Funny Huh?

So since my last post I've done a bit of book swapping. When I first put the Simpsons book down I couldn't immediately find another good book so I decided to continue reading an older book..Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Yes criticize and make fun if you must but I am one of those idiots that has not yet read the entire Harry Potter series so I am attempting to make my way through! After some more looking I found a new read.
This week I began reading I Found This Funny by Judd Apatow. Thsi book is a collection of short stories written by various authors and was compiled by Apatow. Personally, I enjoy a short story over an epic. In the introduction the author is explaining why he decided to put together a collection of short stories. The author explains that he has a short attention span and has trouble focusing on  longer novels and staying interested in the same plot. Like the author, I believe I have a short attention span as well.
Apatow included short stories of all types in his collection. They range from hilarious stories about a questionable and inappropriate add seen in the classifieds to rather dull stories about talking cows in a pasture. Only about 70 pages, or  4 stories in, but it is a very quick read and quite enjoyable.

Currently

The Simpsons Uncensored Unauthorized History, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, I Found This Funny


This week: 172  pages

Sentences of the week:

"The Waltons were out; the Simpsons were in." [in reference to a response to George H. Bush criticizing the Simpsons]

  -The Simpsons Uncensored Unauthorized History

"He loves funny...because funny makes you live through pain."

  -The Simpsons Uncensored Unauthorized History

"And if you are reading this on an iPad, you are a [d-bag]."

Found some good sentences this week! I apologize for the profane language in the final sentence but I just had to share it this week. I found it to be quite hilarious and by far the best sentence this week. The qoute from I Found This Funny is part of the introduction by the author, Judd Apatow. Apatow ends his introduction with this sentence wishing readers a pleasant time when reading his book while cursing those tech savy persons who are reading his book on an iPad.

Hey,

So I tried to keep reading the Simpson's book but I couldn't. It was too try and surprisingly not as funny as I expected. Either way, I suppose I'll still review it and share some of my thoughts. By reading this book my eyes were opened to an entirely new world. The bureaucratic and political world of writing for a show. As expected in life everyone will come across those people they naturally don't like, and this same rule applies to those who write for television. Every show has multiple writers and producers who all give input in the drafting room, and that group of writers doesn't always get along. There are quarrels and caterwauls during the writing of nearly every script. Once all disputes have been settles from the writing process next comes the demon of who takes credit for the great ideas. For those of us that watch TV, we all suffer through the pain of watching credits scroll before and after every show. Usually only one name will appear in those credits next to the title of creator. However, from this book I have learned that most shows are the creation of a room full of brainstorming writers, yet only one person gets to take credit for it. If you ask me, that doesn't fair at all, but then again nothing in life is fair and we all have turmoil to deal with.
     While I did gain quite a bit of knowledge in the 100 pages I read in the Simpsons, it just wasn't my cup of tea. The book was compiled with small quotes and thoughts from many people and contained little prose. It was kind of a long read and was hard to get into. If you are interested in creation of television sitcoms check this book out, however, if you're looking to laugh your butt off I'd recommend just watching the Simpsons.

RocketGuild Out

The Simpsons

Hey,
So this is my fist time attempting to blog...wish me luck! I've been reading a book that details the entire history of the Simpsons tv show starting with it conception to becoming a tv hit. The book is very interesting but a little less humorous than I expected. The author, John Ortved, compiled opinions, quotes, thoughts etc from various people associated with the Simpsons in any way. The author was fair in his compilation by including opinions from very side when it comes to a controversy. The book shows how the creator, Matt Groening, uses the Simpsons almost as satire by pointing out all the flaws and downfalls in society. Groening used characters that are very relatable; a rebellious son, perfectionist daughter, and insane yet caring loving parents. Only 60 pages in but so far it's a thumbs up!!

RocketGuild out.