TV Revolution

TV Revolution

Ended First aired 23/May/2004 United States English 1 season(s) 5 episode(s)
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By blending history with the portrayal of sex, violence, minorities, women and homosexuality on television, "TV Revolution" touches on some of the greatest and most controversial moments of the small screen.
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Season 1 · Season 1
5 episode(s) · Air date: 23/May/2004
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S1E5
Body Count
Air date: 26/May/2004 · Runtime: 60 min
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How violence has been depicted on TV over the years and how it may affect viewers, from the gritty crime dramas of the 50s like ""The Untouchables"" to the gritty crime dramas of today like ""The Sopranos"" and ""The Shield"", including the westerns of the 50s and news coverage of the Vietnam War.

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How violence has been depicted on TV over the years and how it may affect viewers, from the gritty crime dramas of the 50s like ""The Untouchables"" to the gritty crime dramas of today like ""The Sopranos"" and ""The Shield"", including the westerns of the 50s and news coverage of the Vietnam War.

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S1E4
Black & White & Living Color
Air date: 25/May/2004 · Runtime: 60 min
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The depiction of minorities on American TV, and how it changed with the development of the civil-rights movement, up to the present with ""The Bernie Mac Show."" And Julia was the first show that had a African American lead.

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The depiction of minorities on American TV, and how it changed with the development of the civil-rights movement, up to the present with ""The Bernie Mac Show."" And Julia was the first show that had a African American lead.

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S1E3
Sex in the Box
Air date: 24/May/2004 · Runtime: 60 min
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A history of sex on American TV includes the sexless 50's, when TV husbands and wives slept in separate beds, through the sexual revolution in the 1960s and the magically powerful women of ""Bewitched"" and ""I Dream of Jeannie"", the ribald comedy of ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", the development of ""T&A TV"" in the 70s, and finally the impact of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

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A history of sex on American TV includes the sexless 50's, when TV husbands and wives slept in separate beds, through the sexual revolution in the 1960s and the magically powerful women of ""Bewitched"" and ""I Dream of Jeannie"", the ribald comedy of ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", the development of ""T&A TV"" in the 70s, and finally the impact of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

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S1E2
Maids, Babes & Mothers
Air date: 23/May/2004 · Runtime: 60 min
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How women have been portrayed on TV, from the 50's housewife in pearls on ""Leave It to Beaver"", through the depicion of an independent woman in ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" and the ""jiggle TV"" of ""Three's Company"" and ""Charlie's Angels"", to the complex schemers of ""Dynasty"" and ""All My Children.""

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How women have been portrayed on TV, from the 50's housewife in pearls on ""Leave It to Beaver"", through the depicion of an independent woman in ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" and the ""jiggle TV"" of ""Three's Company"" and ""Charlie's Angels"", to the complex schemers of ""Dynasty"" and ""All My Children.""

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Out of the Closet
Air date: 23/May/2004 · Runtime: 60 min
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The portrayal of homosexuality on television, from the less than flattering depiction of gays in the 1950s, through Billy Crystal's gay character on ""Soap"" to the present-day phenomenon of ""Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.""

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The portrayal of homosexuality on television, from the less than flattering depiction of gays in the 1950s, through Billy Crystal's gay character on ""Soap"" to the present-day phenomenon of ""Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.""

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George Schlatter
Diane English
Diane English
Darren Star
Darren Star
Susan Harris
Susan Harris
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Freddy Rodríguez
Freddy Rodríguez
Bill Brochtrup
Bill Brochtrup
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
Michael Chiklis
Michael Chiklis
Paris Barclay
Paris Barclay
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham
Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
Ted Allen
Ted Allen
Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon

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Ian Levy
Ian Levy
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