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by: Brian Brown
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780609606155
ISBN: 0609606158
Label: Crown
Manufacturer: Crown
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: August 14, 2001
Publisher: Crown
Release Date: August 14, 2001
Sales Rank: 1443574
Studio: Crown
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Caesar Fortunato is the greatest sports director ever. If you're not sure about that, just ask him. He'll tell you that he invented the instant replay. The blimp shot. The ”up close and personal“ feature. In fact, if you asked him, Caesar Fortunato would tell you that without him sports broadcasting would be a wasteland, not worth watching. And he might be right.
Caesar has directed Super Bowls, NBA championship games, Wimbledon, the Olympics. When he's hot, Caesar can make the worst game look like a spectacle and a good game look like art. The problem is that he is as arrogant about his abilities as he is good at his job. And he believes that entitles him to be as unkind to network presidents as he is to lowly production assistants.
So, when Caesar finally makes a mistake, all the little people he's screamed at and all the suits he's snubbed over the years get their revenge. He quickly finds himself on the street and then on the run when creative differences with a Hollywood A-list actor get physical. Before he totally self-destructs, though, Caesar gets one last chance to transform chaos into broadcast beauty. It'll be live, global, and impossible to pull off. Maybe.
In TV, Emmy Award-winning television writer, producer, and director Brian Brown offers the truest story yet told about what goes on behind the cameras in the television industry, as reflected in the rise, fall, and redemption of broadcasting's ultimate insider. In telling Caesar's story, Brown turns a revealing lens on the media's madness and madmen, as well as the power and all the possibility inherent in the medium that so pervades our lives. It's a riveting inside look at some of the most ephemeral, idiotic art ever created and the modern spectacle that is sports in all its brute, heartbreaking beauty.
Sometimes you can only tell the truth by resorting to fiction....
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Started out great but declined ...
Though giving the book only 3 stars, I would still cautiously recommend it. The book started out great and I was hoping and expecting that it would maintain that quality throughout. Thereafter, however, there was one huge flaw, which was so annoying that it caused me to take away two stars all by itself and that was incredibly annoying pinball chronology of the story. The book relentlessly bounces back and forth from one decade to another such that each time I resumed the story, I had to check: ... Read More
Rating:  - A must read for all television lovers!
I found TV to be a compelling, hilarious, and even insightful look at the televison industry. Brown's character descriptions had me begging for more. Each page held my attention from start to finish. I recommend TV to all entertainment lovers...you'll never watch a televised sporting event the same!
Rating: - a fantastic read
Brian Brown has captured the essence of what it is to live and work within the fascinating world of live television. Few authors are able to tell such an engaging story, weaving complex plotlines with such a unique brand of humor and incisive social commentary. "TV" gave me a remarkably informative glimpse behind the scenes and introduced me to one of the most compelling main characters I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. .
Rating: - The best reality TV yet
This book is unlike any other I've read. It is a one of a kind look into a world that is rarely considered- the producers and staff behind TV shows and the one man who seemed to do it all. Fast paced behind-the-scenes action puts the reader in the moment. Historical references give the book the feel of non-fiction, making it all the more intriguing as you're left to wonder..."Did this really happen?" Great Descriptions. TV has something for everyone, not just sports fans or television insiders. The ... Read More
Rating:  - Very flat, dull, predictable main character
While this book was easy to read and entertaining, I just could not get past the author's inability to create a well rounded main character. This and other poorly written parts of the book have assured a place in my "will not read again" stack.
Brian Brown created a near perfect character. Ceasar Fortunato was never described as being bad at anything. In fact, the worst we heard of him being was when he was cut from his high school baseball team, he was a "typical" batter. He was supposed ... Read More
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