''Adventures in a TV Nation'' is a
book
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physi ...
by American author and film director
Michael Moore and his producer and then-wife
Kathleen Glynn.
It is a chronicle of Moore's series ''
TV Nation
''TV Nation'' is a satirical news magazine television series written, co-produced, directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The show blended hum ...
'', a 1994-95
newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published magazine, radio or television program, usually published weekly, consisting of articles about current events. News magazines generally discuss stories, in greater depth than do newspapers or n ...
show with humorous social commentary segments. In addition to covering the making of ''TV Nation'' and many of its segments, the book also discusses how Moore got a TV contract, the show's switch from NBC to the Fox network, and segments that never aired; it also includes an index of all the episodes.
The book was first published in paperback in 1998.
Chapters
# Introduction
# Who Let This Show On The Air
# Love Night
# Invading the Beach at Greenwich, Connecticut
# Payback Time
# The Corp-Aid Concert
# Crackers, the Corporate Crime-Fighting Chicken
# The CEO Challenge
# Brian Anthony Harris Is Not Wanted
# Taxi
# Slaves
# A Day with Dr. Death
# Are You Prepared for Prison?
# I Want to Be an Argentinian
# Junk Mail
# Sabotage
# Yuri, Our TV Nation Spy
# Mike Missile
# Haulin' Communism
# The Johns of Justice
# With Neighbours Like These
# Health Care Olympics
# Cobb County
# Making Peace with Pizza
# We Hire Our Own Lobbyist
# Whiny White Guys
# The Censored TV Nation
# When All Is Said and Done
References
*''Adventures in a TV Nation'',
Michael Moore and
Kathleen Glynn, Perennial,
External links
''Adventures in a TV Nation'', Chapter One
1998 non-fiction books
Books about television
Books by Michael Moore
Books about the United States
Books about politics of the United States
American non-fiction books
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