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Emergency!: Behind the Scene

Emergency!: Behind the Scene

This book captures the essence of an important chapter in television history: coverage of the origins of the... more

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    Emergency!: Behind the Scene

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    • Emergency! Benind the Scenes
    • This is a good book for any Emergency! fan. This book is a history of the show and shows what effect it had on paramedics and firefighting. I really enjoyed the book and especially the episode...
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    • Posted:Oct-14-2008
    • Fun, but oddly edited.
    • Contains a lot of information I could care less about, and some information I really wish had been expanded on. Could have really used a more complete episode guide... for example, the guide entry...
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Screenwriting for Dummies

Screenwriting for Dummies

Includes all the essentials for writing a screenplay, from crafting dialogue to marketing a script Packed with... more

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    Screenwriting for Dummies

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    • Everything Film School was not
    • I have spent my time in Film school and was not satisfied with it. There is no scientific formula for writing a great screenplay. There is only the content... But for industry sake, there is a...
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    • Posted:Apr-19-2009
    • Screenwriting for Dummies
    • This book is mediocre at best. Although it includes many aspects of screenwriting, it lacks important information. It does not include details such as the use of storyboarding or the fact that a...
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The Physics of Star Trek

The Physics of Star Trek

Fully revised and updated to include the latest discoveries in cosmic science, "the essential tubeside companion... more

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    The Physics of Star Trek

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    • Posted:Jan-13-2009
    • Recommend
    • If you like Star Trek you will like this book, and broaden your knowledge base. If you have any interest at all in science, you will find this very interesting. I bought it for my husband and read...
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    • Posted:Jul-04-2006
    • its possible
    • Some things in the 'Startrek Physics' are possible..

      Maybe not as denoted in the series/movies but in some fashion.
      Let me list items that could be considered TREK technology.
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    • Posted:Jan-31-2006
    • ... going out of your way to disprove a fictional technology.
    • I have been a fan of Star Trek for many years now, and I'd heard about this book. "The Physics of Star Trek", sounded like a really fun read. I was interested to know how some of the technology...
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Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to

Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for...

The up-to-date, acclaimed guide to writing and selling screenplays to today's film and TV markets. This is the new... more

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    • Hauge's Book will Help You Keep Your Script Focused!
    • Hauge is the master of teaching an important concept - make your hero's motivation outwardly visible. Whenever I found myself getting lost in my script I always went back to this foundation and it...
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    • Posted:Aug-12-2003
    • Not Impressed
    • Started reading this book but quickly put it away. I wasn't really impressed with it so much. I have better ones that are so much better and more impressive.
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    • Posted:Jul-26-1997
    • Not Bad. Not great.
    • There's absolutely nothing wrong with "Writing Screenplays that Sell" and that may be what's wrong with it; it's informative, comprehensive, logically structured, full of "examples" fromwell-known...
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Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone: A Backstage Tribute to Television's Groundbreaking Series

Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone: A Backstage Tribute to Television's...

In the chronicles of television's history, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone is considered by far the medium's... more

The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Will Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless West

The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Will Bill Hickock, Calamity...

Supported by strong ratings and a rich history, The Real Deadwood provides background and historical accuracy for the... more

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    • Poorly researched
    • This book plays fast and loose with the facts and is all too ready to spread rumors, myths and cliches. For example, the book posits the myth that Mark Twain visited Deadwood. Sounds great but its...
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    • Posted:Mar-19-2009
    • Informative
    • I found the book ti be informative, interesting and entertaining. There were a few parts that were a bit "dull" but all in in all in was a good book. I enjoyed the photos and captions of the...
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    • Posted:May-23-2005
    • Fluff, but not bad fluff
    • I figured this book was going to be an easy, one-day read. I was right. If you're looking for a complex history of Deadwood, look elsewhere. If you're looking for in-depth biographies of all of the...
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The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television

The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great...

With the average payment for a screenplay over $100,000, every writer knows that screenwriting is where the money is.... more

Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box

Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box

A professional TV writer?s real-world guide to getting paid to write great television"No need for me to ever write a... more

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    • Best TV books I've read
    • I've read a few books about writing TV, and after writting some script I find that this book at the most useful and practical information.
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Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing (Plume)

Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television...

Nationally known as the leading teacher of screenwriting, Walter makes his classes available to all screenwriters,... more

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    • Screenwriting by Richard Walter
    • Not very useful as I wanted more set-up information. Good advice on agents.I recommend Screenwriting for Dummies purchase instead.
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    • Great read
    • Richard Walter knows whereof he writes. I wouldn't make this the first book I read about screenwriting--lots of others offer more basic theory. Instead, his book gives you some great insight and...
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    • Posted:Dec-24-2002
    • Another book from a professional TEACHER
    • Richard Walter is, once again, very good at rehashing other people's ideas, whether it's from screenwriters he's talked to, reading the trades, or hanging out with other screenwriting professors....
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Thirty Seconds to Air: A Field Reporter's Guide to Live Television Reporting

Thirty Seconds to Air: A Field Reporter's Guide to Live Television...

A pocket (5x7") field guide explaining procedures and skills needed to produce live television newscasts notable for... more

The Way Back to Mayberry: Lessons from a Simpler Time

The Way Back to Mayberry: Lessons from a Simpler Time

The Andy Griffith Show continues to have a huge worldwide following. While many factors contribute to the show's... more

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Screenplay: Writing the Picture

Screenplay: Writing the Picture

This is a complete screenwriting course -- from developing a theme, researching a story, plotting and structuring a... more

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    • great resource
    • this book is a constant resource for me to look back when trying to be inspired to write and is a great guide whenever you want to write a script correctly. Also has great insider stories when...
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    • A Sincere Attempt That Misses the Mark
    • As an aspiring writer hard at work on my fourth project, I was looking forward to getting this book and gaining some new insights into the craft of screenwriting. Unfortunately, this was not the...
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Seinfeld, Master of Its Domain: Revisiting Television's Greatest Sitcom

Seinfeld, Master of Its Domain: Revisiting Television's Greatest Sitcom

After a slow and inauspicious beginning, Seinfeld broke through to become one of the most commercially successful... more

The Lost Chronicles: The Official Companion Book

The Lost Chronicles: The Official Companion Book

Book Description When Lost debuted on ABC last fall, viewers were immediately captivated. On a remote South Pacific... more

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    • Fascinating
    • If you're a fan, you will love reading the "back story to the story": how the premise was created, who thought up the polar bear, how the actors were chosen and how the scenes were shot.
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Successful Christian Television

Successful Christian Television

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    • Phil Cooke, The Christian TV Guru, Offers Great Advice!
    • I read this book first before reading Cooke's "Creative Christian Media" and it confirmed that I needed to start producing alternative Christian TV programs. Thanks for the advice Phil!
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The Singing Detective (BFI TV Classics)

The Singing Detective (BFI TV Classics)

The Singing Detective (BBC, 1986) has been described by novelist Steven King as "the Citizen Kane of the... more

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Love and Ideology in the Afternoon: Soap Opera, Women, and Television Genre (Arts and Politics of the Everyday)

Love and Ideology in the Afternoon: Soap Opera, Women, and Television...

'Why do I like soap operas?' Laura Stempel Mumford asks, and her answer emerges in a feminist analysis of soap opera... more

Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip (Console-ing Passions)

Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip...

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Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet and Beyond: An Introduction to Modern Electronic Media

Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet and Beyond: An Introduction to Modern...

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Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age

Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the...

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