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9780813124520: The Essential HBO Reader

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gary R. Edgerton, professor and chair of the Communication and Theatre Arts Department at Old Dominion University, has published eight books, including The Columbia History of American Television and Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. He is also coeditor of the Journal of Popular Film and Television. Jeffrey P. Jones, assistant professor of communication and theatre arts at Old Dominion University, is the author of Entertaining Politics: New Political Television and Civic Culture.

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