TV Revolution
series not in production
Ended
Documentary
History
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 5
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 2004-05-23
Last EP | 2004-05-26
Overview
Stream on
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.
Created by
Produced by
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2004-05-23
1
Out of the Closet
2004-05-23
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.""
2
Maids, Babes & Mothers
2004-05-23
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.""
3
Sex in the Box
2004-05-24
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.
4
Black & White & Living Color
2004-05-25
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.
5
Body Count
2004-05-26
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.
CAST
charactor:
Original: Rob Reiner
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Jimmy Smits
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Joss Whedon
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Laura Innes
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Warren Littlefield
Total EP: 4
charactor:
Original: Darren Star
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Susan Harris
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Steven Bochco
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Paris Barclay
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Calista Flockhart
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Norman Lear
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Paul Junger Witt
Total EP: 3
charactor:
Original: Barbara Eden
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Ossie Davis
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Suzanne Somers
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Edward Zwick
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Marshall Herskovitz
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Elisabeth Röhm
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Aaron Spelling
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Dennis Franz
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Esther Shapiro
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: George Schlatter
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Diane English
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Freddy Rodríguez
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Bill Brochtrup
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Michael Chiklis
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Lauren Graham
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ted Allen
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Larry Hagman
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Mary Tyler Moore
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: David Kohan
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Max Mutchnick
Total EP: 1
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney