Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation is a non-fiction book about The Simpsons, written by Chris Turner and originally published on 24 October 2004 by Random House.[1] The book examines the show's satirical humour, its impact on pop culture, and looks at numerous episodes of the show.
Chapters
- Foreword by Douglas Coupland
- Introduction: The Birth of the Simpsonian Institution
- Chapter 1: The Life & Times of The Simpsons
- A brief history of the show, its creation, its writers and a study of its various styles of humour. Also details the shows descendants and its "ancestors".
- Chapter 2: Homer's Odyssey
- Chapter 3: Bart Simpson, Punk icon
- Chapter 4: Citizen Burns
- Chapter 5: Lisa Lionheart
- Chapter 6: Marge Knows Best
- Chapter 7: The Simpsons in Cyberspace
- Focuses on the Internet and its influences in the show and the shows influence on the Internet, extended mention of Comic Book Guy.
- Chapter 8: The Ugly Springfieldianite
- Chapter 9: The Simpsons Go Hollywood
- Chapter 10: The Simpsons Through the Looking Glass
- Focuses on the shows take on pop culture.
- Chapter 11: Planet Simpson
- The conclusion of the series.
Top 5 episodes
The end of the first chapter includes a look at the author's Top 5 episodes:
References
- ^ "Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation". Google Book Search. http://books.google.com/books?id=rPSOAAAACAAJ&dq=Planet+Simpson:+How+a+Cartoon+Masterpiece+Documented+an+Era+and+Defined+a+Generation. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
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