Horace Newcomb on writing about television for the "Baltimore Sun," and on the coming of age of television in the 1970s with shows like All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show
07:46
Horace Newcomb on An American Family, and on the serialization of television which led to shows like Roots and Dallas
07:48
Horace Newcomb on how Hill Street Blues changed the television industry
06:33
Horace Newcomb on The Sopranos being a game changer
05:49
Horace Newcomb on Magnum, P.I.'s cumulative narrative
04:56
Horace Newcomb on the historic and then-current lack of diversity in television
04:42
Howard Rosenberg on being the first television critic for The Louisville Times
03:55
Howard Rosenberg on television critics who influenced him and his preparation to go into the field
01:51
Howard Rosenberg on his autonomy as a television critic
03:15
Howard Rosenberg on television in the '70s
03:47
Howard Rosenberg on the timetable of receiving shows and reviewing them
03:16
Howard Rosenberg on how television changed and evolved during the '70s and his thoughts on the Golden Age of Television
05:18
Howard Rosenberg on his influence as a critic in Louisville
04:28
Howard Rosenberg on his schedule at the LA Times
01:57
Howard Rosenberg on how the process of reviewing shows changed over the years
Howard Rosenberg on reviewing television series and changing his mind about shows
04:09
Howard Rosenberg on reader response to his column on 9/11
02:38
Howard Rosenberg on sometimes not getting tapes of shows he wanted to review
02:27
Howard Rosenberg on winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1985
07:57
Howard Rosenberg on the function of critical writing
04:10
Howard Rosenberg on his dealings with people in the television industry
02:31
Howard Rosenberg on his editors
02:48
Howard Rosenberg on television comedy
02:50
Howard Rosenberg on dramatic series
03:48
Howard Rosenberg on late night television
02:53
Howard Rosenberg on daytime talk shows
02:34
Howard Rosenberg on made-for-television movies, miniseries and specials
02:02
Howard Rosenberg on government involvement in television
04:55
Howard Rosenberg on his favorite television shows
01:42
Howard Rosenberg on television at its worst
02:48
Alfred Schneider on a controversial episode of Bus Stop ("A Lion Walks Among Us") and how it led to further inquiries into the effects of violence on television
04:13
Alfred Schneider on regulating portrayals of violence in Roots versus S.W.A.T. and The Six Million Dollar Man
01:55
Alfred Schneider on how and why portrayals of sexuality and other controversial topics have become more acceptable over time on television
01:49
Alfred Schneider on Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Newton N. Minow's "Vast Wasteland" speech
01:25
Darren Star on controversial storylines on Beverly Hills, 90210, including "Brenda Walsh" sleeping with "Dylan McKay" in the first season's "Spring Dance" episode
04:17
Darren Star on the censorship issues that arose on Melrose Place, particularly involving the character "Matt Fielding," who was gay
03:16
Darren Star on a Sex and the City gag that HBO objected to
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