TV Trivia: American In Primetime
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AMERICA IN PRIMETIME presents some of the most compelling shows on television today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character archetypes — the man of the house, the independent woman, the misfit and the crusader — that have remained a staple of primetime through the generations, capturing both the continuity of the character and the evolution. The show features more than a hundred in-depth interviews with the creators, writers and actors who give life to the characters whom audiences have come to love, and demonstrates how the finest television today has its foundation in the best television of yesterday.
"Independent Woman" - Witness the transformation of women from model housewives to complex, and sometimes controversial, characters. Interviews include Roseanne Barr (ROSEANNE); Candice Bergen (MURPHY BROWN); Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), Robert and Michelle King and Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”); James L. Brooks and Mary Tyler Moore (THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW); Shonda Rhimes and Sandra Oh (GREY’S ANATOMY); and Liz Brixius and Linda Wallem (NURSE JACKIE) among others.
The four-part series originally premiered in 2011. Full episodes areavailable for online viewing.
