{"product_id":"tv-the-book-alan-sepinwall-9781455588190","title":"TV (the Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time","description":"Is \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e better than\u003ci\u003e Breaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e? Is \u003ci\u003eCheers\u003c\/i\u003e better than \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e? What's the best high school show ever made? Why did \u003ci\u003eMoonlighting\u003c\/i\u003e really fall apart? Was the \u003ci\u003eArrested Development \u003c\/i\u003eNetflix season brilliant or terrible? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For twenty years-since they shared a TV column at Tony Soprano's hometown newspaper-critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz have been debating these questions and many more, but it all ultimately boils down to this: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What's the greatest TV show ever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That debate reaches an epic conclusion in TV (THE BOOK). Sepinwall and Seitz have identified and ranked the 100 greatest scripted shows in American TV history. Using a complex, obsessively all-encompassing scoring system, they've created a Pantheon of top TV shows, each accompanied by essays delving into what made these shows great. From vintage classics like The \u003ci\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e to modern masterpieces like \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, from huge hits like \u003ci\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eER \u003c\/i\u003eto short-lived favorites like \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFreaks and Geeks\u003c\/i\u003e, TV (THE BOOK) will bring the triumphs of the small screen together in one amazing compendium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sepinwall and Seitz's argument has ended. Now it's time for yours to begin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1455588199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455588190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 84","brand":"Alan Sepinwall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043087479039,"sku":"9781455588190","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_014811ea-39ba-46fc-9703-4d01dac437bd.jpg?v=1684965177","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tv-the-book-alan-sepinwall-9781455588190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}