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Bodroghkozy "Negotiating Civil Rights"
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-discusses two episodes of East Side West side
1. who do you kill? -controversial -some supported but didn't know what to do about -others were against it and said it shouldn't be a specifically negro problem -but it was. -most letters were in favor -showed the helplessness of whites No hiding place -some were in support of white actions of moving out -showed the very little black audience that followed the show -Neil brock is also criticized for his do nothing attitude. -other characters resolve issues or work hard to as seen in No hiding place - wife -censorship bc of "dumb southerners" -shows divide of white southerners and northerners even long after civil war |
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Bodroghkozy "is this what you mean by color tv"
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julia
-good life achieved by following system -predom white creators -racial difference displaced to sexual dif -no strong male lead -offends blacks -desire to be noncontroversial somewhat backfires |
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douglas "amateur operators"
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-showed influence of radio on society
-the boy heroes reflected the societal change into more technology -brains over browns idea -amateurs were valuable to navy although they did disagree -mass entertainment made sense of technological change |
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hilmes "NBC and the Network Idea"
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-NBC first privately owned corp network
-RCA must remain American -basically history of NBC -not too too important |
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Hey, Marty
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criticizes that the shows on tv are simply the ones who can attract the big following bc sponsors want money.
-flaw of sponsored programming -puts all Americans into one category -undiversifies America |
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Spigel, installing TV set
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from blending in to center of room, TV makes transition as its importance in society and culture grows more.
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Schatz Desilu
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no more single sponsorship
telefilm, more successful I love Lucy pioneered this Desilu owned I love Lucy rather than the network. lots of money made through syndications |
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Lipsitz Meaning of Memory
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associated with ethnic comedies, use old to sell new, -characters of the past get increasingly white
-brings about issues of old vs news -white consumerism over thrift etc |
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doherty gestalt of blacklist
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-discusses blacklists
-subtlety, yet not subtle -scarred hollywood -most authoritative source was non-federal -sounds like the blacklist was a big joke -but alas hollywood buckled. |