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The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts
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Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-03-10 Summary: Wonderful book by an amazing writer! ... I can highly recommend Ellen Sandler's book. It is so good you wish you could keep it to yourself while absorbing all the clever and inspiring tips Ellen provides. A must if you want to learn anything at all about writing for television! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-25 Summary: Amazing book ... I was very fortunate to be able to take a class that Ellen taught on story structure and she used all of the elements in her book. It was an amazing class and I learned something very important and that was to write for at least 2 minutes every day! If you love her book, try to sign up for one of her classes. She is a human dynamo! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-14 Summary: Buy it. ... I have purchased quite a few books on writing for screen, large and small. This is the one that finally got me writing. Get this book and you'll see too. Thank you Ellen for your ideas, examples and for restoring my motivation! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Why is TV writing different from any other kind of writing? How will writing a spec script open doors? What do I have to do to get a job writing for TV? Writing for television is a business. And, like any business, there are proven strategies for success. In this unique hands-on guide, television writer and producer Ellen Sandler shares the trade secrets she learned while writing for hit shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Coach . She offers concrete advice on everything from finding...more

Apple TV Pocket Guide, The (2nd Edition)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-04-05 Summary: Apple TV Book ... Well worth $10 to help make a decision about spending $300 plus on an Apple TV. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-28 Summary: I like the trouble shooting and sync vs stream info ... This book was a worthwhile purchase. I downloaded it onto my kindle, love that instant gratification. I was having trouble with my Apple TV and the book was able to shed some light on it for me. The book has a lot of description about how to hook it up, then the simple stuff like setting up a screen saver, and using the iTunes store. One of the things I was struggling with was syncing and streaming which he helped clarify. Syncing is when you copy information such as music, movies and photos from your computer to the ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-09-26 Summary: Good source of information ... This book is about the size of a paperback novel (160 pages). The inside pages are in black and white and contain many photos and screenshots to illustrate points. If you have thought about purchasing an Apple TV, then this book would certainly be a handy thing to have on hand. It takes you from explaining what the Apple TV is and what it isn't, to getting it set up and connected and then how to use it. There is a good Index if you need to hunt for a particular word or phrase. I do not have an Apple TV and don't plan ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Here is your essential companion to the Apple TV set-top box. The Apple TV Pocket Guide steers you through how to Connect your Apple TV to your television and home network. Rent and buy movies--including HD movies--using Apple TV. Stream content from a friend's computer to your TV. View high-definition content on your HDTV using the Apple TV. Watch movies and TV shows, view photos, and listen to songs and podcasts. Create high-quality movies from DVDs you own to play on the Apple TV. Convert...more

Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The Apprentice . Project Runway . The Bachelor . My Life on the D-list . Extreme Makeover . American Idol . It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace. Beginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like Candid Camera and wending its way through An American Family...more

Programming for TV, Radio & The Internet, Second Edition: Strategy, Development & Evaluation
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Where do program ideas come from? How are concepts developed into saleable productions? Who do you talk to about getting a show produced? How do you schedule shows on the lineup? What do you do if a series is in trouble? The answers to these questions, and many more, can be found in this comprehensive, in-depth look at the roles and responsibilities of the electronic media programmer. Topics include: Network relationships with affiliates, the expanded market of syndication, sources of...more

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV (First Time Books(R))
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780394865706; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-05-25 Summary: Too Much TV ... The Berenstain Bear's have television issues, like lots of kids. They love too watch it, and their poppa,daddy,enjoys it too! The family members sometimes, watch it too much, so Momma bear devises a plan......But, will it work? This may get kids thinking of wats to avoid too much TV. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-09-12 Summary: My kids loved these books ... My kids have enjoyed every one of the Berenstain books and I like them too because they all teach a lesson in a non-preachy way. Unfortunately. the other lesson they all teach is that Papa is at best just another child, and at worst a buffoon. Sort of like the foolish fathers on the sitcoms. ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-06-01 Summary: Problems with TV? ... When the bears have a problem with too much tv, mamma bear goes into action. The bears learn that too much tv is not a good thing. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is allowed again--and they don't even miss it....more

TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-30 Summary: Fun! ... While you can't exactly submit these plans to obtain a building permit, this book is great fun for those of us who enjoying looking at the sets as much as we enjoy watching the actors on our favorite shows. Many of the floor plans answer the burning question: to where does that hallway/staircase/doorway lead? The author's sincere enthusiasm makes the descriptive text fun to read. I've had this book for years and still flip through it when I catch a rerun on TV Land - I never get tired of looking around the Brady's ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-06-14 Summary: blueprints of your favorite homes ... Reall a fun romp into the old past favorites. I really loved seeing the plans for the Addams family and Mr. Ed. If you always wondered, now you'll know whats behind that door! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-05-13 Summary: Great! ... This book is as close as you'll get to actually entering the beloved houses of the programs we all loved as kids. Neat-o!!! ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | Author and artist Mark Bennett compiles his entertaining collection of blueprints extrapolated from the storylines and sets of the 1950s to 1980s television sitcom homes millions of Americans grew up with. An extraordinary work of imagination, these blueprints of TV homes that are as familiar to us as our neighbor's den and backyard give us a fascinating "real life" view that the camera angles never offered. From Ward and June Cleaver's house to Rob and Laura Petrie's apartment to Mary...more
[2] ... Review | This book of architectural blueprints is a loving, if obsessive, tribute to the minutiae of televised domestic life. Author Mark Bennett's excrutiatingly detailed plans span 25 years of television history, from Tiger's doghouse on The Brady Bunch to The Addams Family 's entire manor, including Lurch's harpsichord, Gomez's train set, and Uncle Fester's laboratory. Also included are Laverne and Shirley 's bachelorette pad, The Jetson 's space unit, and Archie and Edith Bunker's Queens row house. Incredibly,...more