Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (Full Frame)
You know him as an hilarious television star from "Roc," "In Living Color," and "The Jamie Foxx Show." You know him as a tremendous movie star from "Booty Call," "The Players Club," "Bait," "Any Given Sunday" and "Ali." And when you watch his sold-out performance at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California, you'll know him as one of the world's funniest comedians. Originally produced for HBO Television, this comedy special leaves no doubt that Jamie Foxx is at the top of his game!
Hilarious Outtakes, Extra Uncensored Material, Jamie's hilarious rendition of "The Brady Bunch Theme" (25 min.
Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture
Though conventional wisdom claims that television is a co-conspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, Doherty argues that during the Cold War, through television, America actually became a more tolerant place. He examines television programming and contemporary commentary of the late 1940s to the mid-1950s -everything from "See It Now" to "I Love Lucy," from Red Channels to the writings of Walter Winchell and Hedda Hopper. By rerunning the programs, freezing the frames, and reading between the lines, Doherty paints a picture of Cold War America that belies many black and white cliches.
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Comeback: The Complete First Season, The (Full Frame)
Ten years ago she was TV's "It" girl. Now It's a different story. For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the television spotlight. Lisa Kudrow stars as Valerie Cherish, a former B-list sitcom star so desperate to revive her career that she agrees to star in a reality television show called "The Comeback.
Comeback: The Complete First Season, The (Full Frame)
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Memories of My Father Watching TV by Curtis White, ISBN 1564781895
Memories of My Father Watching TV has as its protagonists television shows, around which the personalities of family members are shaped. The shows have a life of their own and become the arena of shared experience. And in Curtis White's hands, they become a son's projections of what he wants for himself and his father through characters in "Combat", "Highway Patrol", "Bonanza", and other television shows (and one movie) from the 1950s and '60s. Comic in many ways, Memories is finally a sad lament of a father-son relationship that is painful and tortured, displayed against a background of what they most shared, the watching of television, the universal American experience.
Memories of My Father Watching TV by Curtis White, ISBN 1564781895
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Entertaining Politics: New Political Television and Civic Culture
Contrary to arguments that television is detrimental to democracy, Entertaining Politics explores the role of new political television in shaping a changing civic culture. Jeffrey P. Jones shows how viewers understand and make use of the increasingly blurred lines between 'serious' and 'entertainment' programming and argues that alarmist critics who predict the end of politics in the age of television have misconstrued the role of the medium and the commitment of audiences to both TV and public life.
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The Sofa Surfing Handbook: A Guide for Modern Nomads by Juliette Torrez, ISBN 0916397513
From enjoying a safe Mardi Gras to having a swell time at Disneyland, "The Sofa Surfing Handbook" contains all the tips and advice readers need to know to cruise around the country in the cheapest ways possible. Driveaway cars, riding the 'Hound, and getting student discounts at any age are all covered. Illustrations.
The Sofa Surfing Handbook: A Guide for Modern Nomads by Juliette Torrez, ISBN 0916397513
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World Television: From Global to Local
This new assessment of the interdependence of television across cultures and nations brings together the most current research and theories on the subject. By examining recent devlopments int eh world system of television as well as some of the thories of culture, industry, genre, and audience, the author brings new insights to the topic. The author argues that television is being simultaneouly globalized, regionalized, nationalized, and even locatlized the therefore looks at all these levels of operation. Drawing on both quantative and cultural studies perspectives, the author provides a new model which attempts to move beyond the current controversies about dependency and globalization.
World Television: From Global to Local
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Friends: The Complete First Six Seasons
Includes the complete first six seasons. Season 1: Fans asked. We listened. And now the Complete First Season of the smash hit #1 series arrives on VHS and DVD for the first time ever. Season 2: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Season 3: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David Arquette, Isabella Rossellini & Jon Favreau. Season 4: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Sarah Ferguson, Tom Conti, Teru Garr, Giovanni Ribisi, Jennifer Saunders, Michael Vartan and Charlton Heston. Season 5: Starting in London, finishing in Las Vegas and bookended with weddings in both places, bet on this deluxe 4-Disc...
Friends: The Complete First Six Seasons
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Primetime Politics: The Truth about Conservative Lies, Corporate Control, and Television Culture
In this insightful new book, media critic Philip Green explores the true nature of television and the effect this TV addiction has on American democracy. He argues that mainstream shows are little more than extended commercials, dominated by advertising interests and designed to be as habit-forming as possible. Programming is controlled by conglomerates afraid of losing market share or upsetting advertisers, leading to television news, dramas, and sitcoms that uphold conservative values at the expense of controversial opinions. The result is a system that stifles debate, isolates viewers, and favors right-wing agendas. To make the system serve a true democracy, Green proposes ending the private monopoly of public airspace and making the television market a true free market.
Primetime Politics: The Truth about Conservative Lies, Corporate Control, and Television Culture
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