This work presents a collection of Victor Lewis-Smith's TV reviews from the "Evening Standard", which provide a humorous appraisal of the best and worst programmes.
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One of the Funniest books you will read, if you watched Uk TV in 90's
27 Feb 2013
By Tony
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Read it and Weep (with Laughter)!
Worth ever penny and only wish he were still reviewing the S*** on terrestrial TV nowadays.
Worth ever penny and only wish he were still reviewing the S*** on terrestrial TV nowadays.
By Michael
Format:Hardcover
For anyone who ever read VL-S's column in the Evening Standard on the train home from work this is nostalgia of the best kind. I frequently embarrassed myself on the commute home laughing out loud at his reviews...and reading this collection made me laugh out loud often again.
It is also interesting to think about some of his comments about the dumbing down of telly given he wrote this stuff about 15 years ago...I wonder what he must think now. Hopefully enough to write a volume 2 someday!!
It is also interesting to think about some of his comments about the dumbing down of telly given he wrote this stuff about 15 years ago...I wonder what he must think now. Hopefully enough to write a volume 2 someday!!
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I picked this up a few years ago and found myself choking in the bookshop I was laughing so much. On the train on the way home I had to put it in my bag because I was making a show of myself but I still couldn't stop laughing.
The best comedy is always cruel and they don't come much crueller than Mr Lewis-Smith. His caustic yet accurate television reviews are an absolute joy to read. I only hope he is busy stockpiling a fresh batch of reviews to create a follow up.
BUY THIS BOOK!!!
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Strong collection of early 90s TV reviews
This isn't quite the unalloyed comic masterpiece other reviewers suggest. Lewis-Smith has a number of signature gags he returns to repeatedly - some of which had some hefty mileage... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2010 by S Ounsworth
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Rectangle With A Capital 'W'
Clive James, Pauline Kael and John Brosnan put their old reviews into books, and Victor Lewis-Smith has done the same. Quite rightly so. Read more
Published on 26 April 2006 by Kevin 'Bionic' Jones
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BUY IT NOW!!
All I really need say is that this book made me cry with laughter roughly every 3 minutes. VL-S is truly a word-wizard, with reviews of programmes such as 'Praise Be! Read more
Published on 27 April 2001
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Superb critiques of aspects of a medium in need of viagra
If television is important to you then you will definitely enjoy this wonderful book. Lewis-Smith's sardonic and egregiously funny prose dismantle a host of dubious UK TV shows... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2000
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