Murder on the Boob Tube

by John Law

Overview

Step back to rediscover many of the classic detectives and crime dramas of the last 50 years. From the early days of TV to the memorable shows of the 60s, 70s and 80s, Murder on the Boob Tube offers a glimpse behind the scenes of iconic shows like Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Charlie's Angels, Ironside, Mannix, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Streets of San Francisco and countless others. With rare photos and behind-the-scenes tales readers will rediscover TV history and why we love death on the set.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011805011
Publisher:	Aplomb Publishing
Publication date:	07/05/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	40 KB

About the Author

John William Law is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and books. He has worked on the staffs of daily, weekly and monthly publications. He is the author of numerous books and narrates a podcast on iTunes entitled The Movie Files. He has appeared on television and film documentaries discussing film history and on national public radio. He lives in San Francisco. His books and ebooks include: Curse of the Silver Screen - Tragedy & Disaster Behind the Movies (1999, Aplomb Publishing); Scare Tactic - The Life and Films of William Castle (2000, Writers Club Press); Reel Horror - True Horrors Behind Hollywood’s Scary Movies (2004, Aplomb Publishing); Master of Disaster: Irwin Allen - The Disaster Years (2008, Aplomb Publishing); Alfred Hitchcock: The Icon Years (2010, Aplomb Publishing); Disaster on Film: A Behind the Scenes Look at Hollywood Disaster Movies (2010, Aplomb Publishing)