Slimed!, Mathew Klickstein
Slimed!, Mathew Klickstein
1 Rating(s)
List: $35.99 | Sale: $25.20
Club: $17.99

Slimed!
An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age

Author: Mathew Klickstein

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2013


Synopsis

An Entertainment Weekly Best Tell-All of 2013!One of Parade Magazine's Best Books About Movies/TV of 2013!The behind the scenes story of the network that shaped a generationSlimed! is the first oral history to chronicle the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of Nickelodeon, the first kids’ network. Beginning as a DIY start-up in the late seventies, the network forged ahead through the early eighties with a tiny band of young artists and filmmakers, transforming itself into a cultural force in the late eighties and nineties that would change everything about cable television, television in general, animation, and children’s entertainment. Compiled from hundreds of original interviews with writers, actors, producers, artists, and other Nick alumni, this is the incredible story of Nickelodeon straight from those who made it happen. Whether you’ve always wondered if Sam ever fell out of Clarissa’s window, what the real story was behind Ren & Stimpy, how an entire network was built on kids-first entertainment, or you just want to relive some of your favorite television memories, it’s time to get Slimed!

About Mathew Klickstein

Mathew Klickstein is the former editor in chief of Entertainment Today, and has written for numerous online and print magazines. He also worked in Hollywood, where he wrote Sony Pictures’ Against the Dark for Steven Seagal. He has written four other books to date and currently lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Noah

I've read this for a course, so I might upload my full review here.......more

Goodreads review by Mark

I work in TV production, and love books about how TV is made... The pluses of this one are ** It was an easy read (was done in 2 days) ** The thoroughness of the interviews was great. The writer did his homework and then some. ** The stories of the battles between creativity and corporate were interest......more

Goodreads review by Bob

If Slimed! had the organization of MTV's recent oral history "I Want My TV," it could have been amazing. Instead, it's a collection of anecdotes more than it is a history of the network's golden age, and while it was a breezy, entertaining read, I was hoping for something a little more thorough. I c......more

Goodreads review by Joe

It's cool to read about this network that I feel such nostalgia for, but it's not quite a good fit for those of us in our early 20s. Most of the book is focused on what was produced in the mid-late 80s -- things like Salute your Shorts or Hey Dude -- rather than the stuff made in the mid-late 90s. T......more