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Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of the Simpsons Changed Television-And America-Forever
Alan Siegel
4.05 AVERAGE
79 reviews for:
Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of the Simpsons Changed Television-And America-Forever
Alan Siegel
4.05 AVERAGE
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This was a super interesting audiobook! I thought the narrator did a great job bringing the story to life! I used to love The Simpsons and watched it all the time as a kid! I still watch it now once in awhile. It was fun to get a behind the scenes look at the history of the show! The book covers a lot about the early years and the writing process. I enjoyed the interviews with the writers and the background for many of the different jokes and episodes.
This is an interesting book that I’d recommend to readers who enjoyed The Simpsons and want to dive deeper into the history of the show!
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I loved The Simpsons as a child. I have many fond memories of watching it with my dad and hoping he'd fall asleep so I could sneak an extra episode even though it was bedtime. I had to wait a bit longer to watch the Treehouse of Horror episodes (he listened to Marge's warnings) and remember being incredibly excited but slightly nervous when I was allowed to watch them (verdict: fun episodes but not as scary as I was expecting). When I saw an ARC was available I just had to request it.
This book focuses on the early years of The Simpsons, looking at how it came to be and how the early seasons were created and written. While it spends some time criticising some of the decisions that have been made, it largely focuses on the "golden years" and the positive experiences it brought their viewers. I loved hearing stories about how the writers worked on the show and what inspired them. It was surprisingly emotional at times. And I say this as someone who doesn't generally care about celebrity culture. It's pretty amazing how much came to be just by chance. I appreciated that the book acknowledged the less good side of things (both in terms of work culture and diversity) while celebrating the good. Although I do think that sometimes the big names were given more slack than some of the other people. The narrator did a good job of drawing you into their world. Although I'm sure the text version is just as wonderful, I enjoyed his narration and it added something good to the experience for me. Oh, and I loved the Simpsonesque music. I was hoping for something like it just before I pressed play and am so glad it was included!
I would definitely recommend this to Simpsons fans and those who have nostalgia surrounding the show. I'm not American so I didn't really experience the massive hype that was described surrounding the early years, but I still enjoyed reading about that part. The book makes me want to go back to the older seasons to rewatch with the new information I have about how certain jokes and characters came to be.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
(Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don't think the later seasons deserve as much hate as they sometimes get. Yeah, maybe they aren't memed as much and maybe the show has changed and doesn't hit in exactly the same way it used to, but there are still some beautiful episodes in there)
This book focuses on the early years of The Simpsons, looking at how it came to be and how the early seasons were created and written. While it spends some time criticising some of the decisions that have been made, it largely focuses on the "golden years" and the positive experiences it brought their viewers. I loved hearing stories about how the writers worked on the show and what inspired them. It was surprisingly emotional at times. And I say this as someone who doesn't generally care about celebrity culture. It's pretty amazing how much came to be just by chance. I appreciated that the book acknowledged the less good side of things (both in terms of work culture and diversity) while celebrating the good. Although I do think that sometimes the big names were given more slack than some of the other people. The narrator did a good job of drawing you into their world. Although I'm sure the text version is just as wonderful, I enjoyed his narration and it added something good to the experience for me. Oh, and I loved the Simpsonesque music. I was hoping for something like it just before I pressed play and am so glad it was included!
I would definitely recommend this to Simpsons fans and those who have nostalgia surrounding the show. I'm not American so I didn't really experience the massive hype that was described surrounding the early years, but I still enjoyed reading about that part. The book makes me want to go back to the older seasons to rewatch with the new information I have about how certain jokes and characters came to be.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.
(Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don't think the later seasons deserve as much hate as they sometimes get. Yeah, maybe they aren't memed as much and maybe the show has changed and doesn't hit in exactly the same way it used to, but there are still some beautiful episodes in there)
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny, Racism
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stupid tv, be more funny is a look behind the curtain for american television nerds.
i listened to the audiobook and have little to say. if you’re interested in picking it up you’ll probably like it since it’s pretty much what you think it will be. at least that was the case for me.
nothing in there blew me away and it won’t stick with me like other books but i also don’t have any major criticisms. it can be nice to just listen to someone talk about their longterm interests and experiences in that field.
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