Austerlitz, Saul. <br/><br/>
Sitcom :  a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community / 
Saul Austerlitz. 
 - 406 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613743843 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013038098 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Situation comedies (Television programs)--United States.<br/>PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.<br/>PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Reference.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1992.8.C66  / A97 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.45/617