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Not Remotely Controlled
Lee Siegel
Notes on Television
Perseus Books Group
August 2007
On Sale: July 30, 2007
353 pages ISBN: 0465078109 EAN: 9780465078103 Paperback
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Non-Fiction
The acclaimed critic with "the eyes and ears to bring the
phenomena of culture to life as few other critics can"
surveys the landscape of American television. Television has taken firm hold of American life ever since
the first flickering images replaced the disembodied voices
innocently crackling from the radio. Ever present and
evolving, television thrives at the crossroads of commerce,
art, and entertainment. In Not Remotely Controlled cultural
critic Lee Siegel collects his reportage and musings on this
most hybrid medium. Whether chronicling the history of the "cop" drama,
revealing the inherent irony in Donald Trump's character on
"The Apprentice," or shedding light on those unheralded gems
that Neilsen ratings swept away prematurely, Siegel gives
each episode, series, or documentary the attention and
respect usually reserved for high-art and dusty literature.
Going far beyond mere pans and praise, Siegel has given
long-overdue attention to America's most pervasive art form:
television.
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