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Random House Publishing Group
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0525508996
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9780525508991
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Cue the Sun! : the Invention of Reality TV
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464 Pages
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English
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Television / History & Criticism, Popular Culture, United States / 21st Century
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2024
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Performing Arts, Social Science, History
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Hardcover
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"The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "Emily Nussbaum is an extraordinary navigator--she makes her way through the wilds of 'dirty documentary' with grace, humor, and an unerring sense of direction. As the first history of a phenomenon too few take seriously, Cue the Sun! is a blast to read whether you're a fan of the reality genre or not." --Ann Powers, author of Traveling "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. Spanning seventy-five years, it's a thrilling alt-timeline of television as escapism and horror show, as funhouse mirror and forensic dissection, as aspiration and nightmare. This is essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution "One of our greatest critics delivers the definitive history of reality TV with insight, passion, and wit. Cue the Sun! ingeniously makes the creators and producers even more fascinating than the onscreen stars. Some are pirates, shameless looters of culture; others are bold pioneers in our generation's great uncontrolled social experiment. In Nussbaum's hands, the TV revolution comes brilliantly alive." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "It's rare for a book to feel alive, but this one does. It brims with wonder and wit, with backstage drama and genuine pathos. Nussbaum shows that behind the lens of reality TV lies the most fascinating reality of all." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "Only Emily Nussbaum could get me to read, and love, a book about reality TV rather than just watching it. Cue the Sun! somehow manages to be incredibly fun while taking its subject seriously. It is the definitive exploration of the only good and important genre of television. I'm calling it: Emily Nussbaum is the only reality TV judge who matters *bangs gavel*." --Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You, "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon "The masterful Williams spins a story that spans continents and eras, and takes readers on a page-turning ride encompassing intoxicating youthful romance, forbidden wartime love, betrayal, espionage, life-eroding secrets, and a mother's boundless love for her child. Reminding us of the interconnectivity of the past and present and the enduring power of love, Husbands & Lovers is stunning." --Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television, starting before the term even existed, is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. Spanning seventy-five years, it's a thrilling alt-timeline of television as escapism and horror show, as funhouse mirror and forensic dissection, as aspiration and nightmare. This is thrilling and essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution, "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon "The masterful Williams spins a story that spans continents and eras, and takes readers on a page-turning ride encompassing intoxicating youthful romance, forbidden wartime love, betrayal, espionage, life-eroding secrets, and a mother's boundless love for her child. Reminding us of the interconnectivity of the past and present and the enduring power of love, Husbands & Lovers is stunning." --Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian, "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon "The masterful Williams spins a story that spans continents and eras, and takes readers on a page-turning ride encompassing intoxicating youthful romance, forbidden wartime love, betrayal, espionage, life-eroding secrets, and a mother's boundless love for her child. Reminding us of the interconnectivity of the past and present and the enduring power of love, Husbands & Lovers is stunning." --Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. Spanning seventy-five years, it's a thrilling alt-timeline of television as escapism and horror show, as funhouse mirror and forensic dissection, as aspiration and nightmare. This is thrilling and essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution, "Every so often there's a nonfiction title I covet like it's the next installment in my favorite mystery series. This summer it's Cue the Sun! It combines the appeal of a page-turning thriller and the heft of serious scholarship. Juicy and thoughtful, it's a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture." --Carole V. Bell, NPR "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "Emily Nussbaum is an extraordinary navigator--she makes her way through the wilds of 'dirty documentary' with grace, humor, and an unerring sense of direction. As the first history of a phenomenon too few take seriously, Cue the Sun! is a blast to read whether you're a fan of the reality genre or not." --Ann Powers, author of Traveling "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. Spanning seventy-five years, it's a thrilling alt-timeline of television as escapism and horror show, as funhouse mirror and forensic dissection, as aspiration and nightmare. This is essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution "One of our greatest critics delivers the definitive history of reality TV with insight, passion, and wit. Cue the Sun! ingeniously makes the creators and producers even more fascinating than the onscreen stars." