People of Mastodon!

My wife, the fantastic writer @Emilynussbaum, has just published "Cue The Sun!", a rollicking and deeply-reported history of how reality TV was invented ...

... from Alan Funt's wild experiments on "Candid Camera" all the way up to the reality explosion of the late 90s, and ending with the first season of The Apprentice.

The storytelling here is just mind-blowing

I am biased of course but I'm also COMPLETELY RIGHT

go read this thing! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563029/cue-the-sun-by-emily-nussbaum

Cue the Sun! by Emily Nussbaum: 9780525508991 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The rollicking saga of reality television, a “sweeping” (The Washington Post) cultural history of America’s most influential, most divisive...

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@clive @Emilynussbaum my library says I am 35th in line with a 9 week wait. (I miss seeing Emily's posts.)

@Emilynussbaum @ocursedspite

Oh man fingers crossed for a faster wait time!!

@clive @Emilynussbaum at least I got in before her interview on The Current this morning!