TV Revolution
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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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Out of the Closet
23-05-200460mThe 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 ph...
- Ep 2
2.Maids, Babes & Mothers
23-05-200460mHow 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...
- Ep 3
3.Sex in the Box
24-05-200460mA 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...
- Ep 4
4.Black & White & Living Color
25-05-200460mThe 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...
- Ep 5
5.Body Count
26-05-200460mHow 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 t...
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