Difficult Men : Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From the Sopranos and the Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad.
United States of America : Penguin Books : 2013Description: 22cm : 303 PagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 42521ISBN: 9780143125693Subject(s): Film Industry | Social Sciences | Communication Studies | Media Studies | Film StudiesDDC classification: 791.4502 MARItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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The 10th anniversary edition, now with a new preface by the author
"A wonderfully smart, lively, and culturally astute survey." - The New York Times Book Review
"Grand entertainment...fascinating for anyone curious about the perplexing miracles of how great television comes to be." - The Wall Street Journal
"I love this book...It's the kind of thing I wish I'd been able to read in film school, back before such books existed." - Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad and co-creator of Better Call Saul
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows on cable channels dramatically stretched television's narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and creative ambition. Combining deep reportage with critical analysis and historical context, Brett Martin recounts the rise and inner workings of this artistic watershed - a golden age of TV that continues to transform America's cultural landscape. Difficult Men features extensive interviews with all the major players - including David Chase ( The Sopranos ), David Simon and Ed Burns ( The Wire ), David Milch ( NYPD Blue , Deadwood ), Alan Ball ( Six Feet Under ), and Vince Gilligan ( Breaking Bad , Better Call Saul ) - and reveals how television became a truly significant and influential part of our culture.
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- Prologue (p. 1)
- Part 1 Previously On
- 1 In This Maligned Medium (p. 21)
- 2 Which Films? (p. 34)
- 3 A Great Notion (p. 47)
- 4 Should We Do This? Can We Do This? (p. 59)
- Part 2 The Beast in He
- 5 Difficult Men (p. 83)
- 6 The Arguer (p. 108)
- 7 The Magic Hubig's (p. 133)
- 8 Being the Boss (p. 154)
- 9 A Big Piece of Equipment (p. 171)
- 10 Have a Take. Try Not to Suck (p. 191)
- Part 3 The Inheritors
- 11 Shooting the Dog (p. 211)
- 12 See You at the Emmys (p. 239)
- 13 The Happiest Room in Hollywood (p. 264)
- Epilogue (p. 278)
- Acknowledgments (p. 291)
- Notes on Sources (p. 293)
- Index (p. 297)
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