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It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO
Maybe someday
34
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
50/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Felix Gillette, John Koblin
Publisher:
Viking
Date:
November 1, 2022
HBO changed how stories could be told on TV. The network's meteoric rise heralded the second golden age of television with serialized shows that examined and reflected American anxieties, fears, and secret passions through complicated characters who were flawed and often unlikable. HBO's own behind-the-scenes story is as complex, compelling, and innovative as the dramas the network created, driven by unorthodox executives who pushed the boundaries of what viewers understood as television at the turn of the century.
What The Reviewers Say
An exhaustive and only occasionally tedious account of how HBO’s executives, producers and creators built an indelible brand.
Gossipy, cameo-padded.
Revealing picture of a cultural and business institution from its beginnings to the challenges it now faces.
Media-focused readers may enjoy the executives’, actors’, directors’, and producers’ personal accounts and the abbreviated storylines that review salient aspects of popular culture and iconic shows..
