Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION Television’s History 1
4. CHAPTER 1 LEFT TO THE RIGHT The Waltons as a 1970s Version of the 1930s 17
5. CHAPTER 2 CAMP HISTORY Hogan’s Heroes as a 1960s Version of the 1940s 45
6. CHAPTER 3 A FUNNY WAR M*A*S*H as a 1970s Version of the 1950s 69
7. CHAPTER 4 DREAM ADVERTISEMENT Mad Men as a 2000s Version of the 1960s 95
8. CHAPTER 5 WE’RE ALL ALL RIGHT That ’70s Show as a 1990s Version of the 1970s 123
9. CHAPTER 6 DOMESTIC FRONT The Americans as a 2010s Version of the 1980s 149
10. CHAPTER 7 PROGRAMMING HOPE Halt and Catch Fire as a 2010s Version of the 1990s 169
11. CONCLUSION Visualizing the Future of the Past 185
12. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 187
13. NOTES 189
14. INDEX 207
15. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 227