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Archer and Bob's Burgers

By Kathleen Olmstead
Archer and Bob's Burgers by Kathleen Olmstead digital book - Fable

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The Untold History of Television provides an exciting glimpse behind the scenes of two groundbreaking series that have defined the landscape of popular culture.

Bolstered by the successes of shows like The Flintstones, The Simpsons, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-head and South Park, animated television shows aimed at audiences outside of the Saturday morning cartoon crowd are growing in popularity. Fox Television’s Bob’s Burgers and FX’s Archer are just two examples of the increasing presence of animated shows on network television and the growing size and diversity of the audiences captivated by these cartoon comedies. Archer and Bob’s Burgers share more than just a lead actor; they also rise from a shared history—one that is based on a foundation created by the crass and witty cartoons that came before them.

The ebook contains information about the inception and development of both series, thought-provoking episode analysis, and on-the-set stories about the cast and crew.

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Archer and Bob's Burgers Reviews

4.5
“Good, quick read -- it's interesting to see how the two shows (both of which I love) were developed and how some of the major animated shows came to exist on television. Extra perk: finding out some random facts about the shows.”
“<strong>Must-read for Archer, Bob's Burgers, Home Movies, etc. fans</strong> This short read does a great service explaining the long history (over twenty years) behind Bob's Burgers, its producer Loren Bouchard, and Bob himself, H. Jon Benjamin. There is much, much more to Bob's Burgers to Linda saying "Allright!" And Tina saying "uuuuuhhhh". The show you see (when not exempted) Sunday nights on Fox or whenever [adult swim] shows it is the end result of historic happy accidents in animation. Oh and Loren Bouchard's extensive oeuvre of work is discussed too. And the show Frisky Dingo is mentioned.”

About Kathleen Olmstead

Kathleen Olmstead has written more than a dozen books—fiction and non-fiction—for the young adult market and her short fiction and poetry have appeared in Fireweed and Taddle Creek, among other journals. She has produced, written and directed several short films and is always working on the next one. She is a part of the Arbeiter Ring Publishing collective. Kathleen lives and works in Toronto.

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