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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45750973
EAN: 9780465078103
ISBN: 0465078109
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: June 25, 2007
Publisher: Basic Books
Studio: Basic Books
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The acclaimed critic with "the eyes and ears to bring the phenomena of culture to life as few other critics can" surveys the landscape of American television.
Television has taken firm hold of American life ever since the first flickering images replaced the disembodied voices innocently crackling from the radio. Ever present and evolving, television thrives at the crossroads of commerce, art, and entertainment. In Not Remotely Controlled cultural critic Lee Siegel collects his reportage and musings on this most hybrid medium.
Whether chronicling the history of the "cop" drama, revealing the inherent irony in Donald Trump's character on "The Apprentice," or shedding light on those unheralded gems that Neilsen ratings swept away prematurely, Siegel gives each episode, series, or documentary the attention and respect usually reserved for high-art and dusty literature. Going far beyond mere pans and praise, Siegel has given long-overdue attention to America's most pervasive art form: television.
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This book is a compilation of dated columns about the television business from a New York writer who sees the medium through his New York elitism. His writing style is "clever" and his comments almost always condescending. Namely, he is more in love with hearing his own critical voice than in love with the medium.
The book has a few essays in each category, including sitcoms, race, religion, war, game shows, news and reality TV. None of them stand out and most of them leave the reader ... Read More
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