Real people and the rise of reality television / Michael McKenna.
| Author/creator | McKenna, Michael, 1969- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] |
| Description | xlvi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Prologue: the cult of tv personality -- 1979-80: the golden gut strikes again -- 1980-81: branding a genre: non-fiction, actuality, reality! -- 1981-82: whackos, freaks, eccentrics' God bless America -- 1982-83: sliding down the tv food chain: syndicated reality -- 1983-84: ebb tide -- Epilogue from Real people to the real world, 1984-1992 -- Appendix I. Real people episode guide -- Appendix II. List of reality shows, 1978-1992 -- Appendix III. Map of real people filming locations, 1979-1984. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015002439 |
| ISBN | 9781442250536 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |