Based on actual interviews with the people who made Detroit TV, the author reawakens the emotional attachment and nostalgia our community has for the shows, bringing the characters and the programs back to life. He describes a quintessentially American folk celebrity that's been replaced by slick productions, big budgets, and gargantuan egos.
FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand NewLong before cable, satellite dishes, prepackaged syndication, infomercials, and reality shows, there was a brand of entertainment that has today nearly vanished from the airwaves: local TV. From Bozo and Oopsy the clowns to the cheesy antics of Sir Graves Ghastly to Soupy Sales, Detroit TV was a smorgasbord of exuberant, quirky personalities and one-of-a-kind television shows. These vintage programs belong to a dying breed of homemade talent overshadowed by our racier but woefully monochromatic and bland diet of sports figures, musicians, and Hollywood celebrities. Based on actual interviews with the people who made Detroit TV, Gordon Castelnero's ""TV Land - Detroit"" reawakens the emotional attachment and nostalgia our community has for these shows, bringing the characters and the programs back to life. From the glamorous Rita Bell to the campy and kooky Sir Graves Ghastly, the zany Soupy Sales to the opinionated and often confrontational Lou Gordon and the gruff-voiced and somnolent George Pierrot, Castelnero describes a quintessentially American yet nearly extinct folk celebrity that's been replaced by slick productions, big budgets, ironic and edgy program values, and gargantuan egos.
Gordon Castelnero was a producer at WNIC radio for four years. He produced the hit documentaries for WDIV and WTVS, Michigan, It Started Here!, Michigan and the American Dream, and Titanic: The Final Chapter. He currently lives in Livonia, Michigan and works at Technicolor in home video duplication.
". . . an amazing book because it not only offers a chronology of creative television in Detroit, it also takes a powerful look at history through the perspective of what we've watched and why. . . . Castelnero reminds us of a history we can all be proud of, and it couldn't come at a better time."
--Margo LaGattuta, Suburban Lifestyles (Rochester, Michigan)--Margo LaGuttuta "Suburban Lifestyles (Rochester MI))" (9/21/2006 12:00:00 AM)
". . . an amazing book because it not only offers a chronology of creative television in Detroit, it also takes a powerful look at history through the perspective of what we've watched and why. . . . Castelnero reminds us of a history we can all be proud of, and it couldn't come at a better time." --Margo LaGattuta, Suburban Lifestyles (Rochester, Michigan)
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