Revolution Was Televised How the Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever

Name: Revolution Was Televised How the Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever
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ISBN: 9781476739670

ISBN-10: 1476739676

ISBN-13: 9781476739670

Edition: 2013

Authors: Alan Sepinwall

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In The Revolution Was Televised, celebrated TV critic Alan Sepinwall chronicles the remarkable transformation of the small screen over the past fifteen years. Focusing on twelve innovative television dramas that changed the medium and the culture at large forever, including The Sopranos, Oz, The Wire, Deadwood, The Shield, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad, Sepinwall weaves his trademark incisive criticism with highly entertaining reporting about the real-life characters and conflicts behind the scenes.Drawing on interviews with writers David Chase, David Simon, David Milch, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, and Vince…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 5/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction


Prologue: Let's be careful out there … The shows that paved the way



What we were don't matter … Oz blazes a trail



All due respect … The Sopranos changes everything



All the pieces matter … The Wire as the Great American Novel for television



A lie agreed upon … The profane poetry of Deadwood



I'm a different kind of cop … The Shield takes anti-heroism to the limit



Do you want to know a secret? … The perfect storm of Lost



She saved the world. A lot … Buffy the Vampire Slayer gives teen angst some fangs



Tell me where the bomb is! … 24 goes to war on terror, boredom



So say we all … The thinking man's sci-fi of Battlestar Galactica



Clear eyes, full hearts … Friday Night Lights goes deep



It's a time machine … AMC gets into the game with Mad Men



I am the one who knocks! … Breaking Bad gives the recession the villain it deserves


Epilogue: Don't stop believing … The lasting legacy of the revolution


Where are they now?


Acknowledgments