Star Time - Hardcover
"I knew it was an exciting business, this television, but didn't realize how exciting till Star Time. Amiel has it all together...the intrigue, the tension, the long hard climb, and the quick fall. It's all there, plus a terrific love story. You'll never look at television the same way again." ~ Regis Philbin, co-host of Regis & Kelly
Bright, beautiful Christine Paskins is riding the fast track as a tough TV reporter - her passion for her work rivaled only by the her love for executive golden boy Greg Lyall. But when Greg's uncompromising dream of power is brought tantalizingly close by the attentions of CEO's socialite daughter, their lives explode in a tangle of passion and heartbreak, dreams and desires, love and betrayal that spans a decade.
Star Time exposes the voraciously ambitious people who provide the TV shows America watches - and what they will do to get what they want. From the boardrooms of Manhattan to the bedrooms of Hollywood, uppermost in everyone's mind is the same thin - the ratings - until, in a riveting climax, an explosive act of violence puts lives on the line and on the screen and careers are made and broken.
Star Time is a gripping, fast-paced, fascinating, and sharply funny look at the inner workings of network television, the people whose lives it consumes, and the lengths they'll go to achieve success-their star time- that will hold readers enthralled and delighted until the very last word.
Bright, beautiful Christine Paskins is riding the fast track as a tough TV reporter - her passion for her work rivaled only by the her love for executive golden boy Greg Lyall. But when Greg's uncompromising dream of power is brought tantalizingly close by the attentions of CEO's socialite daughter, their lives explode in a tangle of passion and heartbreak, dreams and desires, love and betrayal that spans a decade.
Star Time exposes the voraciously ambitious people who provide the TV shows America watches - and what they will do to get what they want. From the boardrooms of Manhattan to the bedrooms of Hollywood, uppermost in everyone's mind is the same thin - the ratings - until, in a riveting climax, an explosive act of violence puts lives on the line and on the screen and careers are made and broken.
Star Time is a gripping, fast-paced, fascinating, and sharply funny look at the inner workings of network television, the people whose lives it consumes, and the lengths they'll go to achieve success-their star time- that will hold readers enthralled and delighted until the very last word.
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About the Author:
This is the real world of television; the one the viewer never sees; the business-behind-the-box laid bare. Joseph Amiel has it all down; the executive knifeplay, the secret romances, the jarring battle of egos. at last, somebody writing about television has done his homework. ~Jim Ryan, host of Good Day New York, Fox Television
Star Time, a perfect poolside read, exposes the glamorous people at the heart of network TV whose ambitions and passions can drive them to stardom or destruction...everybody sleeps around for lust, revenge or social status ... all are incredibly attractive, power hungry & possess fatal flaws that always trip them up. ~Arkansas Gazette
Joseph Amiel targets the hype and illusions in this fast reading novel ... a series of powers struggles, sexual infidelities and other betrayals among colorful stars and ruthless executives in this glitzy account of media machinations. ~Dallas Times Herald
Star Time takes the reader on an authentic and exciting adventure inside the business - and the pleasures - of television. It's a novel that's hard to put down, and once you finish it, you'll never look at a news program or sitcom the same way. ~Myron Kandel, Former Anchor and Financial Editor for CNN Financial News
Star Time is fast-paced, sexy and great fun! I couldn't put it down. Anybody who knows what goes on behind the scenes in either television news or entertainment will find Joseph Amiel right on the button. ~Mariette Hartley, Co-Host of the CBS Morning Program and author of Breaking the Silence.
Joseph Amiel, the masterful storyteller of such international best-sellers as A Question of Proof, Deeds, and Birthright, employs his experience working for a major television network and as an entertainment-industry lawyer to take readers inside the heart of network television. Also the creator of the award-winning comedy screenplay Games and the comedy web series Ain't That Life, he is married with two children and lives in New York City.
Review:
This is the real world of television; the one the viewer never sees; the business-behind-the-box laid bare. Joseph Amiel has it all down; the executive knifeplay, the secret romances, the jarring battle of egos. at last, somebody writing about television has done his homework. ~Jim Ryan, host of Good Day New York, Fox Television
Star Time, a perfect poolside read, exposes the glamorous people at the heart of network TV whose ambitions and passions can drive them to stardom or destruction...everybody sleeps around for lust, revenge or social status ... all are incredibly attractive, power hungry & possess fatal flaws that always trip them up. ~Arkansas Gazette
Joseph Amiel targets the hype and illusions in this fast reading novel ... a series of powers struggles, sexual infidelities and other betrayals among colorful stars and ruthless executives in this glitzy account of media machinations. ~Dallas Times Herald
Star Time takes the reader on an authentic and exciting adventure inside the business - and the pleasures - of television. It's a novel that's hard to put down, and once you finish it, you'll never look at a news program or sitcom the same way. ~Myron Kandel, Former Anchor and Financial Editor for CNN Financial News
Star Time is fast-paced, sexy and great fun! I couldn't put it down. Anybody who knows what goes on behind the scenes in either television news or entertainment will find Joseph Amiel right on the button. ~Mariette Hartley, Co-Host of the CBS Morning Program and author of Breaking the Silence.
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- PublisherRandom House Value Publishing
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0517137852
- ISBN 13 9780517137857
- BindingHardcover
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