United States.
- Children's television programs.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Biographical television programs.
- Television programs.
- Television series.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Other Title:
- Title on container: Pioneers of television. Science fiction--crime dramas--local kids' TV--westerns
- Science fiction--crime dramas--local kids' TV--westerns
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Each episode melds interviews with archival clips to offer a fresh take on televisions founding celebrities. Season two profiles science fiction, crime dramas, kids' shows, and westerns. The Science fiction episode features clips from The twilight zone, Lost in space, Star trek, The lieutenant and Time tunnel. The Western episode features clips from Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The rifleman, The big valley, Daniel Boone, The wild wild west, Maverick, Support your local sheriff, Lady of burlesque, and High chaparral. The Crime dramas episode features clips from Columbo, Dragnet, Freedom highway, Hawaii five-o, I spy, Mannix, Mission impossible, Police woman, Rockford files, Sunset range, Unsolved and Untouchables. The Local kids' TV episode features clips from Wallace and Ladmo show, Bozo's circus, Garfield Goose and friends, Fat Albert and the Cosby kids, Muppet commercials, Sam and friends, Time for Beany, Chuck McCann show, Children's corner, Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, Whizzo the clown, Axel and his dog, Terry tell time, Porky Pig, Romper room and Sesame Street.
- Contents:
- Science fiction / director/producer, Steven J. Boettcher ; writer/producer, Michael J. Trinklein (c2011)
- Westerns / director/producer, Steven J. Boettcher ; writer/producer, Michael J. Trinklein (c2011)
- Crime dramas / director/producer, Steven J. Boettcher ; writer/producer, Michael J. Trinklein (c2011)
- Local kids' TV / director/producer, Steven J. Boettcher ; writer/producer, Michael J. Trinklein (c2011).
- Participant:
- Narrator, Kelsey Grammer ; interviews, (Science fiction) Angela Cartwright, Veronica Cartwright, Peter Graves, Marta Kristen, Martin Landau, Lee Meriwether, Bill Mumy, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Adam West, (Westerns) Ed Ames, James Arness, Ernest Borgnine, Stephen J. Cannell, Veronica Cartwright, Mike Connors, Robert Conrad, Johnny Crawford, Pat Crowley, Robert Culp, Henry Darrow, Angie Dickinson, Linda Evans, James Garner, Peter Graves, Rosey Grier, Darby Hinton, Martin Landau, Chuck McCann, Tess Parker, Stefanie Powers, Mitch Vogel, Dennis Weaver, Adam West, (Crime dramas) Barbara Bain, Bruce Bilson, Stephen J. Cannell, Veronica Cartwright, Mike Connors, Robert Conrad, Bill Cosby, Pat Crowley, Robert Culp, Angie Dickinson, Stan Freberg, James Garner, Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Gavin MacLeod, Rita Moreno, Leonard Nimoy, Stefanie Powers, (Local kids' TV) Ernest Borgnine, Joan Ganz Cooney, Bill Cosby, Cathy Dresbach, Stan Freberg, Susan Harmon, Sharon Kelley, Mary Ann King, Marlene Manderfield, Chuck McCann, Pat McMahon, Bill Mumy, Fred Rogers, Willard Scott, Socorro Serrano, Steven Spielberg, Bill Thompson, Adam West.
- Credits:
- Editor, Stephanie Theisen ; cinematographer, Steven J. Boettcher ; music/theme songs, Tim Donderevo.
- Contains:
- Science fiction
- Westerns
- Crime dramas
- Local kids' TV
- ISBN:
- 9781608834037
- 1608834034
- OCLC:
- 691323360
- Publisher Number:
- 841887014069
- PITV602 PBS Distribution
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