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7385571Stupid TV, Be More Funnyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/stupid-tv--be-more-funny-9781538742860/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6976347/image.jpg?v=638774574063200000280329MXNGrand Central PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of <em>The Simpsons</em> combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the shows creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s.</p><p>"The best <em>Simpsons</em> book ever."?Alan Sepinwall, <em>Rolling Stone</em>s chief television critic and author of The Soprano Sessions and TV (The Book)</p><p><em>The Simpsons</em> is an American institution. But its status as an occasionally sharp yet ultimately safe sitcom thats still going after 33 years on the air undercuts its revolutionary origins. The early years of the animated series didnt just impact Hollywood, they changed popular culture. It was a show that altered the way we talked around the watercooler, in school hallways, and on the campaign trail, by bridging generations with its comedic sensibility and prescient cultural commentary.</p><p>In <em>Stupid TV, Be More Funny</em>, writer Alan Siegel reveals how the first decade of the show laid the groundwork for the series true influence. He explores how the shows rise from 1990 to 1998 intertwined with the supposedly ascendent post-Cold War America, turning Fox into the juggernaut we know today, simultaneously shaking its head at Americas culture wars while finding itself in the middle of them. By packing the book with anecdotes from icons like Conan OBrien and Yeardley Smith, Siegel alaso provides readers with an unparalleled look inside the making of the show.</p><p>Through interviews with the shows legendary staff and whip-smart analysis, Siegel charts how <em>The Simpsons</em> developed its singular sensibility throughout the 90s, one that was at once groundbreakingly subversive for a primetime cartoon and shocking wholesome. The result is a definitive history of <em>The Simpsons</em> most essential decade.</p>...7019206Stupid TV, Be More Funny280329https://www.gandhi.com.mx/stupid-tv--be-more-funny-9781538742860/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6976347/image.jpg?v=638774574063200000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781538742860_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_<p><strong>This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of <em>The Simpsons</em> combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the shows creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s.</strong></p><p><em>The Simpsons</em> is an American institution. But its status as an occasionally sharp yet ultimately safe sitcom thats still going after 33 years on the air undercuts its revolutionary origins. The early years of the animated series didnt just impact Hollywood, they changed popular culture. It was a show that altered the way we talked around the watercooler, in school hallways, and on the campaign trail, by bridging generations with its comedic sensibility and prescient cultural commentary.</p><p>In <em>Stupid TV, Be More Funny</em>, writer Alan Siegel reveals how the first decade of the show laid the groundwork for the series true influence. He explores how the shows rise from 1990 to 1998 intertwined with the supposedly ascendent post-Cold War America, turning Fox into the juggernaut we know today, simultaneously shaking its head at Americas culture wars while finding itself in the middle of them. By packing the book with anecdotes from icons like Conan OBrien and Yeardley Smith, Siegel alaso provides readers with an unparalleled look inside the making of the show.</p><p>Through interviews with the shows legendary staff and whip-smart analysis, Siegel charts how <em>The Simpsons</em> developed its singular sensibility throughout the 90s, one that was at once groundbreakingly subversive for a primetime cartoon and shocking wholesome. The result is a definitive history of <em>The Simpsons</em> most essential decade.</p>...(*_*)9781538742860_<p>This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of <em>The Simpsons</em> combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the shows creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s.</p><p>"The best <em>Simpsons</em> book ever."?Alan Sepinwall, <em>Rolling Stone</em>s chief television critic and author of The Soprano Sessions and TV (The Book)</p><p><em>The Simpsons</em> is an American institution. But its status as an occasionally sharp yet ultimately safe sitcom thats still going after 33 years on the air undercuts its revolutionary origins. The early years of the animated series didnt just impact Hollywood, they changed popular culture. It was a show that altered the way we talked around the watercooler, in school hallways, and on the campaign trail, by bridging generations with its comedic sensibility and prescient cultural commentary.</p><p>In <em>Stupid TV, Be More Funny</em>, writer Alan Siegel reveals how the first decade of the show laid the groundwork for the series true influence. He explores how the shows rise from 1990 to 1998 intertwined with the supposedly ascendent post-Cold War America, turning Fox into the juggernaut we know today, simultaneously shaking its head at Americas culture wars while finding itself in the middle of them. By packing the book with anecdotes from icons like Conan OBrien and Yeardley Smith, Siegel alaso provides readers with an unparalleled look inside the making of the show.</p><p>Through interviews with the shows legendary staff and whip-smart analysis, Siegel charts how <em>The Simpsons</em> developed its singular sensibility throughout the 90s, one that was at once groundbreakingly subversive for a primetime cartoon and shocking wholesome. The result is a definitive history of <em>The Simpsons</em> most essential decade.</p>...9781538742860_Grand Central Publishinglibro_electonico_9781538742860_9781538742860Alan SiegelInglésMéxico2025-06-10T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-bd31a015-d1af-4457-831b-a1941629af3d.epub2025-06-10T00:00:00+00:00Grand Central Publishing