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Pioneers Of Television S04E03 Breaking Barriers 720p HDTV X264-TERRA
TORRENT SUMMARY
Pioneers of Television
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TV Release: 2008-01-02 Torrent Release: 10-06-2014 by user sceneline
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TV Show Genre:
Documentary, History
Runtime:
55 min.
Parental Rating:
[12+]TV-PG - Parental Guidance Suggested
This program contains material that parents mau find unsuitable for younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violance, some sexual sitatuion, infrequent course language, or some suggestive dialogue.
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Episode: Breaking Barriers (4x3)
Episode Plot:
From PBS: This episode traces the story of people of color on American television -- including the mid-1960s breakthroughs of African Americans Diahann Carroll ("Julia") and Bill Cosby ("I Spy"). Latino landmarks range from "I Love Lucy" with Desi Arnaz to "Miami Vice" with Edward James Olmos. Also featured are Asian-Americans like George Takei ("Star Trek"), who details his youth spent in a Japanese internment camp.
Episode Release:
2008-01-02
Episode Genre:
Documentary
Runtime:
55 min.
Staff:
Actors: Ed Ames, John Amos, Desi Arnaz, Barbara Bain Writers: N/A Directors: N/A
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Awards: N/A. Originally recorded in N/A.
DESCRIPTION
This four-part documentary looks at some of the programs and stars from the early days of U.S. television. The segment on late night focuses on the vaudevillian origins of the genre and the Tonight Show, with its three early stars: Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. The episode on sitcoms focuses on the contribution of several classics from the 1950s and 60s including The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show and the Dick van Dyke Show. The segment on variety shows focuses first on the Ed Sullivan Show and the hosts ability to book acts that the audience wanted to see. Others include Milton Berle's show, Sis Caesar's Your Show of Shows, Red Skelton, Arthur Godfrey and many others. In the final episode, game shows are the focus. Early game shows had their origins in radio but hit a road block during the game show scandals where it was revealed that contestants were being given the answers to questions. The genre eventually re-established itself and made stars of many of the emcees.
