Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing - Tom Stempel - Hardcover

Rich with humor and insight, Tom Stempel's book showcases the behind-the-scenes writers of the best and worst American television shows. Writers from Paddy Chayefsky to Steven Bochco recount their experiences of working and fighting with network producers, censors, and the stars. The shows include I Love Lucy, All in the Family, and thirtysomething, as well as others that never made it past a failed pilot. Using interviews and informal anecdotes, Stempel has compiled the first in-depth historical account of the making of television's most renowned moments.Stempel, Tom is the author of 'Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing - Tom Stempel - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780826405623 and ISBN 0826405622.