--- product_id: 221412 title: "Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community" price: "173.99 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221412-sitcom-a-history-in-24-episodes-from-i-love-lucy store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community **Price:** 173.99 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community - **How much does it cost?** 173.99 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221412-sitcom-a-history-in-24-episodes-from-i-love-lucy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler America—until suddenly the artificial boundary between the world and television entertainment collapsed. In this book we can watch the growth of the sitcom, following the path that leads from Lucy to The Phil Silvers Show ; from The Dick Van Dyke Show to The Mary Tyler Moore Show ; from M*A*S*H to Taxi ; from Cheers to Roseanne ; from Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm ; and from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock . In twenty-four episodes, Sitcom surveys the history of the form, and functions as both a TV mixtape of fondly remembered shows that will guide us to notable series and larger trends, and a carefully curated guided tour through the history of one of our most treasured art forms. Review: Excellent history of sitcoms! - Highly recommended and extremely well written. I really loved it. Review: Sitcom is like a college course in, well, sitcoms - Sitcom is an odd but entertaining semi-history of the Situation Comedy. I say odd because each chapter is supposed to focus on a single episode of each of 24 classic sit-coms, but the attention span is erratic. Sometimes it does explore that episode in some detail (the Mary Tyler Moore classic "Chuckles Bites the Dust") but other times it name checks the episode then talks more about other episodes or the show in general (it barely touches on the chosen Seinfeld episode "The Pitch", instead sensibly spending more time talking about the much superior "The Contest").It does a good job of discussing the strengths of each series, how it helped evolve the genre, and discuss what other shows at the time followed in ts footsteps. At the end it provides a cohesive presentation of how an entertainment form as seemingly trivial as the sitcom has occasionally not just aspired to greatness, but reached it. I had lots of good memories reading it, and some good Netflix suggestions as well. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,507,465 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #207 in TV References #546 in TV Shows #576 in TV History & Criticism | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 67 Reviews | ## Images ![Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61P8rLu9trL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent history of sitcoms! *by B***E on September 5, 2020* Highly recommended and extremely well written. I really loved it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sitcom is like a college course in, well, sitcoms *by D***L on February 4, 2017* Sitcom is an odd but entertaining semi-history of the Situation Comedy. I say odd because each chapter is supposed to focus on a single episode of each of 24 classic sit-coms, but the attention span is erratic. Sometimes it does explore that episode in some detail (the Mary Tyler Moore classic "Chuckles Bites the Dust") but other times it name checks the episode then talks more about other episodes or the show in general (it barely touches on the chosen Seinfeld episode "The Pitch", instead sensibly spending more time talking about the much superior "The Contest").It does a good job of discussing the strengths of each series, how it helped evolve the genre, and discuss what other shows at the time followed in ts footsteps. At the end it provides a cohesive presentation of how an entertainment form as seemingly trivial as the sitcom has occasionally not just aspired to greatness, but reached it. I had lots of good memories reading it, and some good Netflix suggestions as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fairly Comprehensive Analysis *by T***H on September 2, 2019* The topic of this book is right there in the title: sitcoms. Anyone looking for thoughts about Perry Mason, Hill Street Blues, or The Sopranos will have to search elsewhere. On the other hand, this book is about as comprehensive on trends in the development of the sitcom as one could hope to find, as the subtitle suggests, from I Love Lucy to Community. The conceit of this book is that Mr. Austerlitz takes a key episode from 24 ground-breaking sitcoms and uses these as a guide. The fact is, the choice of the particular episode isn’t very important. As a rule, these are merely stepping stones into a wide-ranging discussion of themes and trends, going beyond not only the episode but also getting into other sitcoms related to the one being analyzed. For me, one of the most interesting, unintended aspects of reading this was how it pointed out the fracturing of TV viewing in the 21st century. I had watched every sitcom he discusses—either in reruns as a kid or in first run during the 1980’s & ‘90’s—through Friends. I knew well almost every show he mentions in the first 17 chapters. From chapter 18 (Sex and the City) on, however, I was fortunate if I’d seen a single episode of the show under discussion. I still watch sitcoms and I knew of the shows he discussed. I knew better shows he mentions in passing. But the proliferation of shows in the past 15 years with the expansion of cable and pay TV means that I miss more that I see. Of course, as with any book of criticism, I disagreed with some of his analysis. For example, I have long thought that Seinfeld is highly over-rated and, therefore, I have also never had any interest in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also, I’m sure Bill Cosby’s recent troubles would have impacted his chapter on The Cosby Show (though perhaps it’s a good thing we have some pre-jail criticism of the show for a counterpoint). Still, for the most part, I think Mr. Austerlitz hits the mark. For anyone who enjoys a sitcom, this is a book for you. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221412-sitcom-a-history-in-24-episodes-from-i-love-lucy](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221412-sitcom-a-history-in-24-episodes-from-i-love-lucy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-07*