A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971
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A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971
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Summary
Documents the creative history of ""The Virginian"", a TV show. This work investigates the original inspirations for the main character and follows the story through various motion picture adaptations. It focus on ""The Virginian""'s transformation into television. It looks at the ways in which the show changed over time.
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A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971 by Paul Green
On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story's series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television's third longest running western. This work accounts for the entire creative history of The Virginian, including the original inspirations and the motion picture adaptations--but the primary focus is its transformation into television and the ways in which the show changed over time. An extensive episode guide includes title, air date, guest star(s), writers, producers, director and a brief synopsis of each of The Virginian's 249 episodes, along with detailed cast and production credits.
“a magnificent must”—Western Clippings; “essential”—Free Rein Magazine; “wonderfully detailed and nostalgic book..congratulations on this remarkable effort!”—Joel Rogosin, producer of The Virginian.
The late Paul Green worked as an artist in the UK for Marvel, DC and World Distributors, among others, on titles such as Doctor Who, Rambo, Action Man, Wonder Woman and Star Trek. The author of many books about television and film history, he lived in Rustburg, Virginia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786446803 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786446803 |
| Title | A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971 |
| Author | Paul Green |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Year published | 2009-12-03 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |