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Martin, Brett, 1972-
Subjects
Television series -- United States.
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects.
Television program genres.
Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Interviews.
Cable television -- United States -- History.
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Martin, Brett, 1972-
Television series -- United States.
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects.
Television program genres.
Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Interviews.
Cable television -- United States -- History.
MARC Display
Difficult
men
:
behind
the
scenes
of a
creative
revolution
: from The
Sopranos
and The
wire
to
Mad
men
and
Breaking
bad
/ Brett Martin.
by
Martin, Brett, 1972-
The Penguin Press, 2013.
Call #:
791.450973 M379d
Subjects
Television series -- United States.
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects.
Television program genres.
Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Interviews.
Cable television -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9781594204197 (hc.)
1594204195 (hc.)
Description:
303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-295) and index.
Summary:
"In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched television's narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer necessarily concerned with creating always-likable characters, plots that wrapped up neatly every episode, or subjects that were deemed safe and appropriate, shows such as The
Wire
, The
Sopranos
,
Mad
Men
, Deadwood, The Shield, and more tackled issues of life and death, love and sexuality, addiction, race, violence, and existential boredom. This
revolution
happened at the hands of a new breed of auteur: the all-powerful writer-show runner. These were
men
nearly as complicated, idiosyncratic, and "
difficult
" as the conflicted protagonists that defined the genre. "--Provided by publisher.
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