Sitcom
A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 406 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"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 track the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from I LOVE 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 mix tape 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- United States.
PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Reference.
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- United States.
PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Reference.
ISBN:
9781613743843 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Television Aus | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-389) and index.