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The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler America--until suddenly the artificial boundary between the world and television entertainment collapsed. In this book we can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from Lucy to The Phil Silvers Show ; from The Dick Van Dyke Show to The Mary Tyler Moore Show ; from M*A*S*H to Taxi ; from Cheers to Roseanne ; from Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm ; and from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock . In twenty-four episodes, Sitcom surveys the history of the form, and functions as both a TV mixtape of fondly remembered shows that will guide us to notable series and larger trends, and a carefully curated guided tour through the history of one of our most treasured art forms.

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Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
161374384x
ISBN-13
9781613743843
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038511175

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sitcom : a History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
Author
Saul Austerlitz
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Television / Référence, Television / History & Criticism, Television / General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Performing Arts
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz

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Pn1992.8.C66a97 2014
Reviews
"[...] Austerlitz ingeniously and persuasively uses the genre of situation comedy as an American Rosetta stone, showing it to be capable of decoding itself (thanks to its endless self-references) and of making intelligible an entire social archaeology, [...] Bottomless in its depth of research but as light in touch as the best of its subjects, Sitcom belongs in any home that has a sofa and a TV set." --Stuart Klawans, the Nation, "A compulsively readable and often laugh-out-loud funny study of the American sitcom." -Starred review, Library Journal, "A compulsively readable and often laugh-out-loud funny study of the American sitcom." --Starred review, Library Journal, "An enthusiastic, well-observed, fresh look at old favorites that makes a compelling case for the genius of American film comedy." - Kirkus Reviews on Another Fine Mess, "Astute and bursting with information--an entertaining treat for sitcom fans and a valuable contribution to TV history." -- Kirkus Reviews, "[...] Austerlitz ingeniously and persuasively uses the genre of situation comedy as an American Rosetta stone, showing it to be capable of decoding itself (thanks to its endless self-references) and of making intelligible an entire social archaeology, [...] Bottomless in its depth of research but as light in touch as the best of its subjects, Sitcom belongs in any home that has a sofa and a TV set." -Stuart Klawans, the Nation, "Astute and bursting with information-an entertaining treat for sitcom fans and a valuable contribution to TV history." - Kirkus Reviews
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
791.45617
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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