America in primetime / a production of the Documentary Group ; WETA ; executive producers, Tom Yellin, Lloyd Kramer ; producers, Linda Hirsch, Susan Schaefer.

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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 characte...

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Uniform Title:	America in primetime (Television program)
Corporate Authors:	WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) Documentary Group (New York, N.Y.) PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors:	Yellin, Tom (Producer) Kramer, Lloyd (Producer) Hirsch, Linda (Producer) Schaefer, Susan (Producer) Alda, Alan, 1936- (Interviewee) Alexander, Jason, 1959- (Interviewee) Anderson, Gillian, 1968- (Interviewee) Apatow, Judd, 1967- (Interviewee) Astin, John (Interviewee) Baldwin, Alec, 1958- (Interviewee) Ball, Alan, 1957- (Interviewee) Bergen, Candice, 1946- (Interviewee) Bochco, Steven, 1943-2018 (Interviewee) Braugher, Andre (Interviewee) Brixius, Liz (Interviewee) Brooks, James L. (Interviewee) Carsey, Marcy, 1944- (Interviewee) Carter, Chris, 1957- (Interviewee) Chase, David, 1945 August 22- (Interviewee) Chéry, Marc Arthur (Interviewee) Chiklis, Michael, 1963- (Interviewee) Cochran, Robert (Television producer) (Interviewee) Cody, Diablo (Interviewee) Colleton, Sara (Interviewee) Cranston, Bryan, 1956- (Interviewee) Daniels, Greg (Interviewee) David, Larry (Interviewee) DeVito, Danny (Interviewee) English, Diane (Interviewee) Falco, Edie (Interviewee) Feig, Paul (Interviewee) Ferguson, Jesse Tyler (Interviewee) Fontana, Tom, 1951- (Interviewee) Franz, Dennis (Interviewee) Gilligan, Vince (Interviewee) Hall, Michael C., 1971- (Interviewee) Hamm, Jon, 1971- (Interviewee) Heaton, Patricia, 1958- (Interviewee) Henner, Marilu (Interviewee) Herskovitz, Marshall (Interviewee) Howard, Ron, 1954- (Interviewee) Huffman, Felicity, 1962- (Interviewee) Hurwitz, Mitchell (Interviewee) Jean, Al (Interviewee) Judge, Mike (Interviewee) King, Michelle (Television producer) (Interviewee) Kohan, Jenji, 1969- (Interviewee) Laurie, Hugh, 1959- (Interviewee) Lear, Norman (Interviewee) Levitan, Steven (Interviewee) Littlefield, Warren, 1952- (Interviewee) Lloyd, Christopher, 1938- (Interviewee) Longoria, Eva, 1975- (Interviewee) Louis-Dreyfus, Julia (Interviewee) Lynch, David, 1946- (Interviewee) Manos, James, Jr (Interviewee) Margulies, Julianna, 1966- (Interviewee) Mathers, Jerry (Interviewee) Metcalf, Laurie, 1955- (Interviewee) Meyer, George, 1956- (Interviewee) Milch, David, 1945- (Interviewee) Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017 (Interviewee) Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- (Interviewee) Oh, Sandra, 1971- (Interviewee) Olsen, Mark V. (Interviewee) Panjabi, Archie (Interviewee) Parker, Mary-Louise (Interviewee) Parker, Sarah Jessica (Interviewee) Paxton, Bill (Interviewee) Phillips, Clyde (Interviewee) Reilly, Kevin, 1941- (Interviewee) Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020 (Interviewee) Reiner, Rob (Interviewee) Rhimes, Shonda (Interviewee) Romano, Ray (Interviewee) Roseanne, 1952- (Interviewee) Rosenthal, Phil, 1960- (Interviewee) Ryan, Shawn (Interviewee) Scheffer, Will (Interviewee) Shandling, Garry (Interviewee) Shore, David, 1960- (Interviewee) Simon, David, 1960- (Interviewee) Star, Darren, 1961- (Interviewee) Stonestreet, Eric, 1971- (Interviewee) Surnow, Joel (Interviewee) Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- (Interviewee) Van Dyke, Dick (Interviewee) Wallem, Linda, 1961- (Interviewee) Weiner, Matthew (Interviewee) Werner, Tom, 1950- (Interviewee) Williams, Michael Kenneth (Interviewee) Wilmore, Larry (Interviewee) Wilson, Rainn, 1966- (Interviewee) Zwick, Edward (Interviewee)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional English subtitles and optional video description for the visually impaired.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2012]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Television programs > United States > History > 20th century. Television actors and actresses > United States. Television viewers > United States > Attitudes. Television actors and actresses. Television programs. Television viewers > Attitudes. United States. 1900 - 1999 Documentary television programs. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. History.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. History.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD