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The Essential HBO Reader (Essential Reader Contemporary Media and Culture)
Gary R. Edgerton
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Description for The Essential HBO Reader (Essential Reader Contemporary Media and Culture)
Paperback. HBO has grown from a domestic movie channel to an international cable-and-satellite network with a distinctive brand of original programming and landmark shows such as ""The Sopranos"" and ""Sex and the City"". This book explains how HBO's programming transformed cable television. Editor(s): Edgerton, Gary R.; Jones, Jeffrey P. Series: Essential Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Series
Essential Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813192482
SKU
V9780813192482
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About Gary R. Edgerton
Gary R. Edgerton, professor and chair of the communication and theatre arts department at Old Dominion University has published eight books, including Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader, numerous book chapters and journal articles, and is coeditor of the Journal of Popular Film and Television. Jeffrey P. Jones, author of Entertaining Politics: New Political Television and Civic ... Read more
Reviews for The Essential HBO Reader (Essential Reader Contemporary Media and Culture)
At the turn of the century, HBO emerged as the preeminent venue for television art. The Essential HBO Reader describes the complexities and ambiguities of the channel, its history, its unique business model, and its individual programs. Robert J. Thompson Author of Television's Second Golden Age: From Hill Street Blues to ER