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"Bursting with facts for fans and scholars, this work traces the evolution of specific television topics from 1925 through the 2005-2006 season: themes such as adolescence, adult film actresses on TV, bars, color broadcasting (in 1941!), espionage, gays, immigrants, lawyers, nudity (accidental!), transsexuals and truckers, and locations like Canada, Hawaii, New York, and Los Angeles. Each of the 145 entries is arranged as a timeline, clearly displaying how television's treatment of the subject has changed through the years. Series, pilot, special and experimental program information is also given."--BOOK JACKET.Terrace, Vincent is the author of 'Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings' with ISBN 9780786424986 and ISBN 0786424982.
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