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The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows
Once consigned almost exclusively to Saturday morning fare for young viewers, television animation has evolved over the last several decades as a programming form to be reckoned with. While many animated shows continue to entertain tots, the form also reaches a much wider audience, engaging viewers of all ages. Whether aimed at toddlers, teens, or adults, animated shows reflect an evolving expression of sophisticated wit, adult humor, and a variety of artistic techniques and styles. The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Series encompasses animated programs broadcast in the United States and Canada since 1948. From early cartoon series like Crusader Rabbit, Rocky and His Friends, a...
Lost and Found
This is the eighth collection of thoughts, images and memories from the various blogs of Alan Burnett. It explores his growing fascination with old "lost" images and his attempts to rediscover their narrative. This collection is not only old and lost photographs however: there is the usual eclectic mix of new photographs, family history, and personal moans and memories.
The Blue Badge Scheme
Disabled people may be missing out on special parking concessions because of where they live. This is the main finding of this report into the Blue Badge Scheme, which offers parking concessions for disabled people. It comes as the Government carries out a strategic review of the scheme. The Committee found wide differences in the way the eligibility criteria are assessed by different local authorities. It wants to see more done to promote consistent good practice across the country.The Committee's conclusions include: (1) the Committee wants to see the minimum issue period for a badge reduced from three years to one, to include those with short-term or temporary disabilities. It would also ...
A Dishonourable Profession
2nd Edition. Following a military career, Alex Martell starts working for an auto tool company in London - which has a production factory in Albania. Alex becomes aware that this factory could possibly manufacture the machine gun which Alex has designed ... that is, of course, if the factory owners in Albania can be persuaded to take that moral step. Meanwhile, on the other side of London, Gemma Lott is building up her computer game company with honest hard graft. Following a family tragedy, her sole focus is to give herself and her oldest friend, the outrageous Karla, a steady income. Then, by chance, a simple act of fate crosses the paths of Gemma and Alex. They fall deeply in love, get ma...
Questions from Nowhere
"As I grow older, I am increasingly aware of two things: images are far more truthful than words, and there are more questions than answers". This collection of items from the "News From Nowhere" blog of Alan Burnett examines, through words and pictures, some of the inconsequential questions of life.
Television Cartoon Shows
This comprehensive reference to TV cartoon shows covers some 75 years. In the decade or so since the first edition, the industry has grown and expanded to previously unimagined heights, thanks in great part to the upsurge of cable TV services catering to animation fans. In the ten-year period since the first edition, nearly 450 new cartoon series premiered in the U.S. Alphabetically arranged by title, the book discusses each cartoon show in detail, providing full production credits and offering commentary on such elements as development, characters, style, and the show’s significance in the overall scheme of television animation.
More News from Nowhere
Alan Burnett's News From Nowhere Blog has now been running over twelve years and in that time there have been over 2,000 individual posts and more than one million page views. This particular collection covers the period April to December 2018 and represents the usual mix of old and new photographs and words of questionable relevance.
The Batman Filmography, 2d ed.
This is a complete reference work to the history of Batman big screen works, from the 1940s serials through the campy 1960s TV show and film, and up through the series of Warner Bros. summer blockbusters that climaxed with Christopher Nolan's 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. Chapters on each Batman feature include extensive film and production credits, a production history, and a critical analysis of the movie relative to the storied history of the Batman character. The book also examines the Batman-related works and events that took place in the years between the character's film exploits.
Fishing in the Pond of Inconsequence
"I am committed to illogical blogging which is devoid of meaning and therefore I can carry on in my own sweet way, dipping into the pond of inconsequence with the gloved fist of uncertainty". In this volume, serial blogger, Alan Burnett, ducks and dives between the past and the present, looking at life, looking at memories and always looking at images.
