Robert J. Thompson is the founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. He is the author or editor of five books, including Television's Second Golden Age.
Robert J. Thompson appears in the following:
American Icons: I Love Lucy
Friday, November 09, 2012
It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy's weekly antics and humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy: from Desperate Housewives to 30 Rock – writers can’t live without Lucy.
American Icons: I Love Lucy
Friday, August 05, 2011
It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy's weekly antics and humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy: from Desperate Housewives to 30 Rock – writers can’t live without Lucy.
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Live in-Studio: Dom La Nena
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Here Lies Love & Deaf Theater
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Isabella Rossellini's Mammas
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American Icons: The Great Gatsby
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Deaf Actors Play Tribute to Oliver Sacks
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Measure Twice, Cut Once
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Lois Lowry Confirms Jeff Bridges to Film The Giver
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Alex Timbers and Here Lies Love
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Rossellini’s Mammas & the Search for Dark Matter
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Is Network TV Dead Yet?
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