{"product_id":"9781613743843","title":"Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler America—until suddenly the artificial boundary between the world and television entertainment collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            In this book we can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Phil Silvers Show\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eThe Dick Van Dyke Show\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Tyler Moore Show\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTaxi\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eCheers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/i\u003e; from \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e; and from \u003ci\u003eThe Larry Sanders Show\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003e30 Rock\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e            In twenty-four episodes, \u003ci\u003eSitcom\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the history of the form, and functions as both a TV mixtape of fondly remembered shows that will guide us to notable series and larger trends, and a carefully curated guided tour through the history of one of our most treasured art forms. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058265964784,"sku":"9781613743843","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781613743843_p0.jpg?v=1763845375","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781613743843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}