Alan Siegel
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"Admirable yet breezy" –Los Angeles Review of Books Senior staff writer, @Ringer [email protected]
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Joined September 2009
I've basically been writing this in my head since I was 10, but now it's finally time to unleash it on the world. My @Ringer and @GrandCentralPub book about the golden age of The Simpsons comes out on June 10. Preorder STUPID TV, BE MORE FUNNY here.
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This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show’s creative team that t...
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'tis the season. here's an option courtesy of The American Game and PBS Newshour:
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Lacrosse is a uniquely American sport. We spoke with sports reporter Scott Price about his book, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse," for our series, Race Matters.
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tag yourself! I'm Julian Fellowes https://t.co/vgnU877NK5
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What do the people who make the best television like most when they watch TV? We asked, and they answered.
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Things were different for comedy writers in the 2000s. Also, Phil's great--read his essay about making Dude, Where's My Car.
This month is the 25th anniversary of the release of #DWMC -- thanks to @THR for letting me write a column about it -- please enjoy! I Wrote ‘Dude, Where’s My Car’ 25 Years Ago. It Would Never Be Made Today. https://t.co/RpQLNAGnFj via @thr
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Succession 🤝 Simpsons. (I swear I didn't prompt this...) CC: @thatbilloakley @Joshstrangehill
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If you need something fun this week, we updated our Best TV Episodes of the Century list. And check out my interview with Jesse Armstrong about "Connor's Wedding." https://t.co/NvGCldxKJv
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‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong revisits Logan Roy’s death and walks us through the making of “Connor’s Wedding,” the best episode of the series
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New PRESS BOX: In the December Issue, David and I discussed the past, present, and future of the New Yorker. We made some lists. Then I interviewed David Remnick about the magazine, RFK, sportswriting, his Howard Stern profile, and more. https://t.co/dkAoejkIbL
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Alex's profile of the sportswriter George Kimball from 2011 is a story I still think about.
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Deadspin | The Two-Fisted, One-Eyed Misadventures Of Sportswriting's Last Badass
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Big thanks to Alex Belth for appreciating my breezy, conversational style. https://t.co/uPU6JIubjv
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In 1989, Fox marketing exec Al Ovadia reluctantly pitched Macy's on a Bart Simpson balloon. A little while later they came around to the idea.
Son, this is tradition. If they start building a balloon for every flash-in-the-pan cartoon character, you’ll turn the parade into a farce!
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My new favorite dystopian prescription drug jingle: 🎤"This little light of mine...has been dark for quite some time."🎤
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The last time Bob Costas came on the pod, we talked about the NBA on NBC. Today, we dove into the Great NFL Pregame Wars of the '80s and '90s. Musburger (CBS) and Costas (NBC). OJ, of course. Ahmad's on-air proposal to Phylicia. And Bill Murray. https://t.co/gyGPRsxLUm
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ICYMI, CREED turns 10 this week. "Our movie, it’s like a weird baby of Rocky, Rocky II, and Rocky V. But it’s about Apollo Creed, so obviously, III and IV have to be in there, right? It’s like this amalgamation of all the movies before it." https://t.co/ZYnBPW9O0H
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Ten years ago, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan cemented their partnership and pulled off a million-to-one shot, bringing the ‘Rocky’ franchise into a new era
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In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind “Fast & Furious,”’ the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World,’ Barry Hertz explores the immediate aftermath of Paul Walker’s death amid production on ‘Furious 7.’ @HertzBarry:
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In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Barry Hertz explores the immediate aftermath of Paul Walker’s death amid production on ‘Furious 7’
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Here’s my oral history of CREED, the movie not the band. With help from Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and many more.
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Ten years ago, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan cemented their partnership and pulled off a million-to-one shot, bringing the ‘Rocky’ franchise into a new era
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Respect to Max Silvestri for sprinkling some elder millennial influence onto I Love LA. (Also: RIP Dan McGrath, who wrote "Bart of Darkness.")
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This makes me wish I could've seen Mallrats in an empty theater at Showcase Cinema in Revere when I was 12.
In the fall of 1995, ‘Mallrats’ was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s an embarrassment of riches. @katiebakes chats with director Kevin Smith for the film’s 30th anniversary: https://t.co/5hzUf0NoDd
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Always read @AlanSiegelLA:
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As Mike Santini on ‘The Chair Company,’ a journeyman actor has emerged as yet another diamond in the rough from the extended Tim Robinson universe
just wanna say i love this man (joseph tudisco) on The Chair Company. looked up his imdb and it is a 30+ year list of: taxi driver, cop, super, hot dog vendor, policeman, janitor, cashier, police officer, cleaner, etc. i counted 3 roles ever with a full person's name. king.
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I burned through 6 chapters already and I don’t even know how to read. Can’t recommend it enough. Tysm @AlanSiegelLA
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