Dragnet Nation

Dragnet Nation

Author: Julia Angwin

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-02-25

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0805098070

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An investigative journalist offers a revealing look at how the government, private companies, and criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data, and discusses results from a number of experiments she conducted to try and protect herself.


Dragnet

Dragnet

Author: Scott V. Palmer

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-28

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781945604607

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In 1966, Jack Webb re-launched the Dragnet series with a pilot film "Dragnet." For this series, Harry Morgan was on hand as Webb's partner, Officer Bill Gannon. The show was set again in Los Angeles. Webb directed the series. This book chronicles the 1967-70 series, with complete cast lists, photographs, story synopses, and original air dates.


My Name's Friday

My Name's Friday

Author: Michael J. Hayde

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781581821901

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A history of the police drama Dragnet and its creator and producer Jack Webb, from its beginnings as a successful radio show to its acclaimed run on television in the 1950s and later color version in the 1960s.


Genre and Television

Genre and Television

Author: Jason Mittell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1135458766

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Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs from Dragnet to The Simpsons, this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices. Ultimately, the book argues that through analyzing how television genre operates as a cultural practice, we can better comprehend how television actively shapes our social world.


Dragnet: The Case of the Courteous Killer

Dragnet: The Case of the Courteous Killer

Author: Richard Deming

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1479404713

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The first two bodies were found in Lovers' Lane. The man was dead. His girlfriend, still alive, described the stick-up artist as of medium build, wearing glasses, mild-mannered, and courteous. If was a description that fit half the male population of Los Angeles. It was almost the only clue Joe Friday and Frank Smith had to catch the murderer. Then the courteous killer struck again -- and again! The last time Joe Friday was waiting for him with a gun. When the criminal escaped with only a bullet wound, he vowed revenge -- and mailed an unsigned, misspelled note that read: YOU THINK YOUR A SMART BADGE. NOBODY BURNS ME AND LIVES, COP. START SWEATING.


TV's Biggest Hits

TV's Biggest Hits

Author: Jon Burlingame

Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780028703244

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Everybody loves TV themes - from the silly "Mr. Ed" and "The Addams Family" to the intense "Mission: Impossible" and "Peter Gunn" to the atmospheric "Hill Street Blues" and "The X-Files". But few people know how this music is made, or the stories of the men and women who have worked tirelessly (and often anonymously) to create it. This book offers the complete story of this important musical style, giving it the serious, and colorfully anecdotal, history it deserves. Divided into chapters on each genre, Burlingame provides the real stories of the composers who worked behind the scenes to create the memorable music we all love. Among those who have written and performed for television include many famous musicians - like jazz pianists Dave Brubeck and Duke Ellington, arranger/producer Quincy Jones, film music giant John Williams, Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and classical composer Morton Gould. Illustrated throughout with rare photos of the composers at work, this is a fascinating story of how a new genre of musical artistry was created.


Raised on Radio

Raised on Radio

Author: Gerald Nachman

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000-08-23

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780520223035

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Radio broadcasting United States History.


On the Air

On the Air

Author: John Dunning

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998-05-07

Total Pages: 841

ISBN-13: 0199770786

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Now long out of print, John Dunning's Tune in Yesterday was the definitive one-volume reference on old-time radio broadcasting. Now, in On the Air, Dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage, to provide a richer and more informative account of radio's golden age. Here are some 1,500 radio shows presented in alphabetical order. The great programs of the '30s, '40s, and '50s are all here--Amos 'n' Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Lone Ranger, Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, and The March of Time, to name only a few. For each, Dunning provides a complete broadcast history, with the timeslot, the network, and the name of the show's advertisers. He also lists major cast members, announcers, producers, directors, writers, and sound effects people--even the show's theme song. There are also umbrella entries, such as "News Broadcasts," which features an engaging essay on radio news, with capsule biographies of major broadcasters, such as Lowell Thomas and Edward R. Murrow. Equally important, Dunning provides a fascinating account of each program, taking us behind the scenes to capture the feel of the performance, such as the ghastly sounds of Lights Out (a horror drama where heads rolled and bones crunched), and providing engrossing biographies of the main people involved in the show. A wonderful read for everyone who loves old-time radio, On the Air is a must purchase for all radio hobbyists and anyone interested in 20th-century American history. It is an essential reference work for libraries and radio stations.


Billboard

Billboard

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1957-05-13

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.


Genetic Justice

Genetic Justice

Author: Sheldon Krimsky

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0231145217

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Explores how the United States and other countries have balanced the use of DNA databanks in criminal justice with the privacy rights of their citizenry, arguing that collecting DNA from those who are arrested, but not charged, can infringe on their constitutional rights and debunking the myth that DNA profiling is infallible.