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Book Synopsis How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island by : William Froug
Download or read book How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island written by William Froug and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1950s writers were leaving radio en masse to try their hand at another promising medium—television. William Froug was in the thick of that exodus, a young man full of ideas in a Hollywood bursting with opportunities. In his forty-year career Froug would write and/or produce many of the shows that America has grown up with. From the drama of Playhouse 90 and the mind-bending premises of The Twilight Zone to the escapist scenarios of Adventures in Paradise, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched, and Charlie’s Angels, Froug played a role in shaping his trade. He crossed paths with some of the memorable personalities in the industry, including Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Elizabeth Montgomery, Robert Blake, Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, Aaron Spelling, and Sherwood Schwartz. Froug reveals a post-WWII America giddy with the success of its newest medium—yet sobered at moments by strikes and union politics, McCarthyism and anti-Semitism. It was a world of hastily written scripts, sudden firings, thwarted creativity, and fickle tastes. And yet, while clearly exasperated with many aspects of Hollywood, Froug was a man utterly in his element, his frustration with the industry ultimately eclipsed by his dedication to his craft.
Download or read book Gilligan's Wake written by Tom Carson and published by Picador. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kaleidoscopic novel about our last American century A skipper plies the waters of the South Pacific, running ammunition and passing the time with navy buddies McHale and Jack Kennedy, remembering the sweet caress of Screw-Me Susie. A New York millionaire reunites with his prep school classmate Alger Hiss, and journeys to an unusual downtown cafe to meet a bearded friend. A young woman and her confidante Daisy Buchanan sink into the languor of the Hamptons and Provincetown. A buxom redhead from Alabam-don't-give-a-damn travels to Hollywood, in search of fame and fortune. A charismatic professor assists Robert Oppenheimer with his desert calculations and is henceforth the author of every American political conspiracy. And Mary-Ann Kilroy leaves Russell, Kansas, for Paris and love, only to discover that you can never go home (nor leave the island). But beneath these stories is the story of their author, an institutionalized shadow man who has twisted the histories of six characters into a pastiche of American history.
Book Synopsis Inside Gilligan's Island by : Sherwood Schwartz
Download or read book Inside Gilligan's Island written by Sherwood Schwartz and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-04-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the creator of Gilligan's Island for a three-hour tour! Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful show, That started as just one man's dream, A long, long time ago. That man was a mightily wily guy, With smarts enough for eight. If the brass upstairs let him be, The program would be great. The program would be great. The meddlesome executives Blew up a mighty storm, If not for the courage of the fearless man, The program would be lost. The program would be lost. The show's preserved in the leaves of this Terrific kooky book. With anecdotes, synopses too, Rare photographs and drawings. The whole story And lots, lots more Are here Inside Gilligan's Island! Find out: Where the Howells got all those clothes! Learn: Did Gilligan and the Skipper ever get hurt when the coconuts hit them on the head? Discover: What was "Lovey's" real name? Imagine: What kind of a pet the studio almost gave Gilligan! Sing: The original lyrics to the theme song!
Book Synopsis Here on Gilligan's Isle by : Russell Johnson
Download or read book Here on Gilligan's Isle written by Russell Johnson and published by Perennial. This book was released on 1993 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilligan's Island's "Professor" offers fans behind-the-scenes anecdotes and answers the oft-asked question: how was the professor able to build a nuclear reactor and a car but never a boat? Original. 100,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo.
Download or read book Gilligan's Island written by Walter Metz and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the under-studied sitcom Gilligan’s Island that addresses key questions about American social life in the 1960s. Gilligan’s Island, created by Sherwood Schwartz, aired for three seasons between 1964 and 1967 on the CBS network. While the series was typically dismissed for its episodic inanity, author Walter Metz argues that this characteristic is precisely the source of the show’s innovation as it produces a vibrant critique of dominant American values. In this analysis of Gilligan’s Island, Metz reveals the inner workings of American television and society through an intensive look at the popular sitcom. In twenty-one short sections, Metz investigates many aspects of Gilligan’s Island: the narrative, the characters, the plot, and the performativity. Through multiple episode analyses and character examinations, Metz shows how the castaways’ actions on the island held deeper meaning and illustrated American social customs. The book also looks at several different themes presented in the show and connects them to many literary traditions, including Shakespeare (The Tempest and Hamlet), existential theatre (Waiting for Godot), and classic American literature (Moby-Dick). Through this discussion, Metz examines the literacy of Gilligan’s Island and the way it knowingly returns to certain tropes from high literature, masking their expression in a distinctly populist American idiom. Metz also addresses the legacy of Gilligan’s Island and its profound effect on American television, as evidenced by popular contemporary shows like Survivor and Lost. At one point in time, Gilligan’s Island was the most syndicated show around the world, but few scholarly articles exist about it. Fans of the show and those interested in television history and popular culture will enjoy this playful and informative study that fills a gap in television history.
