Works Cited

Associated Press. Gilligan’s Island Star Bob Denver Dies at 70. N.p., 6 Sept. 2005. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. This article sites a brief overview of Bob Denver’s life and career. It describes his work on Gilligan’s Island in detail particularity in regards to his character.  It concludes by describing how his work on the show typecast him for the rest of his life.

Carmen, John. “Most Networks Aren’t Getting the Picture.” San Franciso Chronicle 3 Sept. 1998: A-12. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.  This article compares television’s switch to complete digital broadcasts to television’s switch to color. The article describes how NBC led the charge on television technology from the 60’s up until today.  It also briefly states that although color T.V was available it was neither mainstream nor affordable until the mid 60’s.

Denver, Bob. Gilligan,Maynard & Me. Ed. Citadel Press. New York: Carol Group, 1993. Print. The book contains Bob Denver’s memoirs. It includes information how he got into Television and detailed information on the Dobie Gills Show, Gilligan’s Island and his concluding work. In the section about Gilligan’s Island he describes how he became a part of the show, what it was like working with Sherwood Schwartz and the cast, what his work looked on a day to basis and his favorite episodes of the show.

Edelstein, Linda N., PH.D. Writer’s Guide to Character Traits. Ed. Michelle Ehrhard. 2nd ed. Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest, 2006. Print. Linda Edelstein is a psychologist and examines fictional characters in her book as if they were real people. She writes about stereotypes and individual character personalities. She also describes different personalities with in families, jobs and other groups and how each affects the others.

Editors of Publications International, Ltd. “18 Memorable TV Theme Songs.” How Stuff Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/‌18-memorable-tv-theme-songs4.htm>. This article lists and describes the 18 most memorable TV theme songs. The fourth position belongs to “Gilligan’s Island.” In two paragraphs the articles provides a brief overview of the song and its history.

“Gilligan’s Island Three Decades Later, the Famous Castaways Are Still Afloat.” People 17 July 1995: n. pag. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.  This article provides a brief overview of the show and its history. It goes on to describe what of each of the remaining castaways are doing with there lives today and what memories they have of working on the show.

Green, Joey. Unoffical Gilligan’s Island Handbook. New York: Warner , 1988. Print. The book includes detailed information about all of the details of the show. Containing compete cast and character biography’s. Detailed lists of the guest stars, items that appeared on the island, inventions by the professor, news from the radio, rescues Gilligan ruins and a compete guide to all of the episodes and films. It also contains several quotes from the cast and the show’s creator, maps of the island and information on the little things that we wonder about on the show but are never shown in depth such as arts, government, religion and sex on the island.

Haig, Jeef. Sitcoms in America. The University of Vermont. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://www.uvm.edu/‌~jhaig/‌wimsi/‌sitcoms.html>. This online class contains a number of notes and links to tips, hints and rules for writing sitcoms for television.  Some of which include numerous articles on plot, articles on script writing and articles about successful sitcom classics.

Hartlaub, Peter. “Bob Denver–Starred in Gilligan’s Island.” San Francisco Chronicle 7 Sept. 2007: B-7. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.  This article sites a brief overview of Bob Denver’s life and career. It describes his work on Gilligan’s Island in detail particularity his reaction to the show with the passage of time.   It also describing how his work on the show typecast him and how he worked with the Gilligan concept in one forum or another up until some of his co-stars started to pass on in the mid 80’s.

Hornick, Karen. “That Was the Year That Was.” AmericanHertiage.com. Voulme 57 ed. N.p., Oct. 2007. Web. 11 Nov. 2009. This article briefly describes the history of 1964. It highlights the premiere of five television sitcoms; including “Gilligan’s Island.” It also covers highlights in civil rights and advertising, including the famous “Daisy ad”

Jarvis, Robert M. “Legal Tales from Gilligan’s Island.” Tarlton Law Library. The U of Texas at Austin, 1998. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/‌lpop/‌etext/‌jarvis.htm>. This is a complex legal theory based on premises of “Gilligan’s Island.” It attempts to prove that even the smallest civilizations must live by a code of law in order to keep the peace. The article provides an overview of the show, its launch and battles with the critics, its fall to “Gunsmoke” and its place in pop culture today.

The article then works its way through at least a half dozen episodes describing there plot and legal lessons. After this the article describes the professor and his importance in legal roles and concludes by describing how important it is for any person real or fictional to have at least some basic knowledge of the law.

