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television land, n.
Brit. |ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒn land|, |ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒn land|, U.S. |ˈtɛləˌvɪʒ(ə)n ˌlænd|
[‹ television n. + land n.1]
The television industry; (also) the world as characteristically depicted in television programmes.
1958C. A. Johnson in William & Mary Q. 15 539 Now the ‘adult western’—where the cowboy hero is as interested in a girl as his horse—rules supreme in Television Land. 1973Times 16 Oct. 15/7 I'm sorry about these lights coming on and off for crowd shots, but you know man how in televisionland the audience has to be part of it. 1990Sun (Brisbane) 23 Jan. 13/2 Seems for television land the soggy bits of paper, tangled line and dumped stubbies were not colorful enough, so they threw down fresh, clean rubbish. 2000N.Y. Times 6 Aug. i. 9 While television land's celebrity chef may have scored points for tolerance, his outspokenness began to antagonize other gay people. |