Book Synopsis Focus On: 100 Most Popular Television Series by Warner Bros. Television by : Wikipedia contributors
Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular Television Series by Warner Bros. Television written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Throwing Grenades at Gilligan’S Island by : Steve Mitchell
Download or read book Throwing Grenades at Gilligan’S Island written by Steve Mitchell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Vietnam War winds down, the USS Tutanga repairs river boats on the Saigon River. Connor Simmons arrives on board to find House, a battle-scarred sailor who works the black market and has a soft spot for the Vietnamese kids in the nearby village of Nha Be. When Connor goes to work on an antiquated light ship, he learns that it may be central to Houses plan to save those he cares about most. Throwing Grenades at Gilligans Island is a one-hundred-thousand-word historical novel that explores love, loyalty, and the absurdity of war.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. by : Vincent Terrace
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. written by Vincent Terrace and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 1331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated and expanded edition covers over 10,200 programs, making it the most comprehensive documentation of television programs ever published. In addition to covering the standard network and cable entertainment genres, the book also covers programs generally not covered elsewhere in print (or even online), including Internet series, aired and unaired pilot films, erotic series, gay and lesbian series, risque cartoons and experimental programs from 1925 through 1945.
Book Synopsis Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV by : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Download or read book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncle John channel-surfs through America’s favorite pastime: television. What does Homer Simpson call “friend…mother…secret lover?” Television, you meathead! Here comes your wacky neighbor Uncle John to present TV the way only he can. From test patterns to Top Chef, from My Three Sons to Mad Men, as well as TV news, advertising, scandals, sitcoms, dramas, reality shows, and yadda yadda yadda, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV is “dy-no-mite!” Read about… * Gilligan’s seven deadly sins * The inside story of TV’s first commercial * What goes on behind the scenes of Jeopardy! * The most incredibly bizarre shows from around the world * Why Gene Roddenberry tried to beam the original Star Trek cast into space * What reality show producers don’t want you to know * How the King of Late Night crushed his competition * What really went down on the island of LOST * Unexpected sitcom fatalities * TV’s greatest chimps And much, much more!
Book Synopsis Critiquing the Sitcom by : Joanne Morreale
Download or read book Critiquing the Sitcom written by Joanne Morreale and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first anthology that examines the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race, and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as I Remember Mama (George Lipsitz’s “Why Remember Mama? The Changing Face of a Woman’s Narrative”) to the more recent Roseanne (Kathleen Rowe Karlyn’s “Roseanne: Unruly Woman as a Domestic Goddess”). The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies; for example, the NAACP boycott of the stereotypical yet wildly popular Amos ‘n’ Andy and the queer reading of Laverne and Shirley. These diverse essays constitute a veritable history of postwar American mores. Some are classic, some forgotten, but all indicate the importance of considering text and subtext (social, historic, industrial) in the critical study of television. A final chapter by Joanne Morreale bids sitcoms adieu with the “cultural spectacle of Seinfeld’s last episode.”
Book Synopsis Television After TV by : Lynn Spigel
Download or read book Television After TV written by Lynn Spigel and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA critical reassessment of television and television studies in the age of new media./div
Book Synopsis The Teachers Guide to Media Literacy by : Cyndy Scheibe
Download or read book The Teachers Guide to Media Literacy written by Cyndy Scheibe and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Deeper Sense of Literacy is the first book to suggest that media literacy is both a content area and an approach to teaching that can be integrated into any subject area. It combines theory and practical application in a way that addresses the most important questions related to media literacy in education today: what is it, why is it important, how can you teach it across a wide range of curriculum areas and grade levels, and does it work? Rather than focusing on how to teach media literacy, Scheibe and Rogow focus on actually using media literacy to teach lessons across the content areas.
