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Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of One of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms
Marc Freeman
4.35 AVERAGE
24 reviews for:
Modern Family: The Untold Oral History of One of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms
Marc Freeman
4.35 AVERAGE
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I watched Modern Family in its entirety, and really loved the show. I appreciated the contents of this oral history of the show, which features the writers, the producers, the actors, and some other minor collaborators as well. It was entertaining, although I did feel like they spent a little too much time on some subjects and not enough time on others, but that's really a personal preference. This was fun and I would definitely recommend it to any Modern Family fan.
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Absolutely delightful! I remember watching this show when I was a kid, my family watched it pretty regularly when I was in high school. I stopped watching it in college but still kept up on random episodes here and there. Halfway through reading this, I actually started watching season 11 (why are none of the other seasons available on any streaming devices??? I don’t want to pay whatever to watch it on HBO when I *know* the full series used to be on Hulu at one point!) and laughed out loud a lot. I wanted to watch the pilot initially but it’s not streaming and I didn’t want to hunt for it.
Anyway, I love books like these, and am fascinated by the behind the scenes and production aspects, so this was a really great read. I particularly appreciated the chapter on women writers for the show (there should have been A LOT more of them imo...) and the explanation of the dynamics of the writers room.
Reading this book was like a nice walk down memory lane, considering that the show premiered when I was about 14 and I’m now 25 — must be the same for all the kid actors too! I loved all of Sarah, Ariel, and Nolan’s set stories. This was super well done, and well crafted! I can’t wait to watch more of season 11, I have 2 episodes left of what’s available/been aired so far, and I will definitely watch the series finale. End of an era for sure!
Anyway, I love books like these, and am fascinated by the behind the scenes and production aspects, so this was a really great read. I particularly appreciated the chapter on women writers for the show (there should have been A LOT more of them imo...) and the explanation of the dynamics of the writers room.
Reading this book was like a nice walk down memory lane, considering that the show premiered when I was about 14 and I’m now 25 — must be the same for all the kid actors too! I loved all of Sarah, Ariel, and Nolan’s set stories. This was super well done, and well crafted! I can’t wait to watch more of season 11, I have 2 episodes left of what’s available/been aired so far, and I will definitely watch the series finale. End of an era for sure!
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Modern Family is one of the best tv shows of all time, and now this book provides the behind the scenes look at the making of the show; with detailed interviews with the creators, staff, writers and crew. I learned so much regarding the process of developing, casting and making a TV show and just how special and unique this show was.
I had no idea of the issues regarding the creators and writers strife, which is a testament to their work on the show and the final product. The cast seems to really be close and connected; and the stories were so interesting.
If you are a fan of the show or of TV in general, it is a good read.
I had no idea of the issues regarding the creators and writers strife, which is a testament to their work on the show and the final product. The cast seems to really be close and connected; and the stories were so interesting.
If you are a fan of the show or of TV in general, it is a good read.
Won this book as an Arc on a goodreads giveaway. This was an interesting book to see behind the scenes. Makes me want to go back and watch all the episodes.
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