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This book delivers on what it promises: inside stories, cultural analysis, and lots of interview content. It's clear that Brett Martin had loads of direct access to the many industry players, and he does the work of synthesizing everything into a tight timeline. I constantly turned to my boyfriend and said "apparantly...." with some fun fact. The majority of the book is focused on David Chase and The Sopranos, with The Wire following for close second, then Six Fert Under, The Sheild, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad in descending order of pages. I would recommend it to anyone for whom the subtitle is appealing - you'll get what you're looking for.
I have not watched Six Feet Under or The Sheild. Luckily, it's very obvious when a show is going to become the focus of the writing. I skipped the section on 6FU, since I plan to watch it. I didn't skip the section on The Shield, and felt enough was explained to make it relevant to the larger thesis.
It must be stated that Sex & The City is given 1 paragraph, when it deserves much more, but there is a "Difficult Women" article in the New Yorker that corrects the record.
I have not watched Six Feet Under or The Sheild. Luckily, it's very obvious when a show is going to become the focus of the writing. I skipped the section on 6FU, since I plan to watch it. I didn't skip the section on The Shield, and felt enough was explained to make it relevant to the larger thesis.
It must be stated that Sex & The City is given 1 paragraph, when it deserves much more, but there is a "Difficult Women" article in the New Yorker that corrects the record.