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Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television by Thea Glassman
jaimebdavis's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
A fun and informative behind the scenes look at how some of the most iconic teen television shows came to be. Audiobook reads like a podcast if you’re into that, which I am. It was very interesting even though I’d only seen about half of the shows chronicled, and it inspired me to add others to my watch list.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Death
Discusses deaths of actors involved in the showsokayletsread's review
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
I listened to this as an audiobook, and it was a fun listen! I mostly tuned in for behind-the-scenes details on the show Freaks and Geeks (one of my favorites) but liked hearing about the others. I ended up loving the story behind The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and it's difficult when a book starts out with its most interesting story. Most of the stories were well-researched and compiled, but I still wanted more and wished other teen shows were included.
kmoore98's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Fun read with fun facts. I wish that in some ways it were more fleshed out but did appreciate that the author touched on some of the controversy within Glee. Would be interesting to get a volume 2 with some more tv shows marketed towards teens.
alliereads_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
4.0
This was a really lovely exploration of the driving forces behind some of my favorite teen shows. Glassman’s writing is both informative and entertaining, but I definitely recommend watching the shows before you read. I’ve seen 5 out of the 7 shows referenced, and really struggled to connect with the two I haven’t seen despite Glassman’s descriptions and added context.