TV: 2000
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| Author | Various |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction anthology |
| Publisher | Fawcett Crest Books |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0449244938 |
TV: 2000 is a 1982 anthology of science fiction short-stories revolving around television and its implications. Its editors are Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, and Martin H. Greenberg.
Contents |
[edit] Contents
[edit] Part I: The Control of TV
| Theme | Title | Author |
| Government | Now Inhale | Eric Frank Russell |
| Network Executives | Dreaming Is a Private Thing | Isaac Asimov |
| Writers | The Man Who Murdered Television | Joseph Patrouch |
| Sponsors | The Jester | William Tenn |
| Special Interest Groups | The Man Who Came Back | Robert Silverberg |
| Viewers | I See You | Damon Knight |
[edit] Part II: The Content of TV
| Theme | Title | Author |
| Game Shows | The Prize of Peril | Robert Sheckley |
| Sports | Home Team Advantage | Jack C. Haldeman II |
| News | Mercenary | Mack Reynolds |
| Advertising | Without Portfolio | James E. Gunn |
| Series | The Idea | Barry N. Malzberg |
| Educational Programmes | And Madly Teach | Lloyd Biggle, Jr. |
[edit] Part III: The Consequences of TV
| Theme | Title | Author |
| Nostalgia | What Time Is It? | Jack C. Haldeman II |
| Shape Perceptions of Social Reality | Interview | Frank A. Javor |
| Affect Deviant Behaviour | Cloak of Anarchy | Larry Niven |
| Promote Information Overload | And Now the News | Theodore Sturgeon |
| Influence Values | Very Proper Charlies | Dean Ing |
| Spread Ideas | Committee of the Whole | Frank Herbert |
