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Summary: Had me rolling on the floor!
Review: This book is a trip down memory lane. A time when the best show TV has ever seen was still alive and well. This book tells you the inside dope behind every episode of "TV Nation." Some hard hitting stuff here, as well as some deep belly laughs. You laugh at Mike's rare brand of comedy, and you think about his unique kind of justice. I can't recommend this book enough. And be sure to read Mike's other book, "Downsize This!"
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Summary: Synopsis of each show
Review: This book is a TV show tie-on. It provides short, humorous synopses of each show in the series.The program was a fantastic treat as Moore et al chassed down the corporate fat cats. The book provides a useful reminder of the comedy, and the importance of the show in showing up corporate scandal, and greed. The book is best read after viewing the program, and ideally the series. On its own, it won't reveal too much, except for the briefest of reporting of the issues covered, and the various exploits and stunts attempted on the program. Nonetheless, I found myself laughing too often.
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Summary: Good book.
Review: This is classic Michael Moore and he still hits on target. He says all the things that noone else has the guts to say and is the voice of real, hard-working Americans, unlike our 2 parties which simply claim to be. I'd also like to comment on this person who does nothing more than claim Michael Moore is a "Commie" and is "wrong on everything". Why does a man's distrust of the power and influence of the corporations make him a Commie? Are you aware that someone can be against the rich having all the power without being a person who supports Red China and other similar countries? You show yourself to be just another over-biased Conservative looking for a progressive to badmouth and blame your problems on. Realize that, whether you like it or not, there is much more truth in what Moore says than in your overly-slanted viewpoints. I won't disagree that Michael Moore does obviously have a bias, and he does sometimes make a mistake, but when one compares him and the effects of his mistakes to those caused by our Corporate bigwigs and their loyal supporters, you see that the real problem lies with folks like you.
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Summary: Fun read, once, I guess.
Review: True fans of TV Nation will enjoy this book but you won't go back for quotes and lend it to friends like "Stupid White Men" and "Downsize This!" Just anecdotal details from the filming of the late, great "TV Nation", one of television's finest shows.
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Summary: More & Moore Television
Review: TV NATION is also written by Kathleen Glynn but this book is Moore through and through and is much easier on the brain than Moore's other publications and certainly a lot Moore fun. You can get TV NATION on VHS at the moment but the DVD release is on the way soon. Basically Moore and his production team got backing to do a television series about various topics in America that concern the average Joe Soap after he finished making Roger & Me. The result was the award winning TV NATION and this book talks about the shows and what they did. Here are some of things they got up too. •Love night for the KKK - Moore goes around with minority groups to KKK meetings.
•The invasion of Greenwich Beach, Connecticut - The locals have hired security to keep people off this beach other than themselves.
•Payback - Setting off car alarms outside of a major car alarm manufacturer's house. Calling up the boss's of telemarketers all day long etc.
•Crackers - The corporate crime fighter chicken that goes around American exposing corporate crime.
•Getting CEOs to see if they know anything about the products they sell - Can they roll a cigarette?
•Brian Anthony - A black American who has been arrested and questioned hundreds of times even though he has a totally clean record.
•Black Vs White Taxi stopping - Who will the driver pick up? The black or the white guy?
•Kentucky Slaves! - In 1995 Kentucky decided to abolish slavery.
•1.5 Million Lock-ups and growing - what to do when you are the one in eight sent to prison.
•Selling your country - How to band together and sell your country over to the next one and get rich quick.
•Solicitation - How Junk Mail works and what kind of can WE send to people around America.
•Corporate Sabotage - How to get even the REAL way.
•Yuri the KGB spy - who because he does not have a job after the Cold War goes working for Mike instead in America. Missions include - Who is buried in Nixon's grave.
•Flint Nukes - Mike goes to Russia in search of the Nuke that was targeted on his home town.
•Communism Across America - Mike buys a big truck, paints it red with a hammer and sickle and has it driven across America to see what will happen.
•Serial Killer Neighbours - White? Male? How much can you really get away with? Why not EXPERIMENT and see!
•Cobb County - How much tax money does that place get and for what?
•Peace in Bosnia - How Mike got the heads of the warring factions to sing Barney songs... I love you... you love me..
•Lobby Congress - for $5,000 Mike manages to buy a new congress bill calling for August 16th, 1994 to be known as TV NATION day... and gets it! Mike then talks about what was CENSORED from the TV nation shows and why, including spots featuring anti-abortionists threatening to kill people. Following this interview two abortion clinic workers where murdered by an anti-abortionist who probably prefers the old days of $5 backstreet coat hanger jobs. The Savings and Loans scandal was never aired because most of the rich where never convicted. The story about a young boy who turns up at the funeral of AIDS victims with a big sign that say - God Hates Fags, was also cut from the series. They where not allowed to air segments on condoms nor where they allowed to recreate the LA riots like we do Civil War enactments nor where they actually allowed to reveal that CUBA has better MEDICAL CARE than America. This is great fun and informative read. If you can get the series on DVD or VHS then it makes it the even more enjoyable. This is a great Moore book with the usual witty lines every paragraph or so. Certainly one for the Moore collection and it maybe even be a little better than Stupid White Men.
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Summary: TV nation was one of the most innovative shows ever made.
Review: TV nation was one of the most innovative shows ever made; it broke the confines of convential television. Most television shows are afraid of offending viewers, so the program becomes bland and pointless. TV nation breaks away from this, and gives the viewer a fresh perspective on relevant issues. The book is a must have for people who enjoyed the show.
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Summary: Highlights of TV Nation
Review: What an excellent book! Michael Moore has guts...and the uncanny ability to make us laugh, and at the same time make us want to change.
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