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Summary: Moore attacks all we hold sacred
Review: Alright, maybe Michael Moore doesn't attack everything that we hold close to our hearts, but he gets close. This book is an excellent docmentary of his first tv show, "TV Nation." (It is very similar to "The Awful Truth," his "sequal" to "TV Nation.") The chapters tell of the segments on the show, ranging from storming a "public" beach in Greenwich, CT, to hauling communist tracts across the country in a final farewell to communism. There are background to the segments and how much the networks tried to censor the show. (An appendix to the book is the 5 censored segments NBC and FOX would now show, but the BBC did). Moore's humor and wit pervades the book, and there are many photos which help to illustrate the story lines.While not a substitute for the show itself, this book is an excellent companion. For those who have never seen the show this is a good introduction to the style of the tv show (which is available on VHS and perhaps DVD). Any fan of Michael Moore should check this book out.
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Summary: Moore attacks all we hold sacred
Review: Alright, maybe Michael Moore doesn't attack everything that we hold close to our hearts, but he gets close. This book is an excellent docmentary of his first tv show, "TV Nation." (It is very similar to "The Awful Truth," his "sequal" to "TV Nation.") The chapters tell of the segments on the show, ranging from storming a "public" beach in Greenwich, CT, to hauling communist tracts across the country in a final farewell to communism. There are background to the segments and how much the networks tried to censor the show. (An appendix to the book is the 5 censored segments NBC and FOX would now show, but the BBC did). Moore's humor and wit pervades the book, and there are many photos which help to illustrate the story lines. While not a substitute for the show itself, this book is an excellent companion. For those who have never seen the show this is a good introduction to the style of the tv show (which is available on VHS and perhaps DVD). Any fan of Michael Moore should check this book out.
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Summary: We need Michael Moore Moore than ever!
Review: As another unarmed American, I could not believe that NBC (and then Fox) would put Michael Moore's commie self on national television, but they did. When I saw this book I wanted to find out how this decision was made. I found out, and you can, too. This book is for people who think Dilbert has sold out, and that the proletariat will eventually rise up to overtake the means of production. Michael is gifted, persistent, and wrong about everything. His is the voice of a victimized America - offended and self-pitying, but with a good reason. Enjoy this book as much as I did. Once voices like his are silent, we're greatly diminished as a nation, TV nation or not. And you can get the communist party's website from the appendix for the price of the softcover.
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Summary: just an episode guide
Review: I am a huge fan of TV nation and assumed this would be the book for me. I thought this book would be a sort of "making of". However all it does is retell certain segments from tv nation, with little extra added. Having just watched the all the tv nation episodes, this became tedious. I am unsure who this book is for, as if you like tv nation you find this boring, and if you don't like tv nation you certainly wont like this book.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I have not seen the TV show, but judging by the book, it must have been a great show. Funny, entertaining and informative at the same time. Books by Michael Moore make your reading experience greatly pleasurable ... I could imagine what his documentaries and films could do!
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Summary: Informative and funny
Review: I never saw TV Nation despite the fact that I am a big Michael Moore fan so I gave this book a read. TV Nation was truly a unique show, and is probably the only show that has ever gone out of its way to insult its sponsors and bosses. The book gives detailed summaries of some of the more memorable episodes, including Haulin' Communism, The Invasion of the Private Greenwhich beach and many others. The show's esploits were controversial and I am sure many were enflamed by some of what was aired. However, it is a shame TV Nation did not last longer because it's commentary on social issues has yet to be matched. On a historic note, TV Nation was Buford Furrow's only TV appearance, as he was a Klansmen present when Moore gathered an interracial singing group to perform "Stop in the Name of Love" in front of several white supremacist organizations.
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Summary: Funny, brilliant and sly
Review: If you've seen "TV Nation," you'll love this book. Mike tells the behind the scenes stories of creating his short-lived TV show with the same ironic humor he used on the show. From storming the beaches of Greenwich, Connecticut to getting the federal money out of Cobb County, Georgia; from the Johns of Justice to Corporate Paybacks (waking up the CEO of a car-alarm manufacturer at 6 a.m. with car alarms, disturbing the CEO of a telemarketing company at dinnertime), Mike tells how he and his brave crew stood up for ordinary folks. Included are the stories and pieces of stories that the network wouldn't let us see (Cuba was not allowed to win the "Health Care Olympics").
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Summary: entertaining enough
Review: It's a fun read for sure. Not too academic but imformative nonetheless. The insights into what Moore and staff had to go through to get certain shows on the air is worth a few dollars alone.
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Summary: entertaining enough
Review: It's a fun read for sure. Not too academic but imformative nonetheless. The insights into what Moore and staff had to go through to get certain shows on the air is worth a few dollars alone.
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Summary: good stuff
Review: Love the book. Michael Moore does a great job of entertaining while pointing out the injustices of the world.
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