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Introduction -- Part I : At the moment : The West Wing /Nick Hornby ; America, America, this is you: a complete explanation of why, exactly, I am going on record as loving America's Funniest Home Videos / Elizabeth McCracken ;Days of Our Lives / Susan Perabo ; The tribe has spoken: why I like Survivor / Phyllis Rose -- Part II: Role models : Father Knows Best / Susan Cheever ; The Great Ones / Barry Hannah ; The Andy Griffith Show / Jill McCorkle ; Beam me up, Scotty : Star Trek / James Alan McPherson ; Bring back Big Valley / Jayne Anne Phillips ; The wound and the bow: Howard Cosell and Monday Night Football -- Part III: Thanks for being there : Rob and Laura and the little garage / Richard Bausch ; Like Robinson Crusoe / Lan Samantha Chang ; The Mary Tyler Moore Show / Nora Ephron ; Infomercials / Stephen McCauley ; You Are Not Alone: MST3K, Lost in Space, and reality of science fiction / Douglas Rushkoff -- Part IV: Great escapes : A Life of Danger / April Bernard ; Masterpiece Theatre / Michael Gorra ; Dreamhouse / Virginia Heffernan ; Hawaii 5-0 / Mark Leyner ; The Twilight Zone / Alan Lightman -- Part V: In the beginning : The world in black and white / Sven Birkerts ; Amos 'n Andy and civil rights on TV / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Introduction -- Part I : At the moment : The West Wing /Nick Hornby ; America, America, this is you: a complete explanation of why, exactly, I am going on record as loving America's Funniest Home Videos / Elizabeth McCracken ;Days of Our Lives / Susan Perabo ; The tribe has spoken: why I like Survivor / Phyllis Rose -- Part II: Role models : Father Knows Best / Susan Cheever ; The Great Ones / Barry Hannah ; The Andy Griffith Show / Jill McCorkle ; Beam me up, Scotty : Star Trek / James Alan McPherson ; Bring back Big Valley / Jayne Anne Phillips ; The wound and the bow: Howard Cosell and Monday Night Football -- Part III: Thanks for being there : Rob and Laura and the little garage / Richard Bausch ; Like Robinson Crusoe / Lan Samantha Chang ; The Mary Tyler Moore Show / Nora Ephron ; Infomercials / Stephen McCauley ; You Are Not Alone: MST3K, Lost in Space, and reality of science fiction / Douglas Rushkoff -- Part IV: Great escapes : A Life of Danger / April Bernard ; Masterpiece Theatre / Michael Gorra ; Dreamhouse / Virginia Heffernan ; Hawaii 5-0 / Mark Leyner ; The Twilight Zone / Alan Lightman -- Part V: In the beginning : The world in black and white / Sven Birkerts ; Amos 'n Andy and civil rights on TV / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Gracie and me / Lloyd Schwartz -- About the Contributors.
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