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Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a few and then many, until nine years later nearly forty million Americans were tuning in weekly. In Seinfeldia,...
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[2007]
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Satirically edgier than The Simpsons, South Park responds immediately to cultural controversies and has no fear in tackling subjects like Terri Schiavo, The Passion of The Christ, and Michael Jackson, while co-opting disparate elements such as Kill Bill and Janet Jackson's nipple into one episode. Its mixture of iconoclasm, cultural referents, and intertextuality makes it the perfect lens through which to examine contemporary popular culture in America...
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2013.
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the most beloved television shows of all time. It was an inspiration to a generation of women who wanted to have it all in an era when everything seemed possible. Mary and Lou and Rhonda and Ted tells the stories behind the making of this popular classic, introducing the groundbreaking female writers who lent real-life stories to their tv scripts; the men who created the indelible characters; the lone woman network...
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"The official oral history book of The Office, featuring exclusive interviews with every major player and never-before-seen photos, pulling back the curtain on the absurdity and genius that went in to creating this unstoppable force in American popular culture and why it continues to resonate with audiences today"--
5) Springfield confidential: jokes, secrets, and outright lies from a lifetime writing for The Simpsons
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The longest-serving writer and producer for "The Simpsons" offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series that has become one of the most revered artistic achievements in television history.--
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"Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and laugh about race: In Living Color"--Publisher's description.
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[2020]
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English
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It is a hilarious and poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, grief-riddled woman, as she hurls herself at modern living in London. An unfiltered woman trying to heal, while rejecting anyone who tries to help her and keeping up her bravado all along.
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[2017]
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English
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Shoyo Hinata isn't a large guy, but he's got huge ambitions: to become the next big thing in high school volleyball. Unfortunately, his junior high team was trashed in their first and only match. But now that he's enrolled in a high school with a top volleyball program, things are going to be different. There's just one problem: Tobio Kageyama, whose team beat Hinata's and is already considered a star player, is attending the same school.
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[2012]
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Español
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Follows the life of a family who suddenly goes from poor to rich in a stroke of good luck. Pancho, a widowed father is thrown into the corporate world to run a business, something he could never have dreamed of. You'll laugh and cry as the colorful characters in this telenovela live out their dreams!
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[2016]
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When filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to live in a small, depressing town they once bought as a joke. With their pampered lives now abandoned, they must confront their newfound poverty and discover what it means to be a family, all within the rural city limits of their new home.
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♭2003
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So you think you have trouble dealing with your sibling? Then you'll howl with laughter and meow for more watching the crazy comic misadventures of the feline and canine who bring a whole new meaning to the idea of family bonding. Brothers cat and dog couldn't be more different, cat is clever and cultured, while dog is a native but lovable goofball. but they definitely share one thing in common: a body! This crazy set of conjoined twins find themselves...
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2019.
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"Presented by Shilpi Bhattacharyya, Data Scientist at IBM. Who does not love the American television sitcom - Friends? And we definitely want to learn what makes this sitcom so popular. Can the most important aspects of some of the top shows of all the times be related? Is there something common which makes them a success? If not, can we find out and draw a correlation amongst them? In this talk, I would demonstrate the essential elements of few of...
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[2018]
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English
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The drama heats up, both on and off the volleyball court, as the rivalry between teammates Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama continues to develop in new and unexpected ways. After the team's dramatic setback in Inter-High Preliminaries, Karasuno gets the unexpected opportunity to go to a training camp in Tokyo alongside other top schools in the nation, including their rival team, Nekoma!
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