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Springfield Confidential

Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons

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Springfield Confidential

By: Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein
Narrated by: Mike Reiss
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 Springfield Confidential has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Entertainment & Celebrities Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Celebrity Comedy Entertainment Funny Witty Joke Writing

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As a lifelong Simpsons fan, I enjoyed this book immensely and Mike's narration kept me chuckling throughout

Funny and a great insight into one of the greatest TV shows of all time

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But the second half is mostly about The Critic and other projects unrelated to The Simpsons. Bit misleading really.

The parts about The Simpsons were good...

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This book was ok. It was funny and had lots of great jokes. It’s also very easy to read. However, I do feel it lacked more insider stuff. The name dropping got a little annoying and wish there was more writers room antics or just genuine insight. I don’t feel I learn loads more about the show than I did before reading it. But it was funny.

Was ok but wanted more insider stuff

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This book was awful. I was hoping for a behind the scenes look at the Simpsons and instead it's mainly Mike Reiss retelling terrible unfunny jokes he made in a pile of other shows and movies. The Simpsons stuff he does talk about is hardly eye-opening. He comes across as patronising and full of himself, and the contributions he made to the actual good seasons of the Simpsons seem to be minimal. I found myself cringing repeatedly. Much of the book is "I made this joke in this episode or kids movie" and he then proceeds to re-enact the entire joke barely being able to contain his own laughter. I wouldn't mind if the jokes were actually good. Then there's testimonial after testimonial from famous people about how great and funny the guy is. It's just awful. What a waste of an audible credit. If this book gets translated into a language you don't understand download that instead - it'll be funnier.

Suckiest book that ever sucked

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