Excellent review. If you are interested in this you may be entertained or totally put off by the art of New York artist Joseph Cavalieri – He places the Simpsons in stained glass. See: [...]
Rating: 2 / 5

…but I was bothered by the heavy reliance on quotes from other sources, which run throughout the book. Also, and other people have made this mistake, but opening the book talking about “Judd Apatow’s” great show “Freaks and Geeks” also bugs me…just because Apatow is the one who has become box office gold doesn’t mean we should erase Paul Feig’s role as the creator of the series. Yes, the cited, great Shandling/cereal scene was his, but just look at “Freaks and Geeks” and then watch “Undeclared” to see an entirely different tone and approach. So, just a few pages into the book and I’d already read that misstatement and a bunch of non-primary-source Groening quotes…kind of set a bad tone for me, unfortunately…

Rating: 3 / 5

I am a huge fan of The Simpsons, and I was very impressed with the book. Getting an in-depth look behind the scenes of the beginning of the show, the writing, all the great minds that were behind the show, and the eventual loss of some key people that greatly hurt the show. Now, there are some things that Simpsons fan will know (James Brooks and Sam Simon were a huge part of the show, Groening was a great merchandiser, not so much on the writing side, etc.), but there was still enough to keep a big fan like me interested, and into the book.

Overall, a good read, and even for a big fan like myself, there is still enough info that I felt gave me a better idea about the show.
Rating: 4 / 5