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HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Join us to Discuss our Monthly Book in Nov:---- Amazon = 4.7 / Goodreads = 4.4 ----
---- Lambda Award & Stonewall Bk Awd Winner ----
A ??????-???-?????? LOOK AT OUR MOST POPULAR ??????? & HOW ?????????? ????? ?????? ?????????? THE AMERICAN SITCOM & CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM AMERICA TO THIS DAY.
- - - - - - NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour - - - - -
"????? ??? ????????? ?? ????? & ????????? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?? ????? ?? ????????? - ????????? ?? ???? ????? ????."
SUMMARY: ?????? ??? ?????? of the most popular ??????? of the 20th century, there was a hidden, ?????? ????????? & a ?????????? was brewing. For decades, amidst the bright lights, studio-audience laughs & absurdly large apartment sets, the real-life story of American ?????+ ?????????? unfolded in plain sight in front of ???????? ?? ???????, most of whom were laughing too hard to mind.
This story of TV ranges from behind-the-scenes activism on the set of ??? ?????? ????? to network-censor fights over ???? & ?????? ??????, from ?????’s culture clash to a primetime power-kiss on ????????, and from closely-guarded secrets on ??? ?? ??? ?????? to flamboyant relatives on ?????????.
There is also ???? & ?????’s mixed reception to ?????? ??????’s primetime power-couple, and military secrets on ?*?*?*? to a little-known man behind ??? ?????? ????. Accessible, entertaining & informative, the book is filled with exclusive commentary & interviews from celebrities, behind-the-scene creators & more.
This is the story not only of how ?????????? ????? comedy ??????????? the American sitcom, from its inception through today, but how our favorite sitcoms transformed, & continue to transform, ???????.
- - Dan Savage, journalist & author on "Savage Lovecast" - -
"???? ???? ?? ? ??????? & ???????? ?????? ???? ??."
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