Given teen dramas are one of my forever greatest television loves, this was a book that I HAD to read. I loved the recaps of shows, including both development, plot, casting, and other facts about their runs. What I loved even more was the chapters focused on shows I hadn't watched. As a testament to how great the recaps of these shows were, these chapters made me want to watch these shows I'd never seen before... a great body of work on a beloved genre.
NetGalley, Andrea Kleekamp

I remember sitting in front of the TV in our family room on Sunday September 17, 1978, to watch the three hour debut of this show. At age 13, I was all in on sci-fi thanks to Logan's Run and Star Wars from a few years before. I watched every week faithfully. I even bought the comic books published by Marvel and the novelization. I even once started writing my own sci-fi story inspired by Galactica. So, seeing this cover brought back all those nostalgic feels for me. Fratantuono gives love to this single season of television. His dedication to the show is on full display in this book. I appreciated the inclusion of eight pages of color photos in the book as well.
NetGalley, Martin Maenza

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Everything you ever wanted to know about the iconic Godfather trilogy--and more! A triumph!
NetGalley, Literary Redhead

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Cineaste Magazine

In the 1970's, I grew up on Disney animation. Most weekends were topped by Sunday night's Wonderful World of Disney and afternoons occasionally provided reruns of the classic Mickey Mouse Club from decades before. When the films came out of the vaults for their cyclical returns, I hit the theaters with family. Thus, I had to check this one out. Thomas' approach is in interesting one. He hits each of the films in chronological order, devoting a short chapter to each in turn. Given the length, we naturally are not getting every fact about the films. He provides details relating to the making of each one along with other interesting factoids. Most of these are likely known to the true Disney-devoted, but I often found myself picking up a new tidbit here and there. It is definitely an author's prerogative to decide what they are focusing on and how to deliver their narrative. I found this one touched on personal connections and felt it was all delivered in a rather easy-going, conversational.. Read more
NetGalley, Martin Maenza