TV Guide : Fifty Years of Television by TV Guide Editors (2002, Hardcover)
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Description
TV Guide : Fifty Years of Television by TV Guide Editors (2002, Hardcover). "TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television" by TV Guide Editors is a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at the history of television. The deluxe hardcover book features more than 250 color and black-and-white photographs capturing iconic moments from classic programs to modern shows. With contributions from renowned figures like Oprah Winfrey and John F. Kennedy, as well as interviews with beloved TV personalities, this book offers a sweeping appreciation of the medium's impact on pop culture over the past 50 years. The inclusion of collectible TV Guide covers and artwork by renowned artists like Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol adds a visual touch to this must-have reference for television enthusiasts. Imagine the greatest week of television ever. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, TV GUIDE has done just that. Picking and choosing from classic programs, unforgettable characters, hilarious moments and broadcast-interrupting tragedies, TV GUIDE has created in this deluxe and nostalgic history the ultimate week of programming. Here are fifty years of riveting innovation distilled into one unforgettable book. From Saturday morning cartoons through prime time and late night, Fifty Years of Television pays tribute to hundreds of the most important shows of all time. More than 250 color and black-and-white photographs capture the giants of TV in their prime-from "The Great One," Jackie Gleason, to his latter-day descendant Homer Simpson, from Jack Webb of Dragnet to James Gandolfini of The Sopranos. The exciting, graphic covers of TV GUIDE offer a fantastic voyage through generations of pop culture. More than 400 collectible covers are included, featuring the work of artists such as Charles Addams, Salvador Dalí, Al Hirschfield, Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol. Landmark essays from the pages of TV GUIDE by Oprah Winfrey, John F. Kennedy, Alex Haley and other American icons shed light on the seductive power of the medium. In original interviews, some of TV's best known and most beloved personalities reminisce about the shows that made the country tune in. A sweeping appreciation of TV, this is the ultimate book of its kind.
