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The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-05 Summary: SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN COOKING ... I gave this as a Xmas gift to my son-in-law since he loves to cook..After I got the book, I almost kept it for myself..If you are interested in watching cooking shows on TV and have ever watched the America's Test Kitchen Show, then this is the book for you. It not only gives you recipes, but it talks about the best ways for cooking and baking and also gives reviews on products used in the kitchen..The book was a hit!! I'm thinking of ordering one for myself.. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-26 Summary: Can't go wrong with this cookbook ... From a lot of cookbooks I buy I try 2-5 recipes max. Not this one. You can see that the recipes in this cookbook had their "reality check": they're not incredibly hard and they're very tasty. The only thing I'm missing, is a reference to season and episode per recipe. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-18 Summary: The Best Cookbook ever ... This is the best cookbook I have ever used. I am a fairly experienced cook and love the "whys" of this book. It explains every recipe very clearly. The TV show is great, but it's a pain to get their recieps off the net. This is such a good book, everything I have made so far (5 different items)has not just been good, but great. Give it a try. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Review | Product Description Since its debut in 1999, America's Test Kitchen has been public television's most-watched cooking show. This new comprehensive cookbook captures ten seasons of the show in a lively collection featuring more than 500 foolproof recipes and dozens of tips and techniques. You'll learn the secret to rich-tasting Weeknight Bolognese and Cheesey Garlic Bread in Bringing Home Italian Favorites. Prepare a platter of the best-tasting nachos you've ever had in Tex-Mex tonight. And discover...more

The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780385340502; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] 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
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-10 Summary: Fantastic! ... This is one of the most thorough and entertaining books I've read on the subject of TV writing. Sandler deftly utilizes her experience in the industry to provide examples that are relatable and understandable. Her writing is concise allowing the reader to breeze through the book. She also includes various writing exercises which I found to be particularly helpful to the writing process and offered new, creative ways to not only write stories, but to get ideas as well. This is a fantastic book and one I would highly ...more
[3] 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
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

The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780375845611; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-20 Summary: A vivid guide perfect for young picturebook enthusiasts ... A teenage plowing a potato field in 1920 had an idea of a way to 'make pictures fly through the air' - and eight years later he made his idea a reality and invented television. THE BOY WHO INVENTED TV: THE STORY OF PHILO FARNSWORTH offers large print and color drawings to explore the little-known story of Philo Farnsworth's childhood obsession with machines and electricity in a vivid guide perfect for young picturebook enthusiasts. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-15 Summary: This is the story of one of the greatest inventors of the twentieth century! Have you ever heard of Philo Farnsworth? ... Philo Farnsworth was an inquisitive boy who had been interested in "anything mechanical" since he was a very small boy. Trains, telephones and phonographs were wondrous and magical inventions that excited and stirred his imagination. It was a passion that his father shared with him. He told his son about Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and their inventions. When his father was temporarily away on a work assignment, Philo, at the tender age of eight, was left in charge of the family. Perhaps as a result, he grew ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | An inspiring true story of a boy genius. Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines...more

Write to TV: Out of Your Head and onto the Screen
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-08 Summary: Writing a pilot for TV ... I bought this for a friend that's writing a pilot for an upcoming tv show. It's got some pretty good pointers, also check out the Screen Writer's Bible... ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-08-08 Summary: Good all-round book... ... Don't look to this book for script-writing advice. It mostly relies on the business side of show-business, describing the inner workings of the TV industry and the steps that you can take in order to get your foot through the door (this is actually the title of one of the chapters) and what you need to do when you have two or more spec scripts in your writer's portfolio. There is some advice as to what topics and story lines to avoid when writing a spec, but aside from that, there is little in the book about screenwriting. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-17 Summary: Simply the best book on writing for television! ... If you want to write for television and get only one book, let this be the book! I feel that it is the best nuts and bolts book out there to help you on the right path. It is the place to start. Read this before writing anything and you will save yourself tremendous amounts of time and aggravation. Tips on writing for sitcoms, drama, miniseries, movies of the week, plus others are all included. Besides the author's own words, experiences and ideas, the book is peppered with pearls of wisdom from the industry greats. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of television formats, including comedy, animation, drama, movies of the week, pilots, reality television, TV news magazine, and children's programming. Using the tools the author provides: checklists, sample outlines and treatments for each format, sample script pages, war stories from writers and executives, and a sample query letter to introduce finished script pages to agents, you'll avoid common pitfalls and come across...more

Obsessed with TV
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-21 Summary: Great Trivia for those who are really Obsessed with TV! ... I actually bought this book at Barnes and Nobles..... I really enjoyed this book! This book is definitely for those who are truly obsessed with TV! I thought that I was really good at trivia, but when I tried the questions in this book, I was not as "TV obsessed" as I thought! The book covers a wide range of "channels" or topics from the heyday of TV, comedy, drama, talk shows and even reality shows. There are 2,500 multiple-choice questions in all and has an electronic computer that can generate random questions or ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-30 Summary: Love this book!!! ... I saw the book at my sisters how tried it out and LOVED it!!! I like to think I know a lot about TV but this book is proving how much I don't know about TV shows. If you love TV shows this is the book for you. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-20 Summary: Best TV Trivia Book ... How many TV trivia books have this many questions, a nice design, and even a way to keep track of what you get right or wrong? I really enjoyed this book. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Tune in for more Obsessed with fun! This fifth volume in the ever-popular series presents factoids and puzzlers on everyone's favorite programs. More than just a trivia book, this is also a challenging interactive game. The unique design includes an electronic module built right into the book that allows readers to track their scores when playing alone or against a friend. Couch potatoes and channel surfers will be challenged and delighted by this addictive book....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

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: 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
[3] 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
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