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Sitcom, a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community, Saul Austerlitz

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Sitcom, a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community, Saul Austerlitz
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sitcom
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
840465088
Responsibility statement
Saul Austerlitz
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a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community
Summary
"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
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