Covering a range of beloved television series from M*A*S*H to Mad Men, this book explores how historical sitcoms and dramas have depicted earlier parts of the twentieth century, while still reflecting the concerns of their own era—including the Vietnam War, civil rights movements, changing gender roles, and technological advancements.
Covering a range of beloved television series from M*A*S*H to Mad Men, this book explores how historical sitcoms and dramas have depicted earlier parts of the twentieth century, while still reflecting the concerns of their own era—including the Vietnam War, civil rights movements, changing gender roles, and technological advancements.
JIM CULLEN is the author of numerous books, including The American Dream and Those Were the Days: Why All in the Family Still Matters. He has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Sarah Lawrence College, and is a member of the faculty of the newly established Greenwich Country Day High School in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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INTRODUCTION Television's History 1 LEFT TO THE RIGHT The Waltons as a 1970s Version of the 1930s 2 CAMP HISTORY Hogan's Heroes as a 1960s Version of the 1940s 3 A FUNNY WAR M*A*S*H as a 1970s Version of the 1950s 4 DREAM ADVERTISEMENT Mad Men as a 2000s Version of the 1960s 5 WE'RE ALL ALL RIGHT That '70s Show as a 1990s Version of the 1970s 6 DOMESTIC FRONT The Americans as a 2010s Version of the 1980s 7 PROGRAMMING HOPE Halt and Catch Fire as a 2010s Version of the 1990s CONCLUSION Visualizing the Future of the Past Acknowledgments Notes Index
INTRODUCTION Television's History 1 LEFT TO THE RIGHT The Waltons as a 1970s Version of the 1930s 2 CAMP HISTORY Hogan's Heroes as a 1960s Version of the 1940s 3 A FUNNY WAR M*A*S*H as a 1970s Version of the 1950s 4 DREAM ADVERTISEMENT Mad Men as a 2000s Version of the 1960s 5 WE'RE ALL ALL RIGHT That '70s Show as a 1990s Version of the 1970s 6 DOMESTIC FRONT The Americans as a 2010s Version of the 1980s 7 PROGRAMMING HOPE Halt and Catch Fire as a 2010s Version of the 1990s CONCLUSION Visualizing the Future of the Past Acknowledgments Notes Index
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