{"product_id":"sitcom-saul-austerlitz-9781613743843","title":"Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community","description":"The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. 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 can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Phil Silvers Show\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eThe Dick Van Dyke Show\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Tyler Moore Show\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTaxi\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eCheers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e; and from \u003ci\u003eThe Larry Sanders Show\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003e30 Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. In twenty-four episodes, \u003ci\u003eSitcom\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the history of the form, and functions as both a TV mixtape 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Saul Austerlitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161374384X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613743843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2014 pg. 106","brand":"Saul Austerlitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991710236927,"sku":"9781613743843","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32d020e6-2408-4a69-a403-efbb382af82c.jpg?v=1683311779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sitcom-saul-austerlitz-9781613743843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}