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The Goodies Rule OK: The Official Story of the Cult Comedy Collective
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Synopsis
Throughout the 1970s, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie created the most imaginative, inventive and consistently hilarious television show around. They were the undisputed kings of comedy and are remembered today with huge nostalgic affection by a whole generation of 30- to 40- somethings. Fully endorsed by all three Goodies, "The Goodies Rule OK" recalls their earliest collaborations on stage and radio, then covers in detail their nine series of television classics. Tim, Graeme and Bill offer their own recollections on the creation of each series, providing a real insight into how they conquered the small screen in the 1970s, and why their legacy still stands tall today.
Enjoyable read but a little lightweight
Review date: 2006-08-19 Rating: 8 out of 10
I was lucky enough to snare an early copy of this at a signing in Edinburgh. It's a very enjoyable read and covers the program pretty well but it feels a little "light" for reasons I can't put my finger on. Perhaps it's the lack of detail for many of the episodes, perhaps it just doesn't look like a "reference" book, perhaps it's the lack of a decent index but for a lot of reasons it doesn't feel authoritative. Ross is a good and enthusiastic writer but this isn't as good as, for instance, his "Carry On Companion", it feels too thrown together. For all that, it's still the only book available currently on The Goodies, it does cover a lot of ground, if lightly, and it has some invaluable information about the team's earlier careers. I can't really give it five stars and I'd feel bad giving it three hence the four.
I have a feeling the ideal book on The Goodies would be a cross between this, Richard Webber's A-Z books (Dad's Army, Carry On) and Andrew Pixley's massively informative DVD booklets for Quatermass, Ripping yarns and The Goodies (vol 2). Until then, this'll do...
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Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Bill Oddie
Graeme Garden
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Recording label: Carlton Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Carlton Books Ltd
EAN: 9781844421527
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 184442152X
Number of pages: 192
Publication date: 2006-10-02
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)