Star Time

by Joseph Amiel

Bright, beautiful Christine Paskins is riding the fast track as a tough TV reporter--her passion for her work rivaled only by her love for news producer Greg Lyall. But when Greg's dream of power is brought tantalizingly close by the attentions of the CEO's socialite daughter, their lives explode in a tangle of passion and heartbreak, love and betrayal that spans a decade.

Star Time exposes the voraciously ambitious people who provide the TV shows America watches¾and 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 thing--the ratings.

Star Time is a gripping, fast-paced, fascinating, and sharply funny look at the inner workings of network television, the shows that make or break it, the people whose lives it consumes, and the lengths they'll go to achieve success¾their star time--that will hold readers enthralled and delighted until the very last word.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Joseph Amiel is an internationally best-selling novelist, screenwriter, web series creator, and lawyer. His most recent fiction is a small collection of short stories entitled Death Can Delight: A Trio of Mysteries. He is the author of the novels Stalking the Sky, Birthright, Deeds, Star Time, and A Question of Proof. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages. He wrote the cult horror-film classic Daughters of Darkness. His comedy screenplay "Games" has been honored at film festivals, as has his comedy-mystery web series "Ain't That Life." A graduate of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Amherst College and Yale Law School, he is married and lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, I must say I was gifted this book by the author. This book reminded me of Broadcast News. It focused on a love story but expanded beyond that over an epic storyline. The characters were interesting as was the finale. I felt overwhelmed at times by the sheer number of characters. Although they were all interesting, many seemed inconsequential to the main storyline and didn't deserve their own storylines. At times I found following along and remembering who is who rather challenging. I would recommend buying the original edition of this book. I have the updated edition and there were discrepancies like mentioning something currently happening in the Clinton administration and then later taking about 9/11. These timeline mistakes took me out of the story every time. The story is timeless and does not need an update. Overall, I enjoyed this book.