Adventures In A TV Nation
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Adventures in a TV Nation is a book
by American
author and film director Michael Moore
and his producer and wife Kathleen Glynn.
It is a chronicle of Moore's series TV Nation
, a 1994-95 newsmagazine
show with humorous social commentary segments. In addition to covering the making of TV Nation and many of its segments, the book also discusses how Moore got a TV contract, the show's switch from NBC to the Fox network, and segments that never aired; it also includes an index of all of the episodes.
The book was first published in paperback in 1998.
Book
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by American
United States
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author and film director Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries...
and his producer and wife Kathleen Glynn.
It is a chronicle of Moore's series TV Nation
TV Nation
Production on the pilot episode of TV Nation began in January 1993. Moore initially turned to friends and colleagues in many production areas, while also making a point to ensure the show's employees were unionized. For the show's title sequence, graphic designer Chris Harvey put together the...
, a 1994-95 newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
show with humorous social commentary segments. In addition to covering the making of TV Nation and many of its segments, the book also discusses how Moore got a TV contract, the show's switch from NBC to the Fox network, and segments that never aired; it also includes an index of all of the episodes.
The book was first published in paperback in 1998.
Chapters
- Introduction
- Who Let This Show On The Air
- Love Night
- Invading the Beach at Greenwich, Connecticut
- Payback Time
- The Corp-Aid Concert
- Crackers, the Corporate Crime-Fighting Chicken
- The CEO Challenge
- Brian Anthony Harris Is Not Wanted
- Taxi
- Slaves
- A Day with Dr. Death
- Are You Prepared for Prison?
- I Want to Be an Argentinian
- Junk Mail
- Sabotage
- Yuri, Our TV Nation Spy
- Mike Missile
- Haulin' Communism
- The Johns of Justice
- With Neighbours Like These
- Health Care Olympics
- Cobb County
- Making Peace with Pizza
- We Hire Our Own Lobbyist
- Whiny White Guys
- The Censored TV Nation
- When All Is Said and Done