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Title: TV Land To Go : The Big Books of TV Lists, TV Lore, and TV Bests by Tom Hill ISBN: 0-684-85615-8 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.59 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Get it to go!
Comment: Put down your remote control and pick up this book! The only thing better than watching TV is reading about it in "TV Land to Go." Most of the book is a funny, factual account of all-things TV, but the author also has a ball (as in Lucille) creating his own lists of clever, subjective observations. I could totally identify with "The Seven Lessons Sitcoms Teach Us" and I loved "The Worst Possible Men's Softball Team Composed of Classic TV Stars"...Tony Randall covering first-base? Just imagine it! At the heart of the book is an ambitious list of the 100 best sitcom episodes of all-time. Each episode gets a thorough, "scientific" examination as this list alone runs over 180 pages...there's some very funny stuff in the episodes and also in the observations by the author. (As for his list of the 100 best episodes, he has not included a couple of "Cheers" episodes that ABSOLUTELY should have made the list...at least in my opinion. I was also glad to see a "Get a Life" episode on the list. You're bound to have your own suggestions as well.)
Rating: 5
Summary: Star-riffic!
Comment: TV LAND TO GO is a great mix of facts and fun. Tom Hill has managed to cram an incredible amount of information into one volume, and his breezy style makes for a very pleasant read. I found myself cracking up over entries like "The 10 Worst Shows Based on Movies" (anybody remember FERRIS BUELLER?) and "TV Land Haiku." But the detailed and loving analysis of the top 100 sitcom episodes is outstanding. Each episode is actually ranked on criteria like "Emotional Resonance," "Gimmickry," and "Writing, Story." There's a phenomenal amount of detail, including actor cross-referencing and plot "reality checks." Give this book to all the TV addicts on your list. Heck, give it to non-addicts and maybe you'll hook 'em.
All this and a foreword by Adam "Batman" West...gotta love it.
Rating: 4
Summary: For Fans of the Pop-Culture Phenomenon
Comment: TV Land has become an Entertainment Staple for millions of Boomers and Genreation X-ers alike. This book is definitely picking minute thoughts and blowing them into "required trivia". The "lists" are often picked out of thin air, with no real purpose other than to throw out some entertaining nonsense...discuss amongst yourselves!
Be sure to consider this book more like a collection of clever jokes than some kind of research source. Just like the annual TV Land Awards Show, we're not taking anything seriously at all, we're here for the laughs, and nothing but the laughs. For those who agree that times passed have delivered much more of the ha ha ha on TV, you are going to like this book!****
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Title: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present by TIM BROOKS, EARLE F. MARSH ISBN: 0345455428 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th Ed) by Alex McNeil ISBN: 0140249168 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: TV Mania : A Timeline of Television by Edith Pavese ISBN: 0810938928 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Do You Remember TV: The Book That Takes You Back by Michael Gitter, Sylvie Anapol, Erika Glazer ISBN: 0811823059 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Classic Sitcoms: A Celebration of the Best in Prime-Time Comedy by Vince Waldron ISBN: 1879505258 Publisher: Silman-James Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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