America's Favorite Radio Station: WKRP in CincinnatiIn addition to addressing the particular history and significance of WKRP, this work provides students of the media and popular culture with insights regarding four important questions: How does a series make it to and survive (or fail) in prime time? What are the factors that combine to create a classic, and can those factors be repeated successfully with other programs? How does misleading information by media critics affect our popular culture artifacts? |
Contents
The Concept | 5 |
Casting | 12 |
The Pilot | 35 |
The First Season | 49 |
The Second Season | 69 |
The Third Season | 85 |
The Fourth Season | 98 |
Epilogue | 113 |
The Episode Guide | 136 |
The Second Season Episodes | 150 |
The Third Season Episodes | 166 |
The Fourth Season Episodes | 181 |
Notes | 196 |
Appendix B | 203 |
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References to this book
The Sitcom Reader: America Viewed and Skewed Mary M. Dalton,Laura R. Linder No preview available - 2012 |