3 Reasons Your Book Collections Are FAR Better Than TV

3 Reasons Your Book Collections Are FAR Better Than TV

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Contributed Post There’s an alert that some TV streaming sites bring up to tell you when you’ve watched a certain number of hours of television. You get asked whether you are okay and want to keep watching, or whether you want to end the programme that you are currently in the middle of. Anyone who hasn’t come across this message before, has clearly never got in their sweats and binge watched a series or two for a day. Let’s be honest; chilling out in front of the latest and greatest TV show is a rite of passage for a work…
Immersive TV – Welcome to the New Age

Immersive TV – Welcome to the New Age

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  Contributed Post The last few years have seen an increase in the number of truly awesome television programs. In fact, in many ways, we have once again entered the Golden Age of Television. These days TV has arguably surpassed film as the ultimate medium. While movies are dumbing down and becoming more formulaic, television is becoming smarter. There are so many wonderful channels and excellent shows out here to watch. Flickr.com It’s pretty clear that TV it's where it’s at, and this is supported by the fact that many big name actors are gravitating toward television in a bid…
Have You Binged Watched These? Four TV Shows That Changed America

Have You Binged Watched These? Four TV Shows That Changed America

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Contributed Post Whether it's watching Penny and Leonard finally declare their love for each other, seeing the suave Don Draper schmooze clients into historical advertising deals, or watching the cruel, underhanded Prince Joffrey finally get his comeuppance these are the shows that became so big they even changed the economy! House Of Cards Flickr Image: anntinomy During the latest airing of this tense, atmospheric political reboot we paid more attention to the goings-on at the fictional White House, so good it's scary game-playing of husband and wife tag team Frank and Claire Underwood and the jaw-dropping twists and turns of…
Just how historically accurate was Mad Men?

Just how historically accurate was Mad Men?

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The following piece is an excerpt from Celebrating Mad Men, available in paperback and for Kindle. "I talk to them about relationships, how people might interact with a certain company at a client meeting. I also ask really simple questions, like 'Where did you eat lunch?'" –Mad Men researcher Kathryn Allison Mann on interviewing industry veterans (source) When Mad Men first hit the air, few things garnered as much attention as the show's slavish devotion to capturing period-accurate detail. The show developed such a reputation for being correct in its period details that sticklers for historical accuracy have kept a…
Meet Robert Kirkman, the Man Behind The Walking Dead

Meet Robert Kirkman, the Man Behind The Walking Dead

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The following is an excerpt from Dissecting The Walking Dead: Slicing Into The Guts of Television's Hottest Show, available in paperback and for Kindle. Dig it: Robert Kirkman is a Kentucky boy. There is no mistaking him for anything but. He is one of TV’s hottest properties of the moment, yes, and for the last decade he has also been the dominant force in creator-owned comic books, but talk to him and he’s still the same quiet, considered dude he’s always been. Thick beard, plain T-shirt, eyes that make you believe he’d rather be anywhere but in the spotlight –…