Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy
Title | Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Tucker |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2007-04-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1429909730 |
According to Ken Tucker, television is where the mass culture action really is. It's where the weasel goes pop. But for such a fluid, of-the-moment, democratic yet "cool" medium, a strangling accretion of false pieties, half-remembered history, and misplaced nostalgia has grown up around it--the prose equivalent of choking vines. In this book, Ken Tucker shares his zealous opinions about the best and worst of television, past and present Everyone has firm beliefs about what he loves and hates about TV. If TV fans think the high point of televised political wit was M*A*S*H, or that Johnny Carson was the true king of late-night, Ken Tucker does his damnedest to convince them that they've been hoodwinked, duped by pixilated mists of memory and bad TV criticism. His dazzling, provocative, and entertaining pieces include LOVES: James Garner as TV's Cary Grant, Pamela Anderson's breasts, David Brinkley--the only anchor who understood that being an anchor was a hollow ego-trip, Heather Locklear as the ultimate TV Personality, Bill O'Reilly--why the biggest asshole on TV is a great TV personality. And from his HATE lists: "The Sopranos" as The Great Saga That Sags, Miss Peggy as media star, Bob Newhart: Human Prozac, Worst Mothers on TV, Star Trek-Sci-Fi suckiness decked out as utopian idealism. His perception and passion about this much maligned medium gives the lie to passive cliché's like "vegging out in front of the boob tube." This book is the TV version of Michael Moore's Stupid White Men or Bill O'Reilly's The No-Spin Zone.
Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy
Title | Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Tucker |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2006-01-24 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780312330583 |
The chief television critic for "Entertainment Weekly" shares his zealous opinions about the best and worst of television, past and present.
The Publishers Weekly
Title | The Publishers Weekly PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 1006 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | American literature |
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New York
Title | New York PDF eBook |
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Pages | 746 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | New York (N.Y.) |
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American Book Publishing Record
Title | American Book Publishing Record PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 838 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | American literature |
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Book Review Index
Title | Book Review Index PDF eBook |
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Publisher | |
Pages | 1080 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Books |
ISBN |
Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Scarface Nation
Title | Scarface Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Tucker |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2008-11-11 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1429993294 |
"Don't get high on your own supply." Brian de Palma's brash, bloody version of Scarface was trashed by critics when it came out twenty-five years ago and didn't do well at the box office, but has become a spectacular fan favorite and enduring pop culture classic since. "Never underestimate the greed of the other guy." What makes millions of people obsess over this movie? Why has Al Pacino's Tony Montana become the drug kingpin whose pugnacity and philosophy are revered in boardrooms and bedrooms across America? Who were the people that made the movie, influencing hip-hop style and swagger to this day? "The world is yours." Scarface Nation is Ken Tucker's homage to all things Scarface—from the stars that acted in it to the influence it's had on all of us, from facts, figures and stories about the making of the movie to a witty and comprehensive look at Scarface's traces in today's pop and political culture. "Say hello to my li'l fren!" You know you love the line. You know you've seen the movie more than once. Now dive into the ultimate book of Scarface—mounded as high as the pile of cocaine on Tony's desk with delicious details and stimulating observations. "You know what capitalism is? F--- you!"