Bøker av Vincent Terrace

"In November 1939, NBC's fledgling television station (W2XBS) broadcast the first known holiday special, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Despite its small viewership (very few TV sets existed at the time), the experimental telecast was a harbinger of a now-beloved American tradition: the holiday television special. This book offers a thorough account of holiday television specials in the United States from 1939 to 2021, highlighting variety shows, comedic performances, musical spectaculars and more. From familiar favorites (1964's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) to campy one-offs (1985's He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special), the 1140 programs are covered in an easy-to-use alphabetical arrangement featuring performance casts, production credits and storylines for each. Three appendices cover "lost" holiday specials, along with Christmas and Halloween-themed episodes of popular television series"--

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 program entry contains a detailed story line, years of broadcast, performer and character casts and principal production credits where possible. Two appendices ("Almost a Transition" and "Television to Radio") and a performer's index conclude the book. This first-of-its-kind encyclopedia covers many little-known programs that have rarely been discussed in print (e.g., Real George, based on Me and Janie; Volume One, based on Quiet, Please; and Galaxy, based on X Minus One). Covered programs include The Great Gildersleeve, Howdy Doody, My Friend Irma, My Little Margie, Space Patrol and Vic and Sade.

Presents a detailed history of 878 TV miniseries broadcast from 2000 to 2020, complete with casts, networks, credits, episode count and detailed plot information. This book is an encyclopedic source of information, the first of its kind to present it all in one place.

From the waning days of the broadcast networks to the influx of basic cable TV movies, this encyclopaedia covers 1,370 films produced during the period 2000-2020. For each film entry, the reader is presented with an informative storyline, cast and character lists, technical credits, air dates, and networks.

This book is a fun and accessible guide to foreign television series that were later broadcast in or adapted for the U.S., including popular favorites such as The Office and Doctor Who. Entries include details regarding the cast, genre, episodes, US and foreign networks, broadcast dates, storylines, trivia, and even unaired pilots.

Presents a straightforward listing of trivia facts from hundreds of TV series aired between 1947 and 2019. Organised by topic, trivia facts include everything from home addresses of characters, to names of pets and jobs that characters worked.

Thousands of pilot films have appeared on TV either as stand-alone broadcasts or as part of a series. This reference work contains 2,470 alphabetically arranged programs, each with story information, performer and character cast listings, producers, air dates (where applicable), genre, and network or cable association.

Covering the years 1945-2017, this alphabetical listing provides details about 3,000 unaired television series pilots, including those that never went into production, and those that became series but with a different cast.

This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 2000s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 1990s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 1980s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

The fourth in a series focusing on the largely undocumented world of internet TV, this book covers 573 children's series created for viewers 3 to 14. The genre includes a broad range of cartoons, CGI, live-action comedies and puppetry. Alphabetical entries provide websites, dates, casts, credits, episode lists and storylines.

From Archie Bunker to John-Boy Walton, this book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 1970s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

Created around the world and available only on the web, internet "television" series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. The fourth in a series covering Internet TV, this book takes a comprehensive look at 1,121 comedy series produced exclusively for online audiences.

This book provides profiles of characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows from the 1950s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

This book profiles characters who were featured in some of the most popular television shows of the 1960s. Each entry includes personal details that were revealed during each show's run: names, addresses, maiden names, nicknames, date of births, phone numbers, relatives, and other fascinating details.

Presents a detailed history of 393 internet TV programmes from 1998 to 2013. Each entry contains a detailed storyline, descriptive episodes for each series, cast and crew lists, the official website and a comment regarding each programme. An index of actors and production credits is also included.

Since the beginning of network television, many shows have been preceded by an announcement or theme song that served various purposes. In the 1950s and '60s, it was common for announcers to declare that a program had been ';brought to you by' a sponsor who paid for the privilege of introducing a show. Other programs, such as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and The Odd Couple, provided a brief encapsulation of the show's subject matter, a practice that has continued for recent shows like Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Person of Interest, and the various editions of Law & Order. In Television Introductions: Narrated TV Program Openings since 1949, Vincent Terrace has assembled openings for more than nine hundred television shows from the past seven decades. The only documented history of narrated television program introductions, this volume is arranged by type of programming, such as comedy, drama, Western, game show, soap opera, and children's show. In addition to quoting the opening material, entries provide information about each show's network history and years of broadcast. Many entries include descriptions of the show, the names of announcers, and a list of main cast members, as well as a sponsor pitch exactly as spoken. Openings for programs with multiple introductions like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Charlie's Angels are also included. For programs that featured new guest stars every episodesuch as game shows and variety programsTerrace has selected a representative introduction. In addition to the theme song credits found in the main text, there are also appendixes of theme songs and their composers and/or singers, as well as a listing of commercial releases (on DVD, VHS, CD, and LP) of shows and their soundtracks. A comprehensive resource for researchers and pop culture aficionados alike, Television Introductions provides a fascinating look at this neglected part of TV history.

This is a complete revision of the author's 1993 Television Specials that not only updates entries contained within that edition, but adds numerous programmes not previously covered, including beauty pageants, parades, awards programmes, Broadway and opera adaptations, musicals produced especially for TV, holiday specials, the early 1936-1947 experimental specials, and honours specials.

Includes the openings and closings to radio programs of different types, from comedies to mysteries to game shows, to serials to crime dramas, and to westerns that were aired between 1931 and 1972. This work lists the programs alphabetically, providing information about the storylines, principal casts, sponsors and air dates.

An encyclopedic reference work to 1802 radio programs broadcast from the years 1924 through 1984. It includes entries casts, character relationships, plots and storylines, announcers, musicians, producers, hosts, networks, running times, production information and, when appropriate, information on the radio show's adaptation to television.

A reference on television superheroes and characters who fight crime by extraordinary means, from ""Superman"" in its various incarnations to programmes like ""The A-Team"". There are entries on 125 network and syndicated series broadcast in the USA from 1949 to 2001, plus 26 pilot films.

Over the course of 80 years television has produced countless programs, many of which fit a particular profile. Did you know, for example, some programs are devoted to ghosts, genies, angels and even mermaids? Color broadcasting was first tested in 1941? Live models were used to advertise lingerie as early as 1950? Or that nudity (although accidental) occurred on TV long before cable was even thought possible? These are just a few of the many facts and firsts that can be found within the 145 entries included.

A guide to 3,197 entertainment specials, 1939 to 1993, that were broadcast on network, cable or syndicated television. It also includes comprehensive production credits, dates aired, networks and running times, and program synopses.

This work presents information on 134 syndicated and cable series broadcast from 1948 to 2003, plus six experimental programmes broadcast from 1937 to 1946 and 204 unsold pilots broadcast from 1948 to 1996, that featured the work of television's law enforcers.