Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad

Jim Henson: The Biography

Brian Jay Jones · 585 pages

"For the first time ever-- a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson. He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters he created: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets mad

The Making of Star Trek

Stephen E. Whitfield, Gene Roddenberry · 414 pages

> **The Biography of the Leading Science Fiction TV Program** > > STAR TREK! The long, hard battle of television's first tentative step > toward adult science fiction, with the complete story of how the *U.S.S. > Enterprise* was designed, her weaponry, equipment and power > resources, the original concept behind the show, how the continuity is > maintained, backgrounds of the characters, bi

Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong · 307 pages

"An uproarious behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the hit television series describes how comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld dreamed up the idea for an unconventional sitcom over coffee and how, despite network skepticism and minimal plotlines, achieved mainstream success, "--NoveList.

Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales · 594 pages

WHEN A YOUNG WRITER named Lorne Michaels talked NBC executives into taking a chance on a new weekend late-night comedy series, nobody really knew what to expect-not even Michaels. But Saturday Night Live, launched in 1975 and still thriving today, would change the face of television. It introduced brash new stars with names like Belushi, Radner, Chase, and Murray; trashed taboos that had inhibited

The Wire: Truth Be Told

Rafael Alvarez · 424 pages

The Making of Pride and Prejudice

Sue Birtwistle, Sue Conklin, Susie Conklin · 128 pages

The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman · 560 pages

Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks

Brad Dukes · 340 pages

Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks examines David Lynch and Mark Frost’s legendary television series that aired on the ABC network from 1990-91. As the mystery of “Who Killed Laura Palmer?” played out on television sets across the world, another compelling drama was unfolding in the everyday lives of the show’s cast and crew. Twenty-five years later, Reflections goes behind the curtain of

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

Jenna Fischer · 321 pages

Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live

Doug Hill, Jeff Weingrad · 510 pages

Saturday Night is the intimate history of the original Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings as an outlaw program produced by an unruly band of renegades from the comedy underground to a TV institution that made stars of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy. This is the book that revealed to the world wha

The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever

Alan Sepinwall · 306 pages

"12 shows that started a revolution in TV drama: The Sopranos. Oz. The Wire. Deadwood. The Shield. Lost. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 24. Battlestar Galactica. Friday Night Lights. Mad Men. Breaking Bad. These 12 shows, and the many more they made possible, ushered in a new golden age of television--one that made people take the medium more seriously than ever before" -- P. [4] of cover.

Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Seasons 1 & 2

Bryan Cogman · 192 pages

The Making of Outlander: The Official Guide to Seasons 1 & 2

Tara Bennett · 231 pages

"Get an exclusive look behind the scenes of the first two seasons of Outlander with this official, fully illustrated companion to the hit Starz television series based on the bestselling novels,"--Amazon.com.

The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the Network Battle for the Night

Bill Carter · 311 pages

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

Michael Davis · 379 pages

The story of one of the most important and beloved shows on television—how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by ElmoWhen the first episode aired on November 10, 1969, Sesame Street revolutionized the way education was presented to children on television. It has since become the longest-running children’s show in history, and today reaches 8 million preschoolers on 350 PBS stations and a

From Scratch: Inside the Food Network

Allen Salkin · 434 pages

"The autobiography the Food Network would write if it could write one--a candid, behind-the-scenes look at how one network launched one of the biggest cultural waves of the last 20 years"-- "Big personalities, high drama--the extraordinary behind-the-scenes story of the Food Network, now about to celebrate its twentieth anniversary: the business, media, and cultural juggernaut that changed the wa

Why Not Me?

Mindy Kaling · 240 pages

Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling shares her ongoing, laugh-out-loud journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - How We Made Movie Magic

Andy Serkis · 112 pages

Memories of the Future - Volume 1

Wil Wheaton · 137 pages

"From 'Encounter at Farpoint' to 'Datalore, ' relive the first half of Star Trek: the Next Generation's unintentionally hilarious first season through the eyes, ears, and memories of cast member and fan, Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) as he shares his unique perspective in the episode guide you didn't even know you were dying to read"--Page 4 of cover

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

Rob Lowe · 344 pages

A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between

Lauren Graham · 232 pages

"This book contains some stories from my life: the awkward growing-up years, the confusing dating years, the fulfilling work years, and what it was like to be asked to play one of my favorite characters again. Also included: tales of living on a houseboat, meeting guys at awards shows, and that time I was asked to be a butt model. A hint: all three made me seasick. -- Lauren Graham" --

My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir

Garry Marshall · 276 pages

A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman" traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

Mallory O'Meara · 368 pages

Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

Neal Gabler · 865 pages

The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films--most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi. In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us h