The Simpsons : [an uncensored, unauthorized history]

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The work The Simpsons : [an uncensored, unauthorized history] represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.

Label

The Simpsons : [an uncensored, unauthorized history]

Title remainder

[an uncensored, unauthorized history]

Statement of responsibility

John Ortved ; [foreword by Douglas Coupland]

Creator

• Ortved, John, 1980-

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Nelson, John Allen, 1959-
• Eyre, Justine

Narrator

• Eyre, Justine
• Nelson, John Allen, 1959-

Subject

• Television series -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audiences both young and old who wanted more from their entertainment than what was being meted out at the time by the likes of Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Matters. Spawned as an animated short on The Tracy Ullman Show-mere filler on the way to commercial breaks-the series grew from a controversial cult favorite to a mainstream powerhouse, and after nineteen years the residents of Springfield no longer simply hold up a mirror to our way of life: they have ingrained themselves into it. John Ortved's oral history is the first-ever look behind the scenes at the creation and day-to-day running of The Simpsons, as told by many of the people who make it, including writers, animators, producers, and network executives. It's an intriguing yet hilarious tale, full of betrayal, ambition, and love. Like the family it depicts, the show's creative forces have been riven by dysfunction from the get-go-outsize egos clashing with studio executives and one another over credit for and control of a pop-culture institution. Contrary to popular belief, The Simpsons did not spring out of one man's brain, fully formed, like a hilarious Athena. Its inception was a process, with many parents, and this book tells the story

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by John Allen Nelson and Justine Eyre

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable