In this lively & provocative collection of essays, veteran media critic Ron Powers, recipient of both a Pulitzer Prize & an Emmy Award, takes a searing look at a pivotal decade in TV history. He playfully presents some serious thoughts on TV, arguing that TV is a subject of utmost importance, perhaps the unifying & inevitable subject of our time. The essays by Powers contain significant insights into what TV did for us &, most especially, to us in the 1980s. He shows how America has reached a stage where the distinction between entertainment, news, & education — between TV & the real world — has nearly vanished.
This book was written in 1990. I think it is especially interesting to look at books again because now time has passed and you can see where things have actually headed and that can be contrasted to the discussion in the book.
The Beast, the Eunuch and the Glass-eyed Child: Television in the 80’s
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Paperback
Paperback version of the book is available here: The Beast, the Eunuch, and the Glass-Eyed Child: Television in the 80’s and Beyond
Significantly less expensive.