{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-television-miniseries-1936-2020-9781476687353","title":"Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vincent Terrace\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1936, as television networks CBS, DuMont, and NBC experimented with new ways to provide entertainment, NBC deviated from the traditional method of single experimental programs to broadcast the first multi-part program, \u003ci\u003eLove Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, over a three-episode arc. This would come to be known as a miniseries. Although the term was not coined until 1954, several other such miniseries were broadcast, including \u003ci\u003eJack and the Beanstalk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen in Wartime\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the mid-1960s the concept was developed into a genre that still exists. While the major broadcast networks pioneered the idea, it quickly became popular with cable and streaming services. This encyclopedic source contains a detailed history of 878 TV miniseries broadcast from 1936 to 2020, complete with casts, networks, credits, episode count and detailed plot information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46449788846231,"sku":"9781476687353","price":8651.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476687353.webp?v=1769147922","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-television-miniseries-1936-2020-9781476687353","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}