Prime Time Network Serials
Episode Guides, Casts and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993
Will be published approx. on 9. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
847 pages
978-0-7864-4241-6 (ISBN)
Description
On September 15, 1964, ABC launched a programming experiment--a prime time series similar to the daytime soap operas that were so successful. Peyton Place became a fixture on the network's schedule for the next five years. The success of Dallas in the early 1980s made the prime time soap opera a staple of television programming.
From Bare Essence through The Yellow Rose, this reference work details the successes and failures of 37 prime time serials through 1993. For each show, a lengthy history covers the character development and provides production details, and season-by-season data provide start and end of the season, time slot, comprehensive cast and credits, and an episode guide.
From Bare Essence through The Yellow Rose, this reference work details the successes and failures of 37 prime time serials through 1993. For each show, a lengthy history covers the character development and provides production details, and season-by-season data provide start and end of the season, time slot, comprehensive cast and credits, and an episode guide.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
53 photos, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1152 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4241-6 (9780786442416)
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Previous edition
Bruce B. Morris
Prime Time Network Serials
Episode Guides, Casts and Credits for 37 Continuing Television Dramas, 1964-1993
Book
06/1997
McFarland & Co Inc
€133.19
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Bruce B. Morris lives in Commack, New York.
Content
Table of Contents
Volume 1
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michele Lee
Introduction
How to Use This Book
The Series
BARE ESSENCE
BEACON HILL
BEHIND THE SCREEN
BERRENGER'S
CLIFFHANGERS
THE COLBYS
DALLAS
DARK SHADOWS
DYNASTY
EMERALD POINT, N.A.S.
EXECUTIVE SUITE
FALCON CREST
FILTHY RICH
FLAMINGO ROAD
FOR LOVE AND HONOR
FRESNO
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
GOOD & EVIL
GRAND
Volume
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
THE HAMPTONS
HOMEFRONT
HUSBANDS, WIVES & LOVERS
KING'S CROSSING
KNOTS LANDING
L.A. LAW
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
NUMBER 96
OUR FAMILY HONOR
OUR PRIVATE WORLD
PAPER DOLLS
PEYTON PLACE
THE SECRETS OF MIDLAND HEIGHTS
SOAP
THE SURVIVORS
TWIN PEAKS
THE YELLOW ROSE
Index
Volume 1
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Michele Lee
Introduction
How to Use This Book
The Series
BARE ESSENCE
BEACON HILL
BEHIND THE SCREEN
BERRENGER'S
CLIFFHANGERS
THE COLBYS
DALLAS
DARK SHADOWS
DYNASTY
EMERALD POINT, N.A.S.
EXECUTIVE SUITE
FALCON CREST
FILTHY RICH
FLAMINGO ROAD
FOR LOVE AND HONOR
FRESNO
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
GOOD & EVIL
GRAND
Volume
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
THE HAMPTONS
HOMEFRONT
HUSBANDS, WIVES & LOVERS
KING'S CROSSING
KNOTS LANDING
L.A. LAW
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
NUMBER 96
OUR FAMILY HONOR
OUR PRIVATE WORLD
PAPER DOLLS
PEYTON PLACE
THE SECRETS OF MIDLAND HEIGHTS
SOAP
THE SURVIVORS
TWIN PEAKS
THE YELLOW ROSE
Index