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  • Story

    Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

    by Robert McKee ...

    10,06 €

  • Stephen Colbert

    A Biography

    by Catherine M. Andronik ...
    Series series Greenwood Biographies
    This book explores how comedian Stephen Colbert's satiric views of American life have captured the imagination of viewers around the world—and sharpened these individuals' own critical interpretations and opinions on current events.Stephen Colbert may be "just a comedian"—one not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him—but there is no arguing ... Read more

    32,96 €

  • Twin Peaks FAQ

    All That's Left to Know About a Place Both Wonderful and Strange

    by David Bushman ...
    Series series FAQ
    Twin Peaks, the infamously strange, seductive, and confounding murder mystery that made network television safe for surrealism, is returning to the small screen after 25 years. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, the series enjoys a hallowed standing in popular culture and remains a touchstone in the evolution of TV as an artistic medium. For its many intensely devoted fans, Twin Peaks ... Read more

    14,94 €

  • Jaws In Space

    Powerful Pitching for Film and TV Screenwriters

    by Charles Harris ...
    Two screenwriters once walked into a Hollywood producer's office and said three words 'Jaws in space.' Those three words won them the contract for the blockbuster movie Alien.The ability to pitch well is essential for all writers, directors and producers in cinema and TV. Strong pitching skills will accelerate your career - not only helping you sell your projects, but also developing them in the ... Read more

    12,82 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Simpsons

    A Cultural History

    by Moritz Fink ...
    Series series The Cultural History of Television
    From its crudely drawn vignettes on The Tracey Ullman Show to its nearly 700 episodes, The Simpsons has evolved from an alternative programming experiment to a worldwide cultural phenomenon. At 30 seasons and counting, The Simpsons boasts the distinction as the longest-running fictional primetime series in the history of American television. Broadcast around the globe, the show’s viewers relate to ... Read more

    16,53 €

  • Andersons’ Supersonic Centuries:

    The Retrofuture Worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson

    by Fred McNamara ...
    From The Adventures of Twizzle (1957) to Thunderbirds Are Go (2015), the many worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson have given great pleasure to television audiences the world over. Even though they are no longer with us, their shows and ideas live on in new versions of classic favourites and development of other ideas and concepts.In Andersons’ Supersonic Centuries, critic and essayist Fred ... Read more

    7,32 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • NITPICKER'S GUIDE FOR DEEP SPACE (NEXT)

    by Phil Farrand ...
    Series series Nitpicker's Guides
    Every episode of the first four seasons of equipment oddities, weird science, strange but true observations, and nutty technical difficulties for discriminating fans of Deep Space Nine.Commanders Log, DS9: Star Date 46379.1: Bajor below. The cosmos above. Bloopers Everywhere!How long is the wormhole?In "Emissary," it is 70,000 light years. Four episodes later Sisko says it is 90,000. Better check ... Read more

    7,94 €

  • Mayberry Memories

    The Andy Griffith Show Photo Album

    by Ken Beck, Jim Clark ...
    Organized chronologically, the book has chapters devoted to each of the show's eight seasons, along with production milestones and character biographies, as well as occasional lists, recipes, and snippets of dialogue.Originally published to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show, this book features nearly 300 beautifully reproduced photographs in both color and black and white, ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Israeli Television

    Global Contexts, Local Visions

    Edited by Miri Talmon, Yael Levy ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Middle East Film and Media
    The essays in this anthology study Israeli television, its different forms of representation, audiences and production processes, past and present, examining Israeli television in both its local, cultural dynamics, and global interfaces.The book looks at Israeli television as a creator, negotiator, guardian and warden of collective Israeli memory, examining instances of Israeli original television ... Read more

    53,73 €

  • The 50 Best Original Television Theme Songs of the 70s

    by Ed Manolio ...
    The follow up to my previous release - The 50 Best Original Television Theme Songs - The Sixties. Here I reveal the same format in a 70s version, when unforgettable, rememberable music was created for some of the great classic TV shows. Some of these tunes flourished on the Billboard charts as top hit singles. Characters such as Fred Sanford, Archie Bunker, Mary Richards, JJ Evans and Arthur ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • Outlander: Blood of My Blood Charakteranalyse

    Ellen MacKenzies wahre Geschichte, Brian Frasers verborgene Vergangenheit und wie die neue Besetzung mit den Original-Stars mithalten kann

    by Claire MacLeod ...
    Was wäre, wenn alles, was Sie über Jamie und Claire Frasers Ursprünge zu wissen glaubten, nur der Anfang war?Endlich kommen die unerzählten Geschichten hinter Outlanders beliebtesten Charakteren ans Licht. Diese umfassende Analyse führt Sie tief in die Welt von "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" und enthüllt die verborgenen Verbindungen, Familiengeheimnisse und die brillante Besetzung, die Jamies und ... Read more

    6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Schoolhouse Rock!: The Updated Official Guide

    by George Newall, Tom Yohe ...
    A revised and updated edition of the bestselling adult book, Schoolhouse Rock! The Official Guide, timed to the 50th anniversary of the premiere. "Conjunction Junction, what's your function?" If you don't recognize those five little words, then you weren't camped out in front of the television set every Saturday morning from 1973 to 1985. Those catchy, jazzy tunes from Schoolhouse Rock! taught ... Read more

