America Undercover
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America Undercover
| America Undercover | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Mark C. Baldwin |
| Directed by | Jon Alpert Fenton Bailey |
| Presented by | Oliver Stone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sheila Nevins |
| Producer(s) | Brent Owens |
| Production company(s) | America Undercover |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original run | 1983 – present |
America Undercover is a series of documentaries that airs on the cable television network HBO.[1] Within the series are several sub-series, such as "Autopsy", "Real Sex" and "Taxicab Confessions". The series began in 1984[2] and, after a brief time being broadcast weekly in 2001,[3] is now broadcast once per month.[4] In 2006, episodes began being rebroadcast on A&E Network.[5]
Over the years, episodes have covered numerous subjects such as abortion,[6] organized crime,[7] and pedophilia. The show won several awards for the 1998 production of Strippers: The Naked Stages.
References
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim (2001-03-21). "Seamy or Serious, It's Now Center Stage". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE2DE1F3DF932A15750C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Finn, Robin (2001-04-15). "Want Pathos, Pain and Courage? Get Real". The New York Times: p. A1. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDE1131F936A25757C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Dempsey, John (2000-12-18). "HBO set to strip `Undercover'". Variety. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68913966.html. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ "New 'America Undercover' Weekly Documentary Series Scheduled for 11 Consecutive Sundays on HBO Beginning March 11" (Press release). Time Warner. 2001-01-19. http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,668403,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2006-02-01). "A&E goes 'Undercover'". Variety. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5143/is_200602/ai_n18587954. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Grahnke, Lon (1992-05-05). "`Abortion' examines the agony of choice". Chicago Sun-Times. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB373AE85356453&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Marin, Rick (1993-03-08). "America Undercover Mob Stories". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900555.html?categoryid=32&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
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