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    Frightening the Vast Wasteland: Classic TV Horror Series

    By Michael Samerdyke

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    About this ebook

    In the early Sixties, Newton Minow, head of the FCC, dismissed commercial television as "a vast wasteland." However, this was the era of sophisticated programs such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone."

    "Frightening the Vast Wasteland" looks at horror on American TV from the mid-Fifties to the mid-Eighties. It examines the best horror episodes from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Twilight Zone," "Thriller," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "The Outer Limits," "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and "The New Twilight Zone" to see how they worked to frighten the viewer in the age when the Big Three networks ruled TV.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 9, 2017
    ISBN9781387339310
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    • 2/5
      This book is only for people who have seen the TV episodes discussed or radio shows, as the author gives spoilers to each episode. This is NOT an introduction to these great shows, it's for people who already watched them and want to read thr author's opinion and point of view on said subject. Reads more like a blog than a professional book.

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