Metz, Winifred Fordham. “Early Sitcoms.” How Stuff Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/‌sitcom1.htm>. This article provides a brief overview of the sitcom genre. It describes the classic sitcom, sitcom formats and classical characteristics of the genre. It goes to talk about modern day sitcoms and concludes by describing the future of the genre.

“PAY-AS-YOU-SEE TV.: Fun for the Viewer, Hope for the Industry.” Time.com. N.p., 1 Feb. 1954. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. This is article examines the concept of “Pay as you see T.V” it’s written like a debate, listing the advantages and disadvantages of the concept and describing how this decision will affect the future of television.

Rutenberg, Jim. “No Laughing Matter for Networks: A Dearth of Successful Sitcoms.” NYTimes.com. N.p., 12 May 2003. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.  This article theorizes that sitcoms may be starting to die out. It goes on list to reasons such changes in taste, the fact the genre has become stale and the fact that with so may networks today it’s not possible to keep a regular a sitcom going . The article goes on to prove its point by pointing at differences between classical TV programming and TV today. More over it points to differences in the ratings of sitcoms thorough out history.

Schwartz, Sherwood. Inside Gillgan’s Island. New York: St. Martins , 1994. Print. This Book is by Sherwood Schwartz the head writer and producer of Gilligan’s Island. It provides in depth look at the all work he did behind the scenes for the show. It describes information on his fight with the networks to air the show, and his fight to get the theme song.  How he came up with the idea for Gilligan’s Island and his vision for the show. Why the show was taken off the air and information on how it continues to live on today

Simonini, Ross. “The Sitcom Digresses.” NY Times. N.p., 23 Nov. 2008. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.  This article describes the changes in what television viewers perceive as funny.  The article describes how live audiences and laugh tracks are becoming replaced with life like dialogue, documentary style writing and awkward situations. It goes on to site examples from popular shows today like “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Family Guy.”

Smith, Evan S. Writing Television Sitcoms. N.p.: Berkely Group, 1999. N. pag. The University of Vermont. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. <http://www.uvm.edu/‌~jhaig/‌wimsi/‌comedyguidelines.htm>. This expert describes the basic of comedy.   It includes basic characteristics of comedy, and situation comedy. It goes on to describe a typical sitcom story format and typical situations on a sitcom. It concludes by listing numerous types of humor.

Spigel, Lynn. TV by Design Modren Art and the Rise of Network Televison. Chicago: U of Chicago, 2008. Print. The Book describes in detail the continuing trends and changes in modern television design from TV’s humble beginnings in the 1940’s to the 1980’s. It describes how television art was changed through out the years to garb the audience’s attention and to keep up with constant change of modern technology and taste. It sites many classical television series that were innovative in creating modern art in television including Gilligan’s Island.

Stoddard, Sylvia. TV Treasures a Companion Guide to Gilligan’s Island. New York: St Martins, 1996. Print. TV Treasures. This Book outlines Gilligan’s Island history during its original broadcast on a year to year basis. It includes information on the unaired pilot.  A brief history of the world, the television world and the show from 1964-1967. Detailed tables of top 25 shows during Gilligan’s island premier. Information on the show’s switch to color and brief biography’s from each member of the cast.

Vogler, Christopher. Writer’s Journey Mythic Structure for Writers. Illus. Michelle Montez. Ed. Paul Norlen. 3rd ed. 1998. Studio City: Michael Wiese, 2007. Print. This book describes the basic elements of a story step by step and the most popular archetypical characters within a story. It talks about how each archetype and story possess individually, outlining in great detail there functions to both the writer and the audience and why they are important..

Vorhaus, John. “Situation Comedy.” How to Be Funny Even If You’re Not. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. University of Vermont. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.  This chapter on situation comedy talks about the importance of a good script. It goes in depth to explain the rules of sitcoms and how you must make rules for your own scripts. Then it goes on to describe story structure and the arch of stability.  Next it explains the a/‌b story splits before continuing on to describe actions and relevance. It finishes describing the importance of character and story logic.

Winzenburg, Stephen. “Survival of Sitcom Requires Return to Family, Moral Roots.” USA Today 10 Oct. 2004: n. pag. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.  This article believes that sitcoms are connected to moral roots and that one can not exist with the other. It goes thorough history tracing the connections of the rise in sitcoms to times of peace in American history.  It goes on to assess modern shows as being successful because they are lacking a moral message.