America In Prime-time is a 4-part
documentary about the brilliance of American prime-time television .
With a ton of special guests (just read the little bit at the end,
sheesh) talking about what they love about the programs they grew up
with. The kinds of shows they talk about range from the 50's family
comedy like Leave It To Beaver all the way up to the not so family
friendly sex craze horrors like True Blood and Dexter. While the
main focus of this show is TV, each episode has it's own unique
theme. Episode one is all about the family man, episode two is about
realistic heroes (like army men, doctors, police, etc), the third
part takes a look at the women who shaped TV , and the final
installment talks about misfit characters. (Click "Read More" for full review).
The views and expressions of what is
said in this series is far from being boring. Everything said in
this was very fascinating and so very well done with a lot of
enthusiasm and passion. The shows are only an hour each but you get
so much from it and will fill your metaphorical television stomach
This series also makes for a pretty good recommendation guide making
you want to check out the shows they are talking about most
noticeably some of the old sitcoms from the fifties to the eighties.
I'm sure TV enthusiast would've already have seen most of the shows
they are talking about and that’s not a bad thing at all as you
would get a bigger kick out of watching this as you will be sharing
the same appreciation as the same people on this show. Not to say
that non-TV enthusiast wouldn't get a kick out of this show as the
fascination will draw you in just as much.
Overall this documentary was absolutely
fascinating and dare do I say it's brilliant TV about brilliant TV.
This is one that everybody can enjoy and on many levels so if you got
a spare four hours of free time I recommend giving this an immediate
watch. This one easily gets a “yes” rating from me.
Title: America In Primetime
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Stars: (take a huge breath for this
one) Alan Alda, Jason Alexander, Gillian Anderson, Judd Apatow, John
Astin. Alec Baldwin, Alan Ball, Candice Bergen, Steven Bochco, Liz
Brixius, James L. Brooks, Marcy Carsey, Chris Carter, David Chase,
Bob Cochran, Diablo Cody, Sara Colleton, Bryan Cranston, Greg
Daniels, Larry David, Danny Devito, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Diane
English, Edie Falco, Paul Feig, Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Tom Fontana,
Dennis Franz, Vince Gilligan, Patricia Heaton, Marshall Herskovitz,
Mitchell Hurwitz, Al Jean, Michelle King, Robert King, Jenji Kohan,
Hugh Laurie, Norman Lear, Steve Levitan, Warren Littlefield,
Christopher Lloyd, David Lynch, James Manos Jr., Jerry Mathers, Steve
McPherson, Laurie Metcalf, George A. Meyer, David Milch, Mary Tyler
Moore, Elizabeth Moss, Sue Naegle, Sandra Oh, Mark V. Olsen,
Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Paxton, Clyde
Phillips, Kevin Reilly, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Shonda Rhimes, Phil
Rosenthal, Mike Royce, Shawn Ryan, Will Scheffer, David Shore, David
Simon, Darren Star, Joel Surnow, Linda Wallem, Matt Weiner, Tom
Werner, Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Zwick
Genre: TV Series, Documentary
Running Time: 4 Hours (4 Episodes)
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Rating: M15+ (Violence, Sexual
References, Drug References, Coarse Language )
Price: $29.95
Recommended: Yes
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