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Watching: Television
8.0•1985-02-12•1 Seasons
Season 1
Episode 4
Seasons
Episodes
EP 1
Visions of Power
EP 2
The Race for Television
EP 3
We Bring You Live Pictures
EP 4
News Power
EP 5
News: The Power of Pictures
EP 6
The Story Machine
EP 7
Play Power
EP 8
The Rise and Fall of the Documentary
EP 9
Chewing Gum for the Eyes
EP 10
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
EP 11
Canned Laughter
EP 12
The Selling of the President
EP 13
The Third Age of Broadcasting
Overview
Exhaustive 13-part survey of the television medium from its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s to the multi-million dollar extravaganzas of today and the cable and satellite technologies of the future [relative to 1985]. Tackling the medium as a worldwide phenomenon, the series examines each of the principal areas of programming - news, drama, documentaries, and light entertainment - and the unique impact of "live" coverage.