    11,23 €

  • Lady Sybil and Mr Tom Branson (Downton Abbey Shorts, Book 4)

    by Jessica Fellowes, Sturgis ...
    Series Book 4 - Downton Abbey Shorts
    This richly illustrated short, extracted from the official book The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, focuses on the characters individually, examining their motivations, their actions and the inspirations behind them. Forwarded by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.On the face of it, the young newlyweds Sybil and Tom hope to live an unobtrusive, quiet existence in Dublin as ‘Mr and Mrs Branson’, ... Read more

    1,88 €

  • The Dunder Mifflin Employee Handbook

    The Official(ly Unofficial) Guide to Surviving Paper Sales in Scranton

    by NO-BRAINER BOOKS ...
    Series Book 2 - The Dunder Mifflin Office Survival Series
    Welcome to your first—and possibly last—day at Dunder Mifflin.Whether you’re a bright-eyed new hire, a seasoned sales warrior, or just here for the free pretzels, The Dunder Mifflin Employee Handbook is your indispensable guide to navigating the wildly unpredictable world of paper sales in Scranton.Inside, you’ll find everything they forgot to tell you during onboarding, including how to survive ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cable Cutting

    A No-Nonsense Guide to Cutting out Cable TV from Your Life and Getting Your Favorite Shows for Less…or Nothing At All!

    by Thomas Belle ...
    If you are like most people, you’ve opened your cable bill more than once and questioned why you are paying so much for channels you don’t even watch? But what can you do? Well actually a whole lot! The days of paying for cable because we had no options are behind us. You can cut cable, and still have access to all of your favorite shows and networks…and you can save money doing so! If you don’t ... Read more

    2,72 €

  • From Radio to Television

    Programs That Made the Transition, 1929-2021

    by Vincent Terrace ...
    The early years of television relied in part on successful narratives of another medium, as studios adapted radio programs like Boston Blackie and Defense Attorney to the small screen. Many shows were adapted more than once, like the radio program Blondie, which inspired six television adaptations and 28 theatrical films. These are but a few of the 1,164 programs covered in this volume. Each ... Read more

    44,83 €

  • Best TV Reviews

    The Nation's Most Influential Sourcebook On Flat TV, LCD TV, Samsung TV, TV Ratings And Reviews, Television Reviews and Much More

    by Corey S. Herrera ...
    The Best TV Reviews guide gives you an insider's grasp of flat tv, lcd tv, samsung tv, tv ratings and reviews, television reviews. ... Read more

    3,63 €

  • A Quick Guide to Television Writing

    by Ray Morton ...
    Series series Quick Guide
    A Quick Guide to Television Writing is the ultimate reference manual to the art, craft, and business of writing for the small screen. In a series of brief but comprehensive segments, the book covers the entire process of creating a professional television script from conceiving the initial idea to polishing the final draft. Covered topics include: the three main types of teleplays; an overview of ... Read more

    Was 11,44 € Now 9,95 €

  • Doctor Who: Whographica

    An Infographic Guide to Space and Time

    by Simon Guerrier, Steve O'Brien, Ben Morris ...
    Explore the rich history of Doctor Who like never before, through colorful and creative visualizations and infographics in this captivating, intriguing, beautiful, and strange compendium.The Doctor’s family tree, the strangest weapons in the whole universe, the frequency of the letter "A" in the names of companions—these curiosities, and many others, are explored in detail, complete with visually ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Volevo essere uno Jedi

    Raccolta quasi seruia di curiosità sulla saga di Star Wars

    by Matsuteia ...
    Series series Aneddoti e curuiosità
    Anche se della saga di Star Wars si conosce tutto, o almeno così si è convinti, Matsuteia ci regala pagine agili, divertenti, curiose, sorprendenti!Non l'ennesima enciclopedia, non un saggio che ne svisceri tutte le fondamenta, non un elenco didascalico di personaggi, situazioni, storie, intrecci. Tra queste pagine si possono trovare informazioni apparentemente slegate fra loro, aneddoti e ... Read more

    1,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prophets of Doom

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doomwatch

    by Michael Seely, Phil Ware ...
    On Monday, 9 February 1970, a new television series made its debut on BBC1. Taking modern life and technology as a springboard, "Doomwatch" presented a weekly dose of thrills as a small group investigated and made safe threats from everything from a plastic eating virus to killer rats and bombs! Indeed the very name of the series has become synonymous with imagined or real threats to human life ... Read more

    6,09 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Assigned!

    The Revised Edition of the Unofficial and Unauthorised guide to Sapphire & Steel

    by Richard Callaghan ...
    In this authorative guide to the classic 1970s TV show "Sapphire & Steel", author Richard Callaghan delves into the six televised 'Assignments' and finds out what made them tick.He explores the continuity and background of the show, and gives all the facts and figures as well as a critical commentary. The show's spin-off books and audio adventures are also discussed. ... Read more

    4,87 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Something In the Darkness

    The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Torchwood Series Two

    by Stephen James Walker ...
    Series Book 2 - Torchwood
    Torchwood. Protecting the Earth against alien threats in the 21st Century – the time when everything changes.A Doctor Who spin-off created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Burn Gorman as Owen Harper, Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato andGareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Torchwood is a high-octane sci-fi thriller, full of adventure, ... Read more

    4,92 €

  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection Volume 2

    by Various ...
    THE MOST POWERFUL STORIES IN THE UNIVERSE! The toy juggernaut Masters of the Universe and its subsequent action figure lines featured memorable pack-in minicomics that aided in playtime for children across the world. This two volume digital collection features sixty-eight US releases, including all minicomics from the eighties Masters of the Universe line, the eighties Princess of Power line, and ... Read more

    8,26 €