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Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007
Author(s): Vincent Terrace (Author)
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- Publication Date: 30 Oct. 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 1853 pages
- ISBN-10: 0786433051
- ISBN-13: 9780786433056
Book Description
Before the Internet and the rise of scholarship on popular culture, Vincent Terrace built his reputation as one of the leading researchers in TV reference. This work represents decades of research and spans television’s entire history. While documentation regarding cast and personnel is now often found online, descriptions of the shows from authoritative sources are still not widely available. Terrace fills that gap with this work, which covers over 9,100 shows (including pilots!) and constitutes the most comprehensive documentation of TV series ever published. All the traditional genres are here along with show genres not well covered elsewhere – including children’s programming, talk shows, game shows, stage plays, women’s programming, dance, and more.
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About the Author
New Yorker Vincent Terrace has worked as a research contributor for ABC television and has written more than 30 books, including Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (2007), Television Characters (2006), Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972 (2003), Crime Fighting Heroes of Television (2002), Sitcom Fact Finder, 1948-1984 (2001), and Television Sitcom Factbook, 1985-2000 (2000), all from McFarland.
