 | “All About TV” presents the status of the TV industry from a 1990’s perpsective and includes panel discussions with Dan Rather and Mike Wallace. In a 2 disc set, see the 10 best episodes that provide a rich source for media critics and historians. | Two Disc Set
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All About TV, later called World:Comm, was a television series that ran on WNET-Channel 13 in New York City between 1992 and 1995. The series was executive produced by the television critic Steven H. Scheuer and Loomis Irish, Head of the Television and Radio Department at Brooklyn College.
Scheuer is a renowned film and television historian who in 2007 co-authored with his wife Alida Brill Scheuer, the “Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD.” Among his many other works, Scheuer edited “Movies on TV” (originally titled “TV Movie Almanac & Ratings”) which was published in 17 editions between 1958 and 1993 and was the first highly regarded comprehensive film review almanac.
Over a 4-year period more than 200 episodes of this series were produced with hundreds of panelists. This two DVD set selects ten of the best episodes from “All About TV” and “World:Comm” series.
Anyone interested in the evolving history of television will find these programs fascinating. They also provide a rich source of material for television and media historians.
Two DVD set with 10 episodes:
Disc One
All About TV – Hosted by Steven H. Scheuer
CBS: Past
CBS: Present
CBS: Future
With Dan Rather, CBS Anchor; Mike Wallace, Co-Editor of “60 Minutes”; Ernest Leiser, Fmr VP of CBS News; Bernard Birnbaum, Snr. Producer, CBS News; Burt Dubrow, Executive Producer, Sally Jessy Raphael; Robert Zitter, SVP, HBO; Marvin Kitman, TV Critic, NY Newsday
Globalism
With Jonathan Crane, Head of BBC, North America; Vladamir Zvyagin, Soviet National TV; James Day, Prof. Emeritus, Brooklyn College; Loomis Irish, Professor, TV/Radio, Brooklyn College
World:Comm. – Hosted by Loomis C. Irish
Global Import/Export & Cultural Imperialism
With Joseph Flaherty, SVP Technology, CBS; Georges Leclere, Media Consultant; George Dessart, Center for World TV; Arthur Kane, Executive Director, International Council, NATAS
Disc Two
All About TV – Hosted by Steven H. Scheuer
Public Television
With Dr. William F. Baker, President of WNET, NYC; Ward Chamberlin, President of WETA; Marvin Kitman, TV Critic, Newsday; Loomis Irish, Professor, TV/Radio, Brooklyn College
TV Violence and Children
With George Gerbner, Dean – emeritus, University of Pennsylvania; Rev. Everett Parker, Professor, Fordham University; Neil Hickey, Senior Editor, TV Guide; David Westin, VP, General Counsel, ABC
World:Comm. – Hosted by Loomis C. Irish
O.J. Simpson: the Media Trial
With Rikki Klieman, Anchor, Court TV; Marvin Kitman, Media Critic, New York Newsday; Neil Hickey, Contributing Editor, TV Guide
Disney: Distributor/Network
With Donal Flynn, Consultant, Cap Cities/ABC; Michael Meyer, General Editor, Newsweek; Marvin Kitman, Media Critic, New York Newsday
News As Infortainment
With Joey Skaggs, Media Satirist; Al Primo, Primo News Service; Greggory W. Morris, Assistant Professor, Hunter College
NTSC 2 discs 284-minutes
© 2009 Department of Television and Radio, Brooklyn College of CUNY – All Rights Reserved
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