Big Pictures on the Small Screen
Subtitle: Made-for-TV Movies and Anthology Dramas (The Praeger Television Collection)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: October 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780275992835
Subjects: Television; Popular Culture; Television Broadcasting; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Performing Arts/Dance; USA; Film & Video - General; Popular Culture - General; Television - General; Performing Arts / Television / General; Made-for-TV movies; Television broadcasting of films; United States
Description: "Big Pictures on the Small Screen covers all of the important landmarks of anthology dramas, miniseries, and television movies, from Kraft Television Theater to Angels in America to Roots, offering personal insights from the talents involved. In doing so, it provides a parallel history of the relevant events in television and American culture that have helped to ensure the popularity and viability of these genres over time."--BOOK JACKET.