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Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
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Include books by the same authorThe Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
Chris Smith
Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks
Brad Dukes · 340 pages
Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks examines David Lynch and Mark Frost’s legendary television series that aired on the ABC network from 1990-91. As the mystery of “Who Killed Laura Palmer?” played out on television sets across the world, another compelling drama was unfolding in the everyday lives of the show’s cast and crew. Twenty-five years later, Reflections goes behind the curtain of
The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years
Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman · 560 pages
I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum · 608 pages
Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong · 307 pages
"An uproarious behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the hit television series describes how comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld dreamed up the idea for an unconventional sitcom over coffee and how, despite network skepticism and minimal plotlines, achieved mainstream success, "--NoveList.
Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age
Mathew Klickstein · 320 pages
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain · 525 pages
A contemporary classic, **Please Kill Me** is the definitive oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, the Ramones, and scores of other punk figures lend their voices to this decisive account of that explosive era.
The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There
Jenna Fischer · 321 pages
Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell
Amy Sohn · 160 pages
Bossypants
Tina Fey · 277 pages
Tina Fey’s new book *Bossypants* is short, messy, and impossibly funny (an apt description of the comedian herself). From her humble roots growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her early sketches on Saturday Night Live, Fey gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of modern comedy with equal doses of wit, candor, and self-deprecation. Some of the funnie
The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever
Alan Sepinwall · 306 pages
"12 shows that started a revolution in TV drama: The Sopranos. Oz. The Wire. Deadwood. The Shield. Lost. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 24. Battlestar Galactica. Friday Night Lights. Mad Men. Breaking Bad. These 12 shows, and the many more they made possible, ushered in a new golden age of television--one that made people take the medium more seriously than ever before" -- P. [4] of cover.
Why Not Me?
Mindy Kaling · 240 pages
Hollywood starlet Mindy Kaling shares her ongoing, laugh-out-loud journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life.
Edie: American Girl
Jean Stein, George Plimpton · 564 pages
The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Tom Farley Jr., Tanner Colby · 368 pages
Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live
Doug Hill, Jeff Weingrad · 510 pages
Saturday Night is the intimate history of the original Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings as an outlaw program produced by an unruly band of renegades from the comedy underground to a TV institution that made stars of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy. This is the book that revealed to the world wha
Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad
Brett Martin · 311 pages
"A riveting and revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as the signature art form of the twenty-first century In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networ
Jim Henson: The Biography
Brian Jay Jones · 585 pages
"For the first time ever-- a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson. He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters he created: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets mad
Memories of the Future - Volume 1
Wil Wheaton · 137 pages
"From 'Encounter at Farpoint' to 'Datalore, ' relive the first half of Star Trek: the Next Generation's unintentionally hilarious first season through the eyes, ears, and memories of cast member and fan, Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) as he shares his unique perspective in the episode guide you didn't even know you were dying to read"--Page 4 of cover
The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry
Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osborne, Peter Pavia · 620 pages
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
Garry Marshall · 276 pages
A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman" traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.
And on that Bombshell: Inside the Madness and Genius of Top Gear
Richard Porter · 280 pages
Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Seasons 1 & 2
Bryan Cogman · 192 pages