Gen X TV by Rob Owen
No generation eludes definition as much as ""Generation X"". Rob Owens opens with a history of network and cable television since the birth of Generation X, but goes on to explore the symbiotic relationship between television and this largely misunderstood age group. From the first megahit ""The Brady Bunch"" to today's ""Friends"", Owen unflinchingly describes the ""boob tube"" as the ubiquitous babysitter for millions of young people. Television, Owen maintains, consumes innocence as viewers encounter countless episodes of society's woes, from political strife and environmental decimation to everyday violence and crime. The peculiar television style of Gen-X sitcoms - sarcastic, quick and flashy - especially appeals to his generational cohorts, Owen states, for that is the perspective these Xers place on the world at large. Music television introduces still another aspect of visual cognition that reinforces such perceptions. And how do the Internet and online computer services fit into all of this? Since it first entered the mainstream in late 1993, the Internet has rapidly become a forum for anyone with anything to say about TV, music, and entertainment. Unlike twenty years ago, when ""Trekkies"" had to correspond by mail or attend conventions to share information, the mass technology of the nineties has made information the most plentiful and the cheapest commodity on the market. In fact, now network researchers and TV show producers actually solicit viewers' comments about particular shows online.
Explores the symbiotic relationship between television and this largely misunderstood age group, and offers true facts on cast and creators of hit shows including The Brady Bunch, Seinfeld, and My So-Called Life Includes instructions for the Melrose Place drinking game, and a chapter on the role of the Internet on today's television shows.
Rob Owen was a radio and television columnist at the Albany Times Union in Albany, New York and features writer at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Virginia. His articles have also appeared in the now-defunct NetGuide magazine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780815604433 |
| ISBN 10 | 0815604432 |
| Title | Gen X TV |
| Author | Rob Owen |
| Series | Television And Popular Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
| Year published | 1997-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 242 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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