Boxed In Trapped in 80s Television! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798905350207)

The 1980s. What an exciting time to be addicted to television! There was cartoonish action for man children like Knight Rider and The A-Team, primetime soaps for the rich and snooty like Dynasty and Dallas, and countless "very special episodes" featuring child abductions, pedophilia, and bank robberies...and that's just Diff'rent Strokes! Boxed In invites you on a journey inside the brain of a wiseass former actor as he travels through 80s television to explore, educate, and crack wise about the shows we love, the shows we've forgotten, and the shows you likely never knew existed. "I don't expect to be laughing out loud when I'm reading about 80's TV, but that's exactly what I'm doing. Educational, entertaining and hilarious, that's about the best you can hope for!" - Brad Crain, Co-Host of This Week in Charles Bronson podcast "Boxed In is a meticulously researched pop-culture history lesson meets brutally honest, laugh out loud memoir. Fanacek's jaunt back in time through 80's television is an absolute triumph for anyone who grew up glued to the warm glow of a 4:3 television screen. Seamlessly weaving exhaustive retrospectives of iconic 1980s hits with deeply personal, self-deprecating reflections on childhood social anxiety and life's chaotic hurdles, Fanacek creates a reading experience that is as vulnerable as it is relentlessly entertaining. Written with the same sharp wit, infectious energy, and warm charm that have endeared fans to his podcast, this brilliant love letter to a golden era of broadcasting television elevates standard nostalgia into a poignant art form. A nostalgic, hilarious, and masterfully paced must read that hits you right in your couch potato soul." -The Reverend Scott K, host of The Church of Tarantino podcast

Author: Fanacek
ISBN-13: 9798905350207
Publisher: BearManor Media
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2026
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.57lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d