Robert J. Thompson
Syracuse University
(Courtesy of Robert J Thompson)
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, 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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