001480268 000__ 04906nam\a22007575i\4500 001480268 001__ 1480268 001480268 003__ DE-B1597 001480268 005__ 20231026035133.0 001480268 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001480268 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001480268 008__ 230918t20002000nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001480268 020__ $$a9780814786994 001480268 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814786994.001.0001$$2doi 001480268 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547471 001480268 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001480268 0410_ $$aeng 001480268 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001480268 072_7 $$aSOC052000$$2bisacsh 001480268 08204 $$a791.45/617 001480268 1001_ $$aStaiger, Janet, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001480268 24510 $$aBlockbuster TV :$$bMust-See Sitcoms in the Network Era /$$cJanet Staiger. 001480268 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2000] 001480268 264_4 $$c©2000 001480268 300__ $$a1 online resource 001480268 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001480268 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001480268 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001480268 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001480268 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tPreface -- $$t1 Introduction -- $$t2. The Beverly Hillbillies -- $$t3. All in the Family -- $$t4. Laverne & Shirley -- $$t5. The Cosby Show -- $$tEpilogue: Some Final Observations -- $$tNotes -- $$tSelect Bibliography -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001480268 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001480268 520__ $$aArchie Bunker. Jed. Laverne and Shirley. Cliff Huxtable. Throughout the entire history of American prime-time television only four sitcoms have been true blockbusters, with Nielsen ratings far above the second- and third-rated programs. Weekly, millions of Americans of every age were making a special effort to turn on the set to see what Archie, Jed, Laverne, and Cliff were doing that week. The wild popularity of these shows--All in the Family, The Beverly Hillbillies, Laverne & Shirley (and its partner Happy Days), and The Cosby Show--left commentators bewildered by the tastes and preferences of the American public. How do we account for the huge appeal of these sitcoms, and how does it figure into the history of network prime-time television? Janet Staiger answers these questions by detailing the myriad factors that go into the construction of mass audiences. Treating the four shows as case studies, she deftly balances factual explanations (for instance, the impact of VCRs and cable on network domination of TV) with more interpretative ones (for example, the transformation of The Beverly Hillbillies from a popular show detested by the critics, to a blockbuster after its elevation as the critics' darling), and juxtaposes industry-based reasons (for example, the ways in which TV shows derive success from placement in the weekly programming schedule) with stylistic explanations (how, for instance, certain shows create pleasure from a repetition and variation of a formula). Staiger concludes that because of changes in the industry, these shows were a phenomenon that may never be repeated. And while the western or the night-time soap has at times captured public attention, Blockbuster TV maintains that the sitcom has been THE genre to attract people to the tube, and that without understanding the sitcom, we can't properly understand the role of television in our culture. 001480268 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001480268 546__ $$aIn English. 001480268 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023) 001480268 650_4 $$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies$$2sh. 001480268 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001480268 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tNew York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$z9783110706444 001480268 7760_ $$cprint$$z9780814797563 001480268 852__ $$bebk 001480268 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814786994$$zOnline Access 001480268 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1480268$$pGLOBAL_SET 001480268 912__ $$a978-3-11-070644-4 New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$c2000$$d2013 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_BACKALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_CL_SN 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_EBACKALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_EBKALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_ECL_SN 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_EEBKALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_ESSHALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_PPALL 001480268 912__ $$aEBA_SSHALL 001480268 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001480268 912__ $$aPDA11SSHE 001480268 912__ $$aPDA13ENGE 001480268 912__ $$aPDA17SSHEE 001480268 912__ $$aPDA5EBK 001480268 980__ $$aBIB 001480268 980__ $$aEBOOK 001480268 982__ $$aEbook 001480268 983__ $$aOnline