A compelling behind-the-scenes history of the filming of the hit TV series, Fame, incorporating interviews with a number of the creative principals and the author’s own experiences working on the series’ production.

Table of Contents

Prologue     

1. How It All Began     
2. Metamorphosis     
3. New Arrivals     
4. Reflections on a Group of Talented Performers     
5. Gathering Clouds     
6. A New Hierarchy     
7. Five, Six, Seven, Eight     
8. Across the Pond     
9. And the Winner Is     
10. We’re Back in Business!     
11. Some Serious Changes     
12. And Some New Directors     
13. A Family Crisis     
14. Another Assignment and a Mistake     
15. We Have to Say Goodbye     
16. The New Producers     
17. A Downhill Slide     
18. Things Get Crazy     
19. It’s Looking Good, but Not for Long     
20. On Location     
21. Hello and Goodbye     
22. New Hands at the Wheel     
23. A Good Beginning     
24. The Last of the New Kids     
25. And So It Is Over     
26. Fame Lives On     
27. A Final Goodbye     

Epilogue     
Sources     
Index