Thompson, Robert J. 1959-

Overview

Works:	19 works in 40 publications in 3 languages and 3,076 library holdings
Classifications:	pn1992.3.u5, 791.4575097309048

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Publications about Robert J Thompson

Publications by Robert J Thompson

Most widely held works by Robert J Thompson

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER : Hill Street blues, St. Elsewhere, Cagney & Lacey, Moonlighting, L.A. law, Thirtysomething, China Beach, Twin peaks, Northern exposure, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue, Chicago hope, and other quality dramas by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 792 libraries worldwide

Prime time, prime movers : from I love Lucy to L.A. law--America's greatest tv shows and the people who created them by David Marc ( Book )
2 editions published between 1992 and 1995 in English and held by 681 libraries worldwide
Television is the most maligned of the modern media. Critics and even viewers casually call it the "boob tube" or the "idiot box" or even "bubble gum for the eyes." But in the hands of certain individuals it can become a creative canvas, a dramatic art that opens a distinctive window on our culture. There is a growing argument--an auteur theory--that despite all the commercial constraints, the television producer is capable of using TV as a medium of personal expression.

Television studies : textual analysis ( Book )
4 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide

Television in the antenna age : a concise history by David Marc ( Book )
8 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide

Making television : authorship and the production process ( Book )
3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 361 libraries worldwide

Adventures on prime time : the television programs of Stephen J. Cannell by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 243 libraries worldwide

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER : Hill Street blues, Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere, China Beach, Cagney & Lacey, Twin Peaks, Moonlighting, Northern exposure, L.A. law, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue & Chicago hope, and other quality dramas by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
6 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER : Hill Street blues, St. Elsewhere, Cagney & Lacey, Moonlighting, L.A. law, Thirtysomething, China Beach, Twin peaks, Northern exposure, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue, & Chicago hope, and other quality dramas by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
2 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

The dynamics of power and creativity in American commercial television : the case of Stephen J. Cannell by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Television in the antenna age a concise history ( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues toER : Hill Street blues, St. Elsewhere, Cagney & Lacey, Moonlighting, L.A. law, thirtysomething, China Beach, Twin peaks, Northern exposure, Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue, ER, Chicago hope, and other quality dramas by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Honey I'm home! breadwinners and homemakers ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
The second episode in a six-part series chronicling how comedy has defined the nation's character with commentary by film historians, comedians, writers and producers, spotlighting comedians through the generations who broke the rules to advance the genre. Episode two focusing on television sitcoms starts with George Burns and Gracie Allen, the married couple who moved their popular radio program to television, then continues with clips from The Goldbergs (the first American sit-com), I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Seinfeld and The Simpsons.

Television's second golden age by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1996 in Undetermined and held by 1 library worldwide

Making television ( Book )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 1 library worldwide

The television series ( Serial )
in French and held by 1 library worldwide

Slip on a banana peel the knockabouts ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The third episode in a six-part series chronicling how comedy has defined the nation's character with commentary by film historians, comedians, writers and producers, spotlighting comedians through the generations who broke the rules to advance the genre. Episode three looks at physical comedy, with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, Martin and Lewis, Lucille Ball and Jim Carrey.

Sock it to me? Satire and parody ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The final episode in a six-part series chronicling how comedy has defined the nation's character with commentary by film historians, comedians, writers and producers, spotlighting comedians through the generations who broke the rules to advance the genre. Episode six includes clips and discussions of Will Rogers, Abbot and Costello, Sid Caesar, Johnny Carson, Tom Hehrer, Alan Sherman, song lyrics by Tom Lehrer and Allan Sherman, Carol Burnett, Mel Brooks, Laugh In, Saturday Night Live, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Includes commentary on the current practice of politicians using appearances on talk shows to promote their political careers.

Television's second golden age : from Hill Street blues to ER, Hill Street blues / thirtysomething / China Beach/ Cagney & Lacey / Twin Peaks / Moonlighting / Northern exposure / L.A. law / Picket fences, with brief reflections on Homicide, NYPD blue, Chicago hope, and other quality dramas by Robert J Thompson ( Book )
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 1 library worldwide