6 6 2 f o 1 t e e h s / E G A F O E M O C N O I S I V E L E T G N I H C T A W / d l u o G 8 2 6 6 Watching Television Come of Age 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T 6 6 2 f o 2 t e e h s / E G A Focus on American History Series F O E CenterforAmericanHistory,UniversityofTexasatAustin M O EditedbyDonCarleton C N O I S I V E L E T G N I H C T A W / d l u o G 8 2 6 6 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T 6 6 2 f o 3 t e e h s / E G A The New York Times Reviews F O ME by Jack Gould O C N O I S I V E L E T G N I H C T A W / d l u o G 8 2 6 6 Watching Television Come of Age LEWIS L. GOULD, EDITOR University of Texas Press, Austin 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T 6 6 2 f o 4 t e e h s / E G A F O E M O C N O SI EssaysfromTheNewYorkTimescopyright©by I V theNewYorkTimesCo.Reprintedbypermission. 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Shepard F O E M O C N O I S I V E L E T G N I H C T A W / d l u o G 8 2 6 6 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 6 6 2 f o 7 t e e h s / E G A Contents F O E M O C N O I PrefaceandAcknowledgments xiii S I V E Introduction:PortraitofaTelevisionCritic  L E T G IN ChapterOne:TheGoldenAgeofTelevisionDrama  H C T A W  TelevisionDebut:TheatreGuildMakesVideoBowonNBC / d withProductionof‘‘JohnFerguson,’’November, l u o  MatterofForm:TelevisionMustDevelopOwnTechniquesIf G 8 ItIsToHaveArtisticVitality,October, 2 6 6  ‘‘JuliusCaesar’’:WorthingtonMiner’sVersioninModern DressProvesSpectacularTelevision,March,  APleaforLiveVideo:SwitchtoFilmforTVWasaMajor Mistake,December,  NBCPlayhouseOffersValidandMovingHourwith ProductionofPaddyChayefsky’s‘‘Marty,’’May,  ‘‘Patterns’’IsHailedasNotableTriumph, January,  TV’sPsychodrama:HowtoKeep’EmDownontheCouch afterThey’veWrittenforTV,August,  Cheese,MustardAdAlsoStarsonKraftTheatre,December,   ‘‘RequiemforaHeavyweight’’:RodSerling’sDramaScoresa Knockout,October,  StudyofAlcoholism:PiperLaurieandCliffRobertsonAre Impressivein‘‘DaysofWineandRoses,’’October, ChapterTwo:TheShadowofaBlacklist   Caseof JeanMuir:PrinciplesofFairPlayYieldtoPressure, September,  Again,‘‘RedChannels’’:TheCivilLibertiesUnionRevivesan Issue,April, 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T 6 6 2 f o 8 t e e h s / E G A  TheCaseofLucilleBall:TreatmentoftheStarShouldBe F O StandardinIndustry,September, E M O  FifthAmendment:DangerSeeninUnionPlantoPunish C N MembersClaimingthePrivilege, July, O I IS  ReportonBlacklisting:FundfortheRepublicStudyDealing V E withRadio-TVIsFoundDeservingofCommendationand L E T Censure, July, G N I  WhataBlacklistMeans:AReviewof JohnHenryFaulk’s‘‘Fear H TC onTrial,’’November, A W  Blacklisting’sEffect:CensoredTapeof JeanMuir’sRemarkson / d ’sTravailsShownonABC, January, l u Go  JackGouldto JohnPope,October, 8 2  JackGouldto JohnPope,October, 6 6 ChapterThree:TheRiseandFallofEdwardR.Murrow   EdwardR.Murrow’sNewsReview‘‘SeeItNow’’Demonstrates JournalisticPowerofVideo,November,  Murrow’s‘‘ThisIsKorea’’FilmoverCBSCapturesPoignancy andFrustrationofLifeinBattle,December,  CelebrityTime:MurrowPutsCamerasintoTheirHomesin ‘‘PersontoPerson,’’October,  Video Journalism:TreatmentofRadulovichCaseHistoryby ‘‘SeeItNow’’IsFineReporting,October,  Murrowvs.McCarthy:‘‘SeeItNow’’onCBSExamines SenatorandHisMethods,March,  ‘‘SeeItNow’’Finale:ProgramUnexpectedlyEndsRunof SevenDistinguishedYearsonCBS, July,  ‘‘HarvestofShame’’:ExploitationofU.S.MigratoryWorkers IsDocumentedon‘‘CBSReports,’’November,  MurrowDeparts:CommentatorLeavingBroadcastPostfor ChallengingFederal Job,February, 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T 6 6 2 f o 9 t e e h s / E G A ChapterFour:TheInfluenceofaCritic  F O E OM  KaufmanIncident:‘‘ThisIsShowBusiness’’DismissesPanelist C forPre-ChristmasQuip, January, N O I S  OnFaithHealing:Preacher’sTimelyTVMiraclesRaise I V E QuestionsofStations’Standards,February, L E T  DisgraceoftheNetworks:ChainsIgnoreSessionatUnited G N Nations,October, I H TC  MoreonU.N.:NetworksMakeLimitedProgressinTheir A W CoverageofWorld’sRealities,November, / d  TVCanBeGood,Too:‘‘ThePlayoftheWeek’’IsaCasein l u o Point,November, G 28  MadisonAvenueCaseStudy:‘‘ThePlayoftheWeek’’Faces 6 6 Doom Jan.,December,  ‘‘ThePlayoftheWeek’’:DemiseofDramaSeriesHas EconomicMoral, June,  LivelyPanelShow:BettyFurnessIsSpryHostessonWNTA, August,  JackGouldtoLouisLoeb,October, ChapterFive:ACritic’sLikesandDislikes   Commenton‘‘Today’’:NBC’sEarlyMorningShowNeeds SomeWork, January,  TheNixonTelecast:PersonalStoryBringsHighDramatoTV, September,  SweepingandImaginativeinConception,‘‘Omnibus’’ofFord FoundationMakesVideoDebut,November,  WhyMillionsLoveLucy,March,  Delightful‘‘PeterPan’’:MarriageofMediaIsNotedinInspired VideoOffering,March,  JohnnyCarson:CBSOffersAnswertoThatManGobel, July,  NewPhenomenon:ElvisPresleyRisestoFameasVocalistWho IsVirtuosoofHootchy-Kootchy, June, 3 3 : 8 0 8 2 . 6 . 2 0 0 2 g n e s T