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "It's rare for a book to feel alive, but this one does. It brims with wonder and wit, with backstage drama and genuine pathos. Nussbaum shows that behind the lens of reality TV lies the most fascinating reality of all." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "Only Emily Nussbaum could get me to read, and love, a book about reality TV rather than just watching it. Cue the Sun! somehow manages to be incredibly fun while taking its subject seriously. It is the definitive exploration of the only good and important genre of television. I'm calling it: Emily Nussbaum is the only reality TV judge who matters *bangs gavel*." --Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You "In this boisterous chronicle, Nussbaum charts unscripted television's evolution. . . . Detailed interviews with cast, crew, and producers provide juicy behind-the-scenes tidbits . . . It's a rowdy and unsettling look at how reality conquered television. . . . Shocking." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reality television may be ubiquitous, but it's not new, as the New Yorker 's Pulitzer Prize-winning Nussbaum illustrates in this fine book . . . Whether fans of the genre or not, readers will enjoy this deep dive into a format that, for better or worse, is here to stay." -- Booklist, "Nussbaum, as always, makes her case for the seriousness of her subject simply by taking it seriously. . . . [She] writes with a keen sense of the genre's manipulations . . . drawing on hundreds of interviews with producers, filmmakers, and on-screen talent." -- The New Republic "Every so often there's a nonfiction title I covet like it's the next installment in my favorite mystery series. This summer it's Cue the Sun! It combines the appeal of a page-turning thriller and the heft of serious scholarship. Juicy and thoughtful, it's a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture." --Carole V. Bell, NPR "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "Emily Nussbaum is an extraordinary navigator--she makes her way through the wilds of 'dirty documentary' with grace, humor, and an unerring sense of direction. As the first history of a phenomenon too few take seriously, Cue the Sun! is a blast to read whether you're a fan of the reality genre or not." --Ann Powers, author of Traveling "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. Spanning seventy-five years, it's a thrilling alt-timeline of television as escapism and horror show, as funhouse mirror and forensic dissection, as aspiration and nightmare. This is essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution "One of our greatest critics delivers the definitive history of reality TV with insight, passion, and wit. Cue the Sun! ingeniously makes the creators and producers even more fascinating than the onscreen stars." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "It's rare for a book to feel alive, but this one does. It brims with wonder and wit, with backstage drama and genuine pathos. Nussbaum shows that behind the lens of reality TV lies the most fascinating reality of all." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "Only Emily Nussbaum could get me to read, and love, a book about reality TV rather than just watching it. Cue the Sun! somehow manages to be incredibly fun while taking its subject seriously." --Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You "In this boisterous chronicle, Nussbaum charts unscripted television's evolution. . . . It's a rowdy and unsettling look at how reality conquered television." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reality television may be ubiquitous, but it's not new, as the New Yorker 's Pulitzer Prize-winning Nussbaum illustrates in this fine book . . ." -- Booklist, "Passionate, exquisitely told . . . with muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail . . . [Nussbaum] knits her talents for sharp analysis and telling reportage well." -- The New York Times "Nussbaum, as always, makes her case for the seriousness of her subject simply by taking it seriously. . . . [She] writes with a keen sense of the genre's manipulations . . . drawing on hundreds of interviews with producers, filmmakers, and on-screen talent." -- The New Republic "Every so often there's a nonfiction title I covet like it's the next installment in my favorite mystery series. This summer it's Cue the Sun! It combines the appeal of a page-turning thriller and the heft of serious scholarship. Juicy and thoughtful, it's a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture." --Carole V. Bell, NPR "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "As the first history of a phenomenon too few take seriously, Cue the Sun! is a blast to read whether you're a fan of the reality genre or not." --Ann Powers, author of Traveling "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. This is essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution "One of our greatest critics delivers the definitive history of reality TV with insight, passion, and wit. Cue the Sun! ingeniously makes the creators and producers even more fascinating than the onscreen stars." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "It's rare for a book to feel alive, but this one does. It brims with wonder and wit, with backstage drama and genuine pathos. Nussbaum shows that behind the lens of reality TV lies the most fascinating reality of all." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "Only Emily Nussbaum could get me to read, and love, a book about reality TV rather than just watching it. Cue the Sun! somehow manages to be incredibly fun while taking its subject seriously." --Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You "In this boisterous chronicle, Nussbaum charts unscripted television's evolution. . . . It's a rowdy and unsettling look at how reality conquered television." