The character delineations offer a mind-boggling variety of data in some 15 categories, including but not limited to birth sign, license plate, allergies, favorite breakfast cereal, childhood affiliations, education, fears, traits, addictions, and hobbies. Fans will enjoy comparing memories with the entries. .. Those involved with trivia competitions will be well served, and the book may also interest those just embarking on study of the medium of television.
The last decade featured several landmark TV series on the four major networks: 24, 30 Rock, CSI, Bones,Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, and more. This reference book covers 49 major shows from 2000to 2009. Terrace (Television Series of the 1990s, 2018), in a clear and engaging tone, focuses on majorTV-show characters and their quirks in entries listed by show. Each entry includes the network name,show years, major storyline, and brief, basic premise and plot. The rest of the entry details each majorcharacter. Usually the main figures are described by data fields (e.g., birth place, education, relatives,occupation, favorites [holidays, food, movies, music, drink, etc.]); the type of data is sometimes quirky(e.g., car license plate, allergies, blood type, measurements if female) depending largely on what detailsare revealed in some episode. Supporting characters are usually described in a narrative paragraph. Thecontents reflect close attention to the shows’ episodes, weaving in occasional plot details. An index ofactors concludes the volume; additional indexes by character and network would have been useful.
The character delineations offer a mind-boggling variety of data in some 15 categories, including but not limited to birth sign, license plate, allergies, favorite breakfast cereal, childhood affiliations, education, fears, traits, addictions, and hobbies. Fans will enjoy comparing memories with the entries. .. Those involved with trivia competitions will be well served, and the book may also interest those just embarking on study of the medium of television.
The last decade featured several landmark TV series on the four major networks: 24, 30 Rock, CSI, Bones,
Desperate Housewives, Gilmore Girls, and more. This reference book covers 49 major shows from 2000
to 2009. Terrace (Television Series of the 1990s, 2018), in a clear and engaging tone, focuses on major
TV-show characters and their quirks in entries listed by show. Each entry includes the network name,
show years, major storyline, and brief, basic premise and plot. The rest of the entry details each major character. Usually the main figures are described by data fields (e.g., birth place, education, relatives,
occupation, favorites [holidays, food, movies, music, drink, etc.]); the type of data is sometimes quirky
(e.g., car license plate, allergies, blood type, measurements if female) depending largely on what details are revealed in some episode. Supporting characters are usually described in a narrative paragraph. The contents reflect close attention to the shows’ episodes, weaving in occasional plot details. An index of actors concludes the volume; additional indexes by character and network would have been useful.
The character delineations offer a mind-boggling variety of data in some 15 categories, including but not limited to birth sign, license plate, allergies, favorite breakfast cereal, childhood affiliations, education, fears, traits, addictions, and hobbies. Fans will enjoy comparing memories with the entries . . . Those involved with trivia competitions will be well served, and the book may also interest those just embarking on study of the medium of television.
