Literary Links: Literary Moments in Television

Television and lamp in a hotel room, Las Vegas. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
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Back in 1991, the English rock band Ned's Atomic Dustbin sang "Kill your television," and writers from Chuck Palahniuk to Roald Dahl to Raymond Chandler have voiced similar sentiments since the dawn of the televisual age. Despite the alleged vacuity of programming on the small screen, the discerning television fan will find many literary references beamed into their brains via their sets. One show that featured a main character who was a voracious reader was Gilmore Girls, which returned to Netflix last month, but there are others to look for, if you are so inclined.

Literary Moments of "The Golden Girls": A Complete List [Book Riot]

Literary Moments in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" [Book Riot]

All 339 Books Referenced in "Gilmore Girls" [Buzzfeed]

A Visual History of Literary References on "The Simpsons" [The Atlantic]

50 of the Greatest Literary Moments on TV [Flavorwire]

A List of Book References in "Breaking Bad" [HuffPost]

Mad Men: Our Literary Guide [Bloomsbury Literary Studies]


"True Detective" season 2 literary references explained [Entertainment Weekly]