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Top of the Rock : Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV by T. R. Pearson...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385533744
- Book Title
- Top of the Rock : inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Television / History & Criticism, Television / General, Industries / Media & Communications, Industries / Entertainment, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 24.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385533748
ISBN-13
9780385533744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128548305
Product Key Features
Book Title
Top of the Rock : inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Television / History & Criticism, Television / General, Industries / Media & Communications, Industries / Entertainment, United States / General
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
24.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-031776
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"To detail the exuberant 1990s' events in the Peacock Network's ascendancy (with such shows as Frasier , Friends , Seinfeld , Will & Grace , and ER ) Littlefield and novelist Pearson interviewed more than 50 actors, writers, producers, agents and executives...Littlefield unleashed a 'financial geyser' at NBC, andthese revelatory glimpses of those glory days make this one of the more entertaining books published about the television industry." --Publishers Weekly "Littlefield's compulsively readable saga, Top of the Rock, is a great tale of folly." --Dick Donahue for PW "With entertaning insider's perspective, Littlefield transports readers back to a seemingly magical time when half the country would watch the same show." --Kirkus, "To detail the exuberant 1990s' events in the Peacock Network's ascendancy (with such shows as Frasier , Friends , Seinfeld , Will & Grace , and ER ) Littlefield and novelist Pearson interviewed more than 50 actors, writers, producers, agents and executives...Littlefield unleashed a 'financial geyser' at NBC, and these revelatory glimpses of those glory days make this one of the more entertaining books published about the television industry ." --Publishers Weekly "Littlefield's compulsively readable saga , Top of the Rock, is a great tale of folly." --Dick Donahue for PW "A chronicle of the last golden age of network television, [ Top of the Rock ] is the literary equivalent of a former NBC Thursday night lineup…Littlefield is the ultimate Must See insider. The mini-histories are a blast…full of fresh detail ." --The Hollywood Reporter "The former president of entertainment at NBC chronicles his tenure with the peacock with a little help from his friends, including Jerry Seinfeld, Kelsey Grammar, Sean Hayes, and a few assorted suits who helped him schedule and nuture some of the most memorable shows on the tube, including Cheers , Friends , and Seinfeld . And as entertained as audiences were by those programs, the real show was happening behind the scenes, where larger-than-life egos clashed over details large and small. Readers interested in the history of the network or simply wanting to hear the dish, as well as others interested in breaking into the TV biz, will find much to enjoy in this charming reliving of Littlefield's glory days." --Booklist "With entertaning insider's perspective, Littlefield transports readers back to a seemingly magical time when half the country would watch the same show." --Kirkus, "To detail the exuberant 1990s' events in the Peacock Network's ascendancy (with such shows as Frasier , Friends , Seinfeld , Will & Grace , and ER ) Littlefield and novelist Pearson interviewed more than 50 actors, writers, producers, agents and executives...Littlefield unleashed a 'financial geyser' at NBC, andthese revelatory glimpses of those glory days make this one of the more entertaining books published about the television industry." --Publishers Weekly "Littlefield's compulsively readable saga, Top of the Rock, is a great tale of folly." --Dick Donahue for PW, "To detail the exuberant 1990s' events in the Peacock Network's ascendancy (with such shows as Frasier , Friends , Seinfeld , Will & Grace , and ER ) Littlefield and novelist Pearson interviewed more than 50 actors, writers, producers, agents and executives...Littlefield unleashed a 'financial geyser' at NBC, andthese revelatory glimpses of those glory days make this one of the more entertaining books published about the television industry." --Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
791.45097309/04
Synopsis
Here is the funny, splashy, irresistible insiders' account by the former NBC President of Entertainment of the greatest era in television history--told by the actors, writers, directors, producers, and the network executives who made it happen and watched it all fall apart., Seinfeld , Friends , Frasier , ER , Cheers , Law & Order , Will & Grace ...Here is the funny, splashy, irresistible insiders' account of the greatest era in television history -- told by the actors, writers, directors, producers, and the network executives who made it happen...and watched it all fall apart. Warren Littlefield was the NBC President of Entertainment who oversaw the Peacock Network's rise from also-ran to a division that generated a billion dollars in profits . In this fast-paced and exceptionally entertaining oral history, Littlefield and NBC luminaries including Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Kelsey Grammer, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Julianna Marguiles, Anthony Edwards, Noah Wylie, Debra Messing, Jack Welch, Jimmy Burrows, Helen Hunt, and Dick Wolf vividly recapture the incredible era of Must See TV. From 1993 through 1998, NBC exploded every conventional notion of what a broadcast network could accomplish with the greatest prime-time line-up in television history. On Thursday nights, a cavalcade of groundbreaking comedies and dramas streamed into homes, attracting a staggering 75 million viewers and generating more revenue than all other six nights of programming combined. The road to success, however, was a rocky one. How do you turn a show like Seinfeld , one of the lowest testing pilots of all time, into a hit when the network overlords are constantly warring, or worse, drowning in a bottle of vodka? Top of the Rock is an addictively readable account of the risky business decisions, creative passion, and leaps of faith that made Must See TV possible. Chock full of delicious behind-the-scenes anecdotes that run the gamut from hilarious casting and programming ploys to petty jealousies and drug interventions, you're in for a juicy, unputdownable read.
LC Classification Number
PN1992.92.N37L58
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