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_bA97 2014
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100 1 _aAusterlitz, Saul.
245 1 0 _aSitcom :
_ba history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community /
_cSaul Austerlitz.
264 1 _aChicago :
_bChicago Review Press,
_c2014.
300 _a406 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 _aSituation comedies (Television programs)
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aPERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.
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650 7 _aPERFORMING ARTS / Television / Reference.
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