EAN: 9780241443903

PANDORAS BOX - PETER BISKIND GEBUNDEN

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR From The Sopranos to streaming: the scandalous behind-the-screens
story of the TV revolution by the author of the cult film classic Easy Riders  Raging Bulls.The
revolution has been televized. From The Sopranos to Stranger Things  the shows we watch - and
the ways we watch them - have been transformed over the past fifty years. Out of the bland
wasteland of 'play-it-safe' broadcasting came astonishing stories of sex  violence  and
corruption shown first on cable  and then by way of streaming. Today  the power of viewers to
select what they want and when they want it is greater than ever before. In short  we are
living in a new golden age of television  but golden ages don't last forever. Revolutions have
a habit of eating their own  and the era of 'peak TV' may have an unhappy ending.Pandora's Box
is a major new account of the small screen from cultural critic Peter Biskind. Through
exclusive  candid and colourful interviews with writers  showrunners  directors and actors 
Biskind brings us face to face with the people whose creations we encounter every day on our
sofas  and reveals the dynamic interplay of art  commerce and technology. We follow executives
down the corridors of power and see how their money and guile cultivate  then crush creativity
we witness the making - and unmaking - of TVs biggest hits. There has never been a more
exciting time in entertainment history  and Peter Biskind  the ideal insider guide  captures it
all.

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