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Sitcoms

Sitcoms

The 101 Greatest TV Comedies of All Time

by Frank VlastnikKen Bloom and John Lithgow
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/01/2011

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The most beloved, most groundbreaking, and most entertaining TV comedies of all time are celebrated in words and pictures many of them rare by the award-winning authors of Broadway Musicals. In 101 lively chapters and lots of special features, the authors of Broadway Musicals explore our favorite form of popular entertainment the TV situation comedy. Of the many hundreds of shows that have debuted over TV's 60-year history, the authors have carefully selected the most influential, popular, and enduring ones, from Gilligan's Island to Seinfeld, I Love Lucy to Will and Grace, creating a history of the medium that goes beyond stats and trivia to reveal all that goes into the creation of classic television, from the writing and all-important casting to the directing and, of course, the acting. Each chapter of Sitcoms features numerous photos, many rare and behind-the-scenes, along with cast lists, artists' biographies, 'off-set' tidbits, critical commentary, and all of the relevant statistics. Special features cover such topics as famous unseen characters, sitcom pets, spin-offs, sitcoms made from movies, and many more. It's a visual and informative feast for TV lovers, from nostalgia buffs to the TV Land generation.
ISBN:
9781579127527
9781579127527
Category:
Television
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-01-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
336
Dimensions (mm):
259x223x28mm
Weight:
1.45kg
Frank Vlastnik

Frank Vlastnik is an author, actor, photo editor, and Broadway, television, and pop culture historian. After working for four years as an archivist/researcher in the Time/Life Picture Collection, Frank acted as photo editor for heavily illustrated books such as A Chronicle of the American Musical Theatre, Jerry Herman: The Lyrics, and Performance of the Century: 100 Years of Actors’ Equity Association.

His first book, Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time, coauthored with Ken Bloom, was awarded the The George Freedley Memorial Award by the Theatre Library Association for its “outstanding contribution to the literature of the theatre.” He lives in New York City.

Ken Bloom

Ken Bloom is the author of The American Songbook: The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs; Jerry Herman: The Lyrics; and a two-volume history of Twentieth Century-Fox music, among other books. He lives in New York City.

John Lithgow

John Lithgow is an actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations.

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