Rob Reiner
TV Revolution (2004)
Season 1
By blending history with the portrayal of sex, violence, minorities, women and homosexuality on television, "TV Revolution" touches on some of the greatest and most controversial moments of the small screen.
Released May 23, 2004
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.television-history
Network: Bravo
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Out of the Closet
The portrayal of homosexuality on television, from the less than flattering depiction of gays in the 1950s, through Billy Crystal's gay character on ""Soap"" to the present-day phenomenon of ""Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.""
May 23, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - Maids, Babes & Mothers
How women have been portrayed on TV, from the 50's housewife in pearls on ""Leave It to Beaver"", through the depicion of an independent woman in ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" and the ""jiggle TV"" of ""Three's Company"" and ""Charlie's Angels"", to the complex schemers of ""Dynasty"" and ""All My Children.""
May 23, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Sex in the Box
A history of sex on American TV includes the sexless 50's, when TV husbands and wives slept in separate beds, through the sexual revolution in the 1960s and the magically powerful women of ""Bewitched"" and ""I Dream of Jeannie"", the ribald comedy of ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", the development of ""T&A TV"" in the 70s, and finally the impact of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.
May 24, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - Black & White & Living Color
The depiction of minorities on American TV, and how it changed with the development of the civil-rights movement, up to the present with ""The Bernie Mac Show."" And Julia was the first show that had a African American lead.
May 25, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Body Count
How violence has been depicted on TV over the years and how it may affect viewers, from the gritty crime dramas of the 50s like ""The Untouchables"" to the gritty crime dramas of today like ""The Sopranos"" and ""The Shield"", including the westerns of the 50s and news coverage of the Vietnam War.
May 26, 2004, midnight
Network: Bravo
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: May 23, 2004
Last Air Date: May 26, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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