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Mrs. Ducky · 07-25-2012, 10:44 PM

What are some of your favorite and (in your opinion) best television reference books, books about specific TV shows, or TV star biographies and autobiographies?

duckie · 07-25-2012, 11:17 PM

I dont own and or read many books, but I do like books about TV sitcoms and books about rock and roll bands. I own a book about the Andy Griffith Show. Its really cool if you're a fan. It has a write up of each episode, date it first aired and guest stars. It talks about the characters in the show, trivia and a whole bunch of other stuff. It also imcludes pictures. I dont remember the author, I dont have the book handy at the moment to check. I love this book!

biffbronson · 07-25-2012, 11:27 PM

The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott Zicree is a favorite of mine as far as reference books on a series.

Some of the many TV celeb books I've enjoyed were by Bob Denver, Peter Falk, Bob Barker, Maureen McCormick, and Mackenzie Phillips, although Falk's book was a little odd. All very readable. About the only one that tended to disappoint was by Barry Williams (Growing Up Brady) -- but still not a waste of time, by any means...!

Marvo301 · 07-26-2012, 01:52 PM

The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book by Vince Waldron

The Un-Official Dukes of Hazzard Companion

treky · 07-27-2012, 02:15 AM

THE OFFICIAL DICK VAN DYKE SHOW BOOK by Vince Waldron

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-A FORTIETH ANIVERSARRY WING-DING by Steven Cox

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 07-27-2012, 03:22 AM

Come and Knock On Our Door: A Her's and Her's and His Guide to Three's Company by Chris Mann

old grouch · 07-27-2012, 03:55 PM

'The Lucy Book', which covers every one of Lucille Ball's television appearances from the late 1940's until after her death.

duckie · 07-27-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott Zicree is a favorite of mine as far as reference books on a series.

Some of the many TV celeb books I've enjoyed were by Bob Denver, Peter Falk, Bob Barker, Maureen McCormick, and Mackenzie Phillips, although Falk's book was a little odd. All very readable. About the only one that tended to disappoint was by Barry Williams (Growing Up Brady) -- but still not a waste of time, by any means...!

Just wondering if you could still buy the Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams books, I would love to read them. Also the Dukes Of Hazzard and Three's Companys books mentioned above, would be books I would be interested in.

TVFactFan · 07-27-2012, 05:38 PM

The Complete Directory of PrimeTV Shows

That book has everything, ratings, primetime schedules, summaries of every tv show and the airdate history of when a show started and when it ended

gilligan fanatic · 07-27-2012, 06:33 PM

This is what I got

TVFactFan · 07-27-2012, 07:13 PM

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This is what I got

I need to get season 8 and 9 but my local bookstores doesn't have them. It makes no sense that I have to go to a store and order a book and come back on another day to purchase it

gilligan fanatic · 07-27-2012, 08:51 PM

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I need to get season 8 and 9 but my local bookstores doesn't have them. It makes no sense that I have to go to a store and order a book and come back on another day to purchase it

Are you talking about the complete directory? Why would you want both of them and not just the newer one which in itself is out of date too? Just wondering.

TVFactFan · 07-27-2012, 08:55 PM

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Are you talking about the complete directory? Why would you want both of them and not just the newer one which in itself is out of date too? Just wondering.

Well I meant to say the latest version because the one I have is from 2003

gilligan fanatic · 07-27-2012, 09:04 PM

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Well I meant to say the latest version because the one I have is from 2003

It's too bad they haven't made a newer one since 2007. It doesn't sound like they are going to either. Even though you can find a lot of the same info online it is just so much easier flipping through the book a lot of the time

TVFactFan · 07-27-2012, 09:10 PM

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It's too bad they haven't made a newer one since 2007. It doesn't sound like they are going to either. Even though you can find a lot of the same info online it is just so much easier flipping through the book a lot of the time

Well can if u tell me is the completion of George Lopez is in the 2007 book

07-25-2012, 10:44 PM	#1
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