There are two ages in the history of television: before HBO and after HBO. Before the launch of Home Box Office in 1972, the industry had changed little since t

Tinderbox tells the exclusive, explosive, uninhibited true story of HBO and how it burst onto the American scene and screen to detonate a revolution and transfo

The television industry is changing, and with it, the small screen's potential to engage in debate and present valuable representations of American history. Fou

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