商品簡介
In 2008, the broadcast networks, cable channels and syndication produced nearly 1,100 new and continuing entertainment programs--the most original productions in one year since the medium first took hold in 1948. This reference book covers all the first run entertainment programs broadcast over the airwaves and on cable from January 1 through December 31, 2008, including series, specials, miniseries, made-for-television movies, pilot films, Internet series and specialized series (those broadcast on gay and lesbian channels). Alphabetically arranged entries provide storylines, performer/character casts, production credits, day/month/year broadcast dates, type, network(s), and review excerpts.
作者簡介
New Yorker Vincent Terrace has worked as a research contributor for ABC television and has written more than 30 books, including Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (2008), Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings (2007), Television Characters (2006), The Television Crime Fighters Factbook (2004), Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972 (2003), Crime Fighting Heroes of Television (2002), Sitcom Fact Finder, 1948-1984 (2001), and Television Sitcom Factbook, 1985-2000 (2000), all from McFarland.
