From the Book - First Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Let's be careful out there : the shows that paved the way
1. What we were don't matter : Oz blazes a trail
2. All due respect : The Sopranos changes everything
3. All the pieces matter : The Wire as the great American novel for television
4. Alie agreed upon : the profane poetry of Deadwood
5. I'm a different kind of cop : The Shield takes anti-heroism to the limit
6. Do you want to know a secret? : the perfect storm of Lost
7. She saved the world. A lot : Buffy the Vampire Slayer gives teen angst some fangs
8. Tell me where the bomb is! : 24 goes to war on terror, boredom
9. So say we all : the thinking man's sci-fi of Battlestar Galactica
10. Clear eyes, full hearts : Friday Night Lights goes deep
11. It's a time machine : AMC gets into the game with Mad Men
12. I am the one who knocks! : Breaking Bad gives the recession the villain it deserves
Don't stop believing : the lasting legacy of revolution
Prologue : Let's be careful out there... : the show that paved the way
What we were don't matter : Oz blazes a trail
All due respect... : The sopranos changes everything
All the pieces that matter : The wire as the great American novel for television
A lie agreed upon : the profane poetry of Deadwood
I'm a different kind of cop... : The shield takes anti-heroism to the limit
Do you want to know a secret? : the perfect storm of Lost
She saved the world. A lot... : Buffy the vampire slayer gives teen anger some fangs
Tell me where the bomb is!... : 24 goes to war on terror, boredom
So say we all... : the thinking man's sci-fi of Battlestar Galatica
Clear eyes, full heart... : Friday night lights goes deep
It's a time machine... : AMC gets into the game with Mad men
I am the one who knocks!... : Breaking bad gives the recession the villain it deserves
Don't stop believing... : the lasting legacy of the revolution