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reality television may be ubiquitous, but it's not new, as the New Yorker 's Pulitzer Prize-winning Nussbaum illustrates in this fine book . . ." -- Booklist, "Nussbaum serves as a helpful guide to reality TV's past and present, peppering Cue the Sun! with well-researched details, lively anecdotes, and primary-source accounts of the genre's checkered development across decades . . ." -- LA Review of Books "Sweeping . . . Nussbaum shines a light on the people who have made some of television's most beloved and most controversial reality shows." -- The Washington Post "Passionate, exquisitely told . . . with muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail . . . [Nussbaum] knits her talents for sharp analysis and telling reportage well." -- The New York Times "Nussbaum, as always, makes her case for the seriousness of her subject simply by taking it seriously. . . . drawing on hundreds of interviews with producers, filmmakers, and on-screen talent." -- The New Republic " Cue the Sun! . . . combines the appeal of a page-turning thriller and the heft of serious scholarship. Juicy and thoughtful, it's a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture." --NPR "The finest kind of pop-cultural narrative history: inquisitive, discerning, surprising, thoughtful, informative, and lively; underpinned but not weighed down by its serious intent; and written with a storyteller's verve, a journalist's skepticism, a critic's astuteness, and a fan's loving eye." --Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "As the first history of a phenomenon too few take seriously, Cue the Sun! is a blast to read whether you're a fan of the reality genre or not." --Ann Powers, author of Traveling "Revelatory, insightful, precise, dark, and wildly entertaining, Emily Nussbaum's examination of reality television--starting before the term even existed--is also a radical reframing of the entire history of TV. This is essential cultural analysis." --Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution "One of our greatest critics delivers the definitive history of reality TV with insight, passion, and wit. Cue the Sun! ingeniously makes the creators and producers even more fascinating than the onscreen stars." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "It's rare for a book to feel alive, but this one does. It brims with wonder and wit, with backstage drama and genuine pathos. Nussbaum shows that behind the lens of reality TV lies the most fascinating reality of all." --David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon "Only Emily Nussbaum could get me to read, and love, a book about reality TV rather than just watching it. Cue the Sun! somehow manages to be incredibly fun while taking its subject seriously." --Samantha Irby, author of Wow, No Thank You "In this boisterous chronicle, Nussbaum charts unscripted television's evolution. . . . It's a rowdy and unsettling look at how reality conquered television." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reality television may be ubiquitous, but it's not new, as the New Yorker 's Pulitzer Prize-winning Nussbaum illustrates in this fine book . . ." -- Booklist
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
791.456
Synopsis
The rollicking saga of reality television, a "sweeping" ( The Washington Post ) cultural history of America's most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer--"a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture" (NPR) "Passionate, exquisitely told . . . With muscular prose and an exacting eye for detail . . . [Nussbaum] knits her talents for sharp analysis and telling reportage well."-- The New York Times (Editors' Choice) In development as a docuseries from the studio behind Spencer and Spotlight ONE OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION Who invented reality television, the world's most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can't we look away? In this revelatory, deeply reported account of the rise of "dirty documentary"--from its contentious roots in radio to the ascent of Donald Trump--Emily Nussbaum unearths the origin story of the genre that ate the world, as told through the lively voices of the people who built it. At once gimlet-eyed and empathetic, Cue the Sun! explores the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake. In sharp, absorbing prose, Nussbaum traces the jagged fuses of experimentation that exploded with Survivor at the turn of the millennium. She introduces the genre's trickster pioneers, from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris; Cops auteur John Langley; cynical Bachelor ringmaster Mike Fleiss; and Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim, the visionaries behind The Real World --along with dozens of stars from An American Family, The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Bachelor . We learn about the tools of the trade--like the Frankenbite, a deceptive editor's best friend--and ugly tales of exploitation. But Cue the Sun! also celebrates reality's peculiar power: a jolt of emotion that could never have come from a script. What happened to the first reality stars, the Louds--and why won't they speak to the couple who filmed them? Which serial killer won on The Dating Game ? Nussbaum explores reality TV as a strike-breaker, the queer roots of Bravo, the dark truth behind The Apprentice, and more . A shrewd observer who adores television, Nussbaum is the ideal voice for the first substantive history of the genre that, for better or worse, made America what it is today.
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PN1992.8.R43N87 2024
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