Real people and the rise of reality television / / Michael McKenna
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| Autore: |
McKenna Michael <1969->
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| Titolo: |
Real people and the rise of reality television / / Michael McKenna
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.45/72 |
| 791.4572 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Reality television programs - United States - History - 20th century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Golden Gut Strikes Again; 2 Branding a Genre: Nonfiction, Actuality, Reality!; 3 Whackos, Freaks, Eccentrics . . . God Bless America; 4 Sliding down the TV Food Chain: Syndicated Reality; 5 Ebb Tide; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <span><span>The origins of, and in many ways the prototype for, modern reality programming can be traced to </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Real People</span><span>, a show which focused on average individuals, primarily Americans, and applauded their individuality. This book provides an examination of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Real People</span><span>, why it succeeded, and what implications it had for future television programming. </span></span> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Real people and the rise of reality television |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-5054-2 |
| 1-4422-5053-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788281803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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