| Description |
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen. |
| Performer |
Interviews, Alan Alda, Jason Alexander, Gillian Anderson, Judd Apatow, John Astin, Alec Baldwin, Alan Ball, Candice Bergen, Steven Bochco, Andre Braugher, Liz Brixius, James L. Brooks, Marcy Carsey, Chris Carter, David Chase, Marc Cherry, Michael Chiklis, Robert Cochran, Diablo Cody, Sara Colleton, Bryan Cranston, Greg Daniels, Larry David, Danny DeVito, Diane English, Edie Falco, Paul Feig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tom Fontana, Dennis Franz, Vince Gilligan, Michael C. Hall, Jon Hamm, Patricia Heaton, Marilu Henner, Marshall Herskovitz, Ron Howard, Felicity Huffman, Mitchel Hurwitz, Al Jean, Mike Judge, Michelle King, Robert King, Jenji Kohan, Hugh Laurie, Norman Lear, Steven Levitan, Warren Littlefield, Christopher Lloyd, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Lynch, James Manos Jr., Julianna Margulies, Jerry Mathers, Stephen McPherson, Laurie Metcalf, George Meyer, David Milch, Mary Tyler Moore, Elisabeth Moss, Sue Naegle, Sandra Oh, Mark V. Olsen, Archie Panjabi, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Paxton, Clyde Phillips, Kevin Reilly, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Shonda Rhimes, Ray Romano, Roseanne Barr, Philip Rosethal, Mike Royce, Shawn Ryan, Will Scheffer, Gary Shandling, David Shore, David Simon, Darren Star, Eric Stonestreet, Joel Surnow, Jeffrey Tambor, Dick Van Dyke, Linda Wallem, Matthew Weiner, Tom Werner, Michael K. Williams, Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Edward Zwick. |
| Credits |
Music, Peter Nashel ; director of photography, Logan Schneider ; editors, Scott Chestnut., Jon Vesey, Igor Kovalik. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV14. |
| Summary |
Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV. Today's heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors. Showcased is this iconic American art form, which has both reflected and shaped the country's national character. |
| Contents |
Man of the house / directed by Lloyd Kramer (c2011) -- The independent woman / directed by Lloyd Kramer (c2011) -- The misfit / directed by Lloyd Kramer (c2011) -- The crusader / directed by Lloyd Kramer (c2011). |
| Note |
Special features: Additional interviews (Rob Reiner, Norman Lear, David Chase, Shonda Rhimes, Mary-Louise Parker, Marc Cherry, Felicity Huffman, James L. Brooks, Bryan Cranston, David Lynch, Alan Alda, Phil Rosenthal, Larry Wilmore, Marilu Henner, Mike Judge, Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Judd Apatow, David Simon, Jeffrey Tambor). |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles; Video description for the visually impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Television programs -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Television actors and actresses -- United States.
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Television viewers -- United States -- Attitudes.
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| Added Author |
Yellin, Tom. Producer.
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Kramer, Lloyd. Producer.
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Hirsch, Linda. Producer.
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Schaefer, Susan. Producer.
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Alda, Alan, 1936- Interviewee.
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Alexander, Jason, 1959- Interviewee.
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Anderson, Gillian, 1968- Interviewee.
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Apatow, Judd, 1967- Interviewee.
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Astin, John. Interviewee.
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Baldwin, Alec, 1958- Interviewee.
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Ball, Alan, 1957- Interviewee.
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Bergen, Candice, 1946- Interviewee.
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Bochco, Steven, 1943-2018. Interviewee.
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Braugher, Andre. Interviewee.
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Brixius, Liz. Interviewee.
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Brooks, James L. Interviewee.
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Carsey, Marcy, 1944- Interviewee.
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Carter, Chris, 1957- Interviewee.
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Chase, David, 1945 August 22- Interviewee.
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Chéry, Marc Arthur. Interviewee.
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Chiklis, Michael, 1963- Interviewee.
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Cochran, Robert. Interviewee.
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Cody, Diablo. Interviewee.
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Colleton, Sara. Interviewee.
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Cranston, Bryan, 1956- Interviewee.
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Daniels, Greg. Interviewee.
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David, Larry. Interviewee.
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DeVito, Danny. Interviewee.
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English, Diane. Interviewee.
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Falco, Edie. Interviewee.
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Feig, Paul. Interviewee.
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Ferguson, Jesse Tyler. Interviewee.
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Fontana, Tom, 1951- Interviewee.
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Franz, Dennis. Interviewee.
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Gilligan, Vince. Interviewee.
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Hall, Michael C., 1971- Interviewee.
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Hamm, Jon, 1971- Interviewee.
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Heaton, Patricia, 1958- Interviewee.
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Henner, Marilu. Interviewee.
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Herskovitz, Marshall. Interviewee.
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Howard, Ron, 1954- Interviewee.
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Huffman, Felicity, 1962- Interviewee.
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Hurwitz, Mitchell. Interviewee.
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Jean, Al. Interviewee.
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Judge, Mike. Interviewee.
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King, Michelle. Interviewee.
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Kohan, Jenji, 1969- Interviewee.
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Laurie, Hugh, 1959- Interviewee.
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Lear, Norman. Interviewee.
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Levitan, Steven. Interviewee.
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Littlefield, Warren, 1952- Interviewee.
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Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- Interviewee.
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Longoria, Eva, 1975- Interviewee.
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Louis-Dreyfus, Julia. Interviewee.
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Lynch, David, 1946- Interviewee.
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Manos, James, Jr. Interviewee.
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Margulies, Julianna, 1966- Interviewee.
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Mathers, Jerry. Interviewee.
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Metcalf, Laurie, 1955- Interviewee.
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Meyer, George. Interviewee.
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Milch, David, 1945- Interviewee.
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Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936- Interviewee.
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Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- Interviewee.
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Oh, Sandra, 1971- Interviewee.
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Olsen, Mark V. Interviewee.
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Panjabi, Archie. Interviewee.
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Parker, Mary-Louise. Interviewee.
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Parker, Sarah Jessica. Interviewee.
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Paxton, Bill. Interviewee.
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Phillips, Clyde. Interviewee.
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Reilly, Kevin, 1941- Interviewee.
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Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020. Interviewee.
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Reiner, Rob. Interviewee.
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Rhimes, Shonda. Interviewee.
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Romano, Ray. Interviewee.
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Roseanne, 1952- Interviewee.
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Rosenthal, Phil, 1960- Interviewee.
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Ryan, Shawn. Interviewee.
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Scheffer, Will. Interviewee.
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Shandling, Garry. Interviewee.
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Shore, David, 1960- Interviewee.
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Simon, David, 1960- Interviewee.
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Star, Darren, 1961- Interviewee.
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Stonestreet, Eric, 1971- Interviewee.
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Surnow, Joel. Interviewee.
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Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- Interviewee.
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Van Dyke, Dick. Interviewee.
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Wallem, Linda, 1961- Interviewee.
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Weiner, Matthew. Interviewee.
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Werner, Tom, 1950- Interviewee.
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Williams, Michael Kenneth. Interviewee.
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Wilmore, Larry. Interviewee.
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Wilson, Rainn, 1968- Interviewee.
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Zwick, Edward. Interviewee.
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Documentary Group (New York, N.Y.)
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Man of the house.
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Independent woman.
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Misfit.
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Crusader.
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| ISBN |
9781608835256: $29.99 |
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1608835251 |
| Standard No. |
841887015288 |
| Music No. |
AIPR601 PBS Home Video |
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