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King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy (The Television Series) Books

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN: 9780815606765
ISBN: 0815606761
Label: Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer: Syracuse University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: 2001-03
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Sales Rank: 396313
Studio: Syracuse University Press




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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "forgotton " king of comedy
As a child I watched Car 54 Where Are You ?, and then in later years I watched The Phil Silvers Show ( Sgt Bilko ) on the BBC - which they repeat regularly to this day. Perhaps one day they will show Car 54 again ?
It was strange to realise only recently ,that one man, Nat Hiken ,was responsible for both shows.
This excellent biography tells the story of how these shows came to be, and is a fascinating glimpse into the early days of TV. David Everitt gives great discriptions of the behind ... Read More



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Correction to Below
While I can sympathize with not buying a book if you believe it is sloppily written, jacket copy isn't written by the author but by some copy writer at the publishing company. It shouldn't have gone out like that (why didn't spellcheck catch it? probably it was written in the layout program and not the word processing one), but neither the author nor the editor are on the hook for this one.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A TV LEGEND and GREAT book!
THANKS so much to the Author for doing a book on one of the GREATEST people to grace the TELEVISION Screen! CAR 54, Where Are You? Is one of the BEST written and Expertly crafted TV Sitcoms to ever make it to the screen. I really feel sorry for people who have time to proof read sample pages on the internet and criticize mis-spelled words? From a GREAT book! Buy it!



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - You might want to rethink this Sample business.
This is more a review of the sample presentation on this page, since it is supposed to entice the reader into buying the book. I'm a person who was looking forward to buying the book and now I have my doubts.

Books cost a lot of money. While I'll put up with the sloppy grammar and spelling which are the spice of life for internet writers, if I pay for a book I expect decent proofreading. What is on the front flyleaf? In discussing Hiken's greatest creation, Sgt. Bilko, the editor allows ... Read More





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