Reality TV for Snobs: Everything You Need to Know About the Shows You're Too Intellectual to Watch: The Outsider's Guides
Autor Ali Barthwellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 sep 2026
Much like reality itself, reality TV has one main problem: There’s just too much of it. Whether you’re a devoted fan who wants to share your passion, a specialist who doesn’t have time to watch every show, or a skeptic who still wants to understand all the references, you’re going to need a guide.
Great news: Reality TV for Snobs offers explanation and analysis of 20 influential shows. Learn about:
- The massive cultural impact of The Bachelor
- The ultimate fate of all those top models from America’s Next Top Model
- The genesis of that Real Housewives meme you keep seeing
- What really happened on the set of Survivor
- And many more secrets, facts, and insights!
This is the second installment in the Outsider’s Guide series, which offers highly readable crash courses in major cultural phenomena, so you can catch the references and understand the big deal. Join the conversation—or convince your favorite snob to join it with you!
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781683695097
ISBN-10: 1683695097
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 191 mm
Greutate: 0.02 kg
Ediția:Not for Online edition
Editura: QUIRK BOOKS
Colecția Quirk Books
Seria The Outsider's Guides
ISBN-10: 1683695097
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 191 mm
Greutate: 0.02 kg
Ediția:Not for Online edition
Editura: QUIRK BOOKS
Colecția Quirk Books
Seria The Outsider's Guides
Notă biografică
Ali Barthwell is a writer who has been recapping reality TV shows since 2015. She is an Emmy-winning writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Her work has been featured in the AV Club and Chicago Magazine.
Recenzii
“To navigate the sprawling world of reality TV, you need a skilled guide. Luckily, Ali not only understands the complexities of the terrain, she respects the richness of the text, and can point out intricacies you may have missed, and abominations you may have forgotten. This is a very funny book.”—John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight
(John Oliver, Blurb)
“Just like a Real Housewives marathon, Ali Barthwell's writing is full of wit, drama, and barely contained insanity. For the uninitiated this book will brush you up on everything you need to know for a brunch with even the most devoted citizens of Bachelor Nation. For fans it's a lovely romp through everything we love and remember from a life dedicated to the reality television arts and sciences. This book will make you smize with not just your eyes but your whole heart.”—Brian Moylan, New York Times best-selling author of The Housewives: The Real Story of the Real Housewives"
(Brian Moylan, Blurb)
"Ali Barthwell's Reality TV For Snobs illuminates the joy and depth that reality television holds. It's a pleasure to read Ali's thoughtful meditations and hilarious observations, and I received the added benefit of learning where all those weirdos on The Traitors come from.”—Josh Gondelman, author, comedian, and Emmy-winning television writer
(Josh Gondelman, Blurb)
(John Oliver, Blurb)
“Just like a Real Housewives marathon, Ali Barthwell's writing is full of wit, drama, and barely contained insanity. For the uninitiated this book will brush you up on everything you need to know for a brunch with even the most devoted citizens of Bachelor Nation. For fans it's a lovely romp through everything we love and remember from a life dedicated to the reality television arts and sciences. This book will make you smize with not just your eyes but your whole heart.”—Brian Moylan, New York Times best-selling author of The Housewives: The Real Story of the Real Housewives"
(Brian Moylan, Blurb)
"Ali Barthwell's Reality TV For Snobs illuminates the joy and depth that reality television holds. It's a pleasure to read Ali's thoughtful meditations and hilarious observations, and I received the added benefit of learning where all those weirdos on The Traitors come from.”—Josh Gondelman, author, comedian, and Emmy-winning television writer
(Josh Gondelman, Blurb)
Descriere
Turn skeptics into fans and fans into scholars with this smart, entertaining guide to 20 influential reality shows, from The Real World to The Traitors.