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The Psychology of the Simpsons

by Alan S. Brown • 2006

Homer, Bart, and all of Springfield are walking psychology case studies, and their flaws are ours.

3.67

150

📺 Pop Culture Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Psychology of the Simpsons

Homer, Bart, and all of Springfield are walking psychology case studies, and their flaws are ours.

by Alan S. Brown 2006 240 pages

3.67

150 ratings

📺 Pop Culture Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

Breaking Bad and Philosophy

by David R. Koepsell • 2012

A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.

3.30

274

🎬 Media Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism ⚖️ Applied Ethics

Breaking Bad and Philosophy

A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.

by David R. Koepsell 2012 242 pages

3.30

274 ratings

🎬 Media Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism ⚖️ Applied Ethics

Mad Men and Philosophy

by Rod Carveth • 2010

The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.

3.58

500+

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism 📢 Advertising Ethics

Mad Men and Philosophy

The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.

by Rod Carveth 2010 272 pages

3.58

500+ ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism 📢 Advertising Ethics

You Are What You Watch

by Walter Hickey • 2023

Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.

3.65

500+

🎬 Media Effects 🎥 Entertainment Industry 👁️ Visual Perception

You Are What You Watch

Horror films thicken your blood. Violent movies cut crime. What we watch remakes us without asking.

by Walter Hickey 2023 240 pages

3.65

500+ ratings

🎬 Media Effects 🎥 Entertainment Industry 👁️ Visual Perception

God Hates Us All

by Hank Moody • 2009

A cynical young man deals pot from the Chelsea Hotel, chasing love while avoiding adulthood.

3.46

4k+

🗽 Bohemian New York 💔 Toxic Love 😈 Dark Comedy

God Hates Us All

A cynical young man deals pot from the Chelsea Hotel, chasing love while avoiding adulthood.

by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages

3.46

4k+ ratings

🗽 Bohemian New York 💔 Toxic Love 😈 Dark Comedy

Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV

by Emily Nussbaum • 2024

Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.

3.92

10k+

📺 Reality Television 🎞️ Media History 👁️ Voyeurism

Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV

Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.

by Emily Nussbaum 2024 464 pages

3.92

10k+ ratings

📺 Reality Television 🎞️ Media History 👁️ Voyeurism

The Walking Dead Psychology

by Travis Langley • 2015

What real minds do when the world dies: the psychology hidden inside The Walking Dead.

3.91

390

🧠 Pop Psychology 🧟 Survival Psychology 💔 Trauma And Resilience

The Walking Dead Psychology

What real minds do when the world dies: the psychology hidden inside The Walking Dead.

by Travis Langley 2015 304 pages

3.91

390 ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 🧟 Survival Psychology 💔 Trauma And Resilience

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

by David Nobbs • 1995

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

3.91

1k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

An office drone fakes his death to flee the nine-to-five, but his wife has moved on.

by David Nobbs 1995 285 pages

3.91

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 🔄 Midlife Crisis 🪦 Fake Death

Life's Work

by David Milch • 2022

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

4.22

1k+

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery

Life's Work

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

by David Milch 2022 286 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery

Funny on Purpose

by Joe Randazzo • 2015

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

3.99

244

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy

Funny on Purpose

How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.

by Joe Randazzo 2015 336 pages

3.99

244 ratings

🖊️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Comedy Career 🎭 Improv Comedy

Johnny Carson

by Henry Bushkin • 2013

His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.

3.79

9k+

📺 Late-Night Television 💼 Hollywood Dealmaking 🎭 Fame And Isolation

Johnny Carson

His first job for Johnny Carson: a break-in. The next 18 years got stranger.

by Henry Bushkin 2013 323 pages

3.79

9k+ ratings

📺 Late-Night Television 💼 Hollywood Dealmaking 🎭 Fame And Isolation

Succession – Season Three

by Jesse Armstrong • 2023

A Lebanese poet speaks of love, loss, and a god found in the heart, not the temple.

4.82

216

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 🛐 Religious Hypocrisy 💔 Forced Marriage

Succession – Season Three

A Lebanese poet speaks of love, loss, and a god found in the heart, not the temple.

by Jesse Armstrong 2023 789 pages

4.82

216 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 🛐 Religious Hypocrisy 💔 Forced Marriage

Stupid TV, Be More Funny

by Alan Siegel • 2025

How a cartoon from a hands-off writers' room outsmarted network TV and became an institution.

4.03

2k+

🎬 Adult Animation 📺 Primetime Animation 📼 1990s Television

Stupid TV, Be More Funny

How a cartoon from a hands-off writers' room outsmarted network TV and became an institution.

by Alan Siegel 2025 304 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

🎬 Adult Animation 📺 Primetime Animation 📼 1990s Television

The Eight Characters of Comedy

by Scott Sedita • 2005

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

4.03

357

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

The Eight Characters of Comedy

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

by Scott Sedita 2005 244 pages

4.03

357 ratings

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

After All

by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

1k+

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery

After All

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

by Mary Tyler Moore 1995 432 pages

3.81

1k+ ratings

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery

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