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The Twilight Zone Companion —Second Edition
Marc Scott Zicree, 466 pages, 6x9, illus. [over 200 photos], 1-879505-09-6, $15.95 paper

“In all my years of television viewing, no series resonated as deeply as The Twilight Zone. Even today, fragments of the forgotten episodes rise into my memory with surprising poignancy. The Twilight Zone was masterful storytelling and this companion book, this compendium of old tales, is a remarkable gift to those who loved the series and to those who have yet to discover its magic.”
— Bruce Joel Rubin, screenwriter, Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder


TV Scriptwriter's Handbook: Dramatic Writing for Television and Film
Alfred Brenner, 325 pages, 51/2x81/2, 1-879505-10-X, $15.95 paper

“… inside information on the scriptwriter’s craft… an excellent treatment of the elements of a good script.”
— Library Journa

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Classic Sitcoms: A Celebration of the Best in Prime-Time Comedy 2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded
Vince Waldron, 632 pages, 6x9, 1-879505-25-8, illus., $18.95 paper

“A comedic compendium of the best television comedy… the best way ever to watch reruns.”
— Playboy
“Don’t watch Nick at Nite without this book.”
— Howard Gerwirtz, Producer Taxi

“ Wonderfully written and amazing throughout… it not only tells you what TV’s funniest shows were all about, but reveals what made them so funny in the first place. One of the few essential resources for anyone involved in the business of writing television comedy—or anyone who’d like to be.”
— Dan Staley, Co-Executive Producer, Cheers

“ Terrific… you really get a sense of what it must have been like to have been there during the creation of some of TV’s finest half-hours.”
— Jay Sandrich, Director, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

“ It explains and defines what television is all about.”
— Emmy Magazine

 
   
 
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