{"product_id":"the-age-of-melodramatic-miniseries-when-glamour-ruled-on-television-1980-1995-9781476691626","title":"The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries: When Glamour Ruled on Television, 1980-1995","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Scott Humphries\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Television - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Glamour, power, champagne breakfasts in satin sheets--welcome to television's most dazzling and overlooked genre: women-centric melodrama miniseries of the 1980s and 1990s. Decades before \u003ci\u003eReal Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e, rags-to-riches fantasies depicting strong women overcoming tragedy to take charge of their destinies were a big hit with TV audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reflecting the \"greed is good\" ethos of the day and encoded with feminist messaging, these glitzy, often camp stories depicted statuesque superwomen facing off with square-jawed men in boardrooms and bedrooms. This book explores the shows that epitomized the prime-time soap era and gave us such memorable scenes as Stefanie Powers trading lovers with her twin sister, Joan Collins fighting Nazis in \u003ci\u003ehaute couture\u003c\/i\u003e and Phoebe Cates demanding, \"Which one of you bitches is my mother?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46447180710039,"sku":"9781476691626","price":3740.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476691626.webp?v=1769139656","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-age-of-melodramatic-miniseries-when-glamour-ruled-on-television-1980-1995-9781476691626","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}