Download or read book Spy written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart. Funny. Fearless."It's pretty safe to say that Spy was the most influential magazine of the 1980s. It might have remade New York's cultural landscape; it definitely changed the whole tone of magazine journalism. It was cruel, brilliant, beautifully written and perfectly designed, and feared by all. There's no magazine I know of that's so continually referenced, held up as a benchmark, and whose demise is so lamented" --Dave Eggers. "It's a piece of garbage" --Donald Trump.
Book Synopsis Teamwork and Teamplay by : Sivasailam Thiagarajan
Download or read book Teamwork and Teamplay written by Sivasailam Thiagarajan and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1999-05-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two training legends offer you a definitive team sourcebook! The world's two best-known team-building facilitators bring youover thirty-five cutting-edge activities. You'll turn to thistreasury of hassle-free, sure-fire games, exercises, andsimulations time and time again. "In keeping with the tradition of continuous learning aboutteamwork, Thiagi and Parker have hit a home run. Teamwork andTeamplay is a must-have for every training bookshelf." --Harvey A. Robbins, co-author, Why Teams Don't Work "I can think of forty reasons to buy this book: thirty-eight gamesand activities, each a gem--plus two of the best writers in thetraining business. I am truly impressed at how well each activityis designed and how easy the rules are to understand." --Steve Sugar, author, Games That Teach; president, The GameGroup The game formats are varied: some short, some long; someicebreakers, some closers; and much more! A game selection matrixenables you to find a game that suits your situation. Plus,training legends Thiagi and Parker share with you their proveninsights on effective teamwork and facilitation.
Book Synopsis Escape From Nowhere Island by : William J. Smith
Download or read book Escape From Nowhere Island written by William J. Smith and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story about three children who take their family's new motor-boat for a joyride one night and get lost at sea when they get tossed off their boat by a violent storm.They find themselves on a tropical island,where they must depend on each other,and help each other out of sticky situations in order to survive,and one day,get home to their family.
Book Synopsis What Would Mary Ann Do? by : Dawn Wells
Download or read book What Would Mary Ann Do? written by Dawn Wells and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, what would Mary Ann do? As the sweet, polite, and thoughtful Mary Ann Summers from Kansas in the hit series Gilligan’s Island, Dawn Wells created an unforgettable and beloved character that still connects with people fifty years from the show’s debut in 1964. As the “good girl” among the group of castaways on a tiny island, she was often positioned against the glamorous and exotic Ginger Grant, played by Tina Louise, prompting many to ask: Are you a Ginger or a Mary Ann? This book not only helps readers answer that question for themselves but also sends the inspirational and heartwarming message that yes, good girls do finish first. Part self-help, part memoir, and part humor—with a little classic TV nostalgia for good measure—What Would Mary Ann Do? contains twelve chapters on everything from how Mary Ann would respond to changes in today’s culture to addressing issues confronting single women and mothers. Wells brings along her fellow characters from Gilligan’s Island to illustrate certain principles, such as incorporating the miserly Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus) in a discussion on money. Anecdotal sidebars also describe fascinating facts and compelling memories from the show, as well as some trivia questions to challenge fans and followers. Illustrated with photographs from Wells’s private collection, this book provides inspiring lessons from TV’s favorite good girl.
Book Synopsis Hawaii For Dummies by : Cheryl Farr Leas
Download or read book Hawaii For Dummies written by Cheryl Farr Leas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Dummies Travel guides are the ultimate user-friendly trip planners, combining the broad appeal and time-tested features of the For Dummies series with up-to-the-minute advice and information from the experts at Frommer's. Our authors make sure that you'll truly experience the spirit of aloha. With Hawaii for Dummies in hand, you'll know where to find secluded beaches; the best outfitters to choose for everything from diving to deep-sea fishing; and where to find the top galleries and shops. Inside you'll also find extensive coverage of the best hotels for every budget; information on where to sip a mai tai or a cup of Kona Joe; and valuable advice on finding the best airfares and package deals. Whether you want to watch the fiery spectacle at the Big Island's volcano, play a challenging round of golf, snorkel with sea turtles, or simply kick back to watch the sunset, this guide will help you find your